Louis I (c. 1310 – 7 April 1370) was
Viscount of Thouars
The first viscounts of Thouars appeared at the end of the 9th century, somewhat earlier than those of Châtellerault, Lusignan, etc.
They represented the count of Poitou (also the duke of Aquitaine) in the territory he had enfeoffed to them. ...
from 1333 to 1370 and
Count of Dreux
The Counts of Dreux were a noble family of France, who took their title from the chief stronghold of their domain, the château of Dreux, which lies near the boundary between Normandy and the Île-de-France. They are notable for inheriting the Du ...
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jure uxoris'' from 1345 to 1355. He was also lord of
Talmont and
Mauléon. Louis was the son of Jean I, Viscount of Thouars, and Blanche of Brabant.
Life
He succeeded his uncle, Hugh II, as viscount of Thouars in 1333. Louis was an ally of
Philip VI of France throughout his reign and served in the French army against
Edward III of England
Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring ...
as a banner-man from 1338 until 1341 in the first stage of the
Hundred Years' War. Later, he fought on the side of King
John the Good at the
Battle of Poitiers
The Battle of Poitiers was fought on 19September 1356 between a French army commanded by King JohnII and an Anglo- Gascon force under Edward, the Black Prince, during the Hundred Years' War. It took place in western France, south of Poit ...
on 19 September 1356. In the
Treaty of Brétigny
The Treaty of Brétigny was a treaty, drafted on 8 May 1360 and ratified on 24 October 1360, between Kings Edward III of England and John II of France. In retrospect, it is seen as having marked the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years ...
(8 May 1360), Thouars fell under English control and the Englishman
John Chandos
Sir John Chandos, Viscount of Saint-Sauveur in the Cotentin, Constable of Aquitaine, Seneschal of Poitou, (c. 1320 – 31 December 1369) was a medieval English knight who hailed from Radbourne Hall, Derbyshire. Chandos was a close friend of ...
took possession of the town on 3 November 1361. The viscount's wife, Joan, made an oath of fidelity to the king of England in 1363.
Louis died at Talmond on 7 April 1370. His son, Simon, had succeeded to the
County of Dreux upon the death of Joan in 1355, but Simon's death in 1365 meant that his eldest daughter,
Péronelle, Countess of Dreux, inherited Thouars after his death.
Marriages and Children
In 1330, Louis married as his first wife
Joan Joan may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters
*:Joan of Arc, a French military heroine
* Joan (surname)
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*Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multip ...
, daughter of
John II, Count of Dreux
John II of Dreux (1265–1309), called John the Good, Count of Dreux and Braine, was the son of Robert IV of Dreux and Beatrice, Countess of Montfort.
Robert fought with Philip IV of France in his wars in Flanders, including the sieges of Veurne ...
, and Péronnelle de Sully. They had two sons and three daughters:
* Simon, Count of Dreux (d. 12 July 1365 at a tournament on the day of his marriage. Buried in the chapel of Eu), who married Joan of Artois (1353 – 1420)
* Jean, lord of
La Chaize-le-Vicomte
La Chaize-le-Vicomte () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Geography
The river Yon forms part of the commune's northern border.
See also
*Communes of the Vendée department
The followi ...
and of Mortagne (d. June 1355)
*
Péronelle, who married
Amaury IV de Craon
Amaury IV of Craon (16 August 1326 – 30 May 1373), Lord of Craon, Chantocé, Ingrandes, Briollé, Châteauneuf-sur-Sarthe, Précigné and Sablé , Sainte-Maure, Nouâtre, Pressigny and Marcillac, Châteauneuf-sur-Charente and Jarnac, w ...
, and then Clément Rouault
* Isabeau, who married Guy de Nesle, then Ingelger d'Amboise, and finally Guillaume d'Harcourt
* Margaret, who married Thomas, lord of Chemillé and Mortagne, and then Turpin, lord of Crissay in Touraine
In July 1361, he married Isabeau d'Avaugour, daughter of Henry IV d'Auvaugour and Jeanne d'Harcourt, widow of Geoffroy VIII de Chateaubriand (1314–1347), without further progeny.
Sources
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Thouars, Louis I, Viscount of
Thouars, Louis I, Viscount of
Counts of Dreux
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