Robert I of Dreux, nicknamed ''the Great'' ( – 11 October 1188), was the fifth son of
Louis VI of France
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and
Adélaide de Maurienne.
Life
In 1137 he received the
County of Dreux as an
appanage
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from his father. He held this title until 1184 when he granted it to his son
Robert II.
In 1139 he married Agnes de Garlande. In 1145, he married Hawise of
Salisbury
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, becoming count of Perche, as regent to his stepson
Rotrou IV. By his third marriage to Agnes de Baudemont in 1152, he received the
County of Braine-sur-Vesle, and the lordships of
Fère-en-Tardenois
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It is named for the Tardenois region.
Population
Personalities
It was the birthplace of Camille Claudel ...
,
Pontarcy,
Nesle
Nesle () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Nesle is situated at the junction of the D930 and D337 roads, some southwest of Saint-Quentin. The Ingon, a small stream, passes through the commu ...
,
Longueville,
Quincy-en-Tardenois,
Savigny, and
Baudemont.
Robert I participated in the
Second Crusade
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and was at the
Siege of Damascus in 1148. He was credited for bringing the
Damask rose
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from Syria to Europe.
In 1158, he fought against the
English and participated in the Siege of
Séez in 1154.
Marriages and children
1. Agnes de Garlande (1122–1143), daughter of
Anseau de Garlande,
count of Rochefort.
*Simon (1141 – bef. 1182), lord of La Noue
2. Hawise of Salisbury (1118–1152), widow of
Rotrou III and daughter of Walter Fitz Edward of Salisbury,
Sheriff
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of
Wiltshire
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*
Adèle of Dreux (1145 – aft. 1210), married firstly Valéran III,
count of Breteuil, secondly Guy II, lord of
Châtillon-sur-Marne, thirdly Jean I de Thorotte, fourthly
Raoul III de Nesle,
count of Soissons This is a list of those who bore the title Count of Soissons () and ruled Soissons and its ''civitas'' or diocese as a county in the Middle Ages. The title continued in use into modern times, but without ties to the actual Soissonnais.
Carolingia ...
.
*Alice or Adelheid (1144–?)
3. Agnes de Baudemont, Countess of Braine, widow of
Milo III of Bar-sur-Seine (1130 – c. 1202).
*
Robert II (1154–1218), count of Dreux and Braine.
*Henry (1155–1199),
bishop of Orléans
*Alix (1156 – aft. 1217), married
Raoul I,
lord of Coucy
*
Philippe (1158–1217),
bishop of Beauvais.
*Isabella (1160–1239), married
Hugh III of Broyes
*Peter (1161–1186)
*William (1163 – aft. 1189), lord of Braye, Torcy, and Chilly
*John (1164 – aft. 1189)
*Mamilie (1166–1200)
*Margaret (1167–?), nun
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1120s births
1188 deaths
Sons of kings
Year of birth uncertain
Christians of the Second Crusade
Counts of Dreux
House of Dreux
Burials at the Abbey of Saint-Yved de Braine