Drogo of Mantes (996–1035) (In French: Dreux de Vexin) was the
count of Valois and the
Vexin in the early eleventh century from 1027 to his death. He was the oldest son of Walter II, count of Valois, Vexin and Amiens, and his wife Adela. His father died between 1017 and 1024, leaving Vexin and Amiens to him and Valois to his younger brother
Ralph
Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf").
The most common forms ...
. His capital was
Mantes, thus his byname. He married
Goda, daughter of King
Ethelred the Unready of
England and Queen
Emma of Normandy
Emma of Normandy (referred to as Ælfgifu in royal documents; c. 984 – 6 March 1052) was a Norman-born noblewoman who became the English, Danish, and Norwegian queen through her marriages to the Anglo-Saxon king Æthelred the Unready and the ...
and the sister of King
Edward the Confessor. Their sons were Walter (Gautier) III, Count of the Vexin, and
Ralph the Timid,
earl of Hereford
The title of Earl of Hereford was created six times in the Peerage of England. Dates indicate the years the person held the title for.
Earls of Hereford, First Creation (1043)
* Swegen Godwinson (1043–1051)
''earldom forfeit 1051–1052''
Earl ...
and Foulques (Fulk) de Vexin.
Drogo is reported to have died in 1035 while on pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
Sources
*Hinde, Thomas (ed). ''The
Domesday Book: England's History Then and Now''. (1995)
996 births
1035 deaths
Counts of Valois
Counts of Vexin
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