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French nobleman, count of Dreux from 1218 to 1234
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Robert III, Count of Dreux
Robert III of Dreux
Born1185
Died1234 (aged 48–49)
Noble familyDreux
Spouse(s)Alianor de St. Valéry
IssueYolande of Dreux
John I
FatherRobert II of Dreux
MotherYolanda de Coucy

Robert III of Dreux (1185–1234), Count of Dreux and Braine, was the son of Robert II, Count of Dreux, and Yolanda de Coucy. He was given the byname Gasteblé (lit. wheat-spoiler) when he destroyed a field of wheat while hunting in his youth.

Along with his brother Peter, Duke of Brittany he fought with future Louis VIII of France in 1212 at Nantes and was captured there during a sortie. Exchanged after the Battle of Bouvines for William Longsword, Earl of Salisbury, he fought in the Albigensian Crusade, besieging Avignon in 1226. He was a supporter of Blanche of Castile during her regency after the death of Louis VIII in 1226.

In 1210 he married Alianor de St. Valéry (1192 – 15 Nov 1250) and they had several children:

References

  1. Evergates 2007, p. 229.
  2. Painter 1982, p. 254.
  3. ^ Bubenicek 2002, p. 54-55.
  4. Pollock 2015, p. 188.

Sources

  • 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.
  • Evergates, Theodore (2007). The aristocracy in the county of Champagne, 1100-1300. University of Pennsylvania Press.
  • Painter, Sidney (1982). William Marshal, Knight-Errant, Baron, and Regent of England. University of Toronto Press.
  • Pollock, M.A. (2015). Scotland, England and France after the Loss of Normandy, 1204-1296, 'Auld Amitie'. The Boydell Press.
Robert III, Count of Dreux House of DreuxCadet branch of the Capetian dynastyBorn: 1185 Died: 1234
Preceded byRobert II Count of Dreux
1218–1234 		Succeeded byJohn I
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