John III ( – 1331),

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, was the second son of

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and of Jeanne of Beaujeu.

Marriage and family

John succeeded his elder brother

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in 1329. Around that time, he married

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, daughter of Guy II, lord of Rosny, and of Laura of

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. As the marriage was childless, his brother,

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succeeded him upon his death in 1331.

References

Counts of Dreux 1295 births 1331 deaths House of Dreux {{France-noble-stub