Robert IV, Count of Dreux

Robert IV of Dreux (1241–1282), Count of Dreux, Braine and Montfort-l'Amaury, was the son of John I of Dreux[1] and Marie of Bourbon.[2]

Robert IV, Count of Dreux
Seal of Robert IV of Dreux
Born	1241
Died	1282
Noble family	House of Dreux
Spouse(s)	Beatrice de Montfort
Detail Issue Marie of Dreux Yolande of Dreux, Queen of Scotland John II of Dreux, Count of Dreux and Braine Jeanne of Dreux, Countess of Braine Beatrice of Dreux, Abbess of Pont-Royal Robert of Dreux, Seigneur of Chateau-du-Loire
Father	John I of Dreux
Mother	Marie of Bourbon

Robert fought with Philip III of France in 1272 in his expedition to the Languedoc and was present at the capture of Foix.

In 1260 he married Beatrice de Montfort, Countess of Montfort-l'Amaury[3] daughter of Jean I de Montfort and Jeanne, Dame de Chateaudun, and granddaughter of Amaury de Montfort. Their son John succeeded his father while their eldest daughter Yolande (1263–1322) married Alexander III, King of Scots, and later Arthur II, Duke of Brittany.[4]

List of children

1. Marie de Dreux (1261–1276), married in 1273 Mathieu IV de Montmorency[5]
2. Yolande of Dreux, Countess de Montfort (1263–1323), married firstly on 15 October 1285 King Alexander III of Scotland, and secondly in 1292 Arthur II, Duke of Brittany.[6]
3. John II of Dreux (1265–1309), married firstly Jeanne de Beaujeu, Dame de Montpensier (died 1308), in 1308 he married secondly Perrenelle de Sully
4. Jeanne, Countess de Braine, married firstly Count Jean IV de Roucy,[5] and secondly John of Bar
5. Beatrice de Dreux (1270–1328), Abbess of Pont-Royal
6. Robert de Dreux, seigneur de Cateau-du-Loire

References

1. Bubenicek 2002, p. 54-55.
2. Newman 1935, p. 411.
3. Pollock 2015, p. 188.
4. Panton 2011, p. 529.
5. de Boos 2004, p. 155.
6. Bubenicek 2002, p. 54.

Sources

• de Boos, Emmanuel (2004). L'armorial le Breton (in French). Somogy editions d'art.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Bubenicek, Michelle (2002). Quand les femmes gouvernent: droit et politique au XIVe siècle:Yolande de Flandre, Droit et politique au XIV siecle (in French). Ecole des Chartes.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Newman, William Mendel (1935). Les seigneurs de Nesle en Picardie (XIIe-XIIIe siècle): leurs chartes et leur histoire (in French). Vol.91, Part 2. American Philosophical Society.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Panton, Kenneth J., ed. (2011). "Yolande de Dreux". Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy. Scarecrow Press Inc.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Pollock, M. A. (2015). Scotland, England and France After the Loss of Normandy, 1204-1296: "Auld Amitie". The Boydell Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)