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Robert II, Count of Dreux and Braine

Male 1154 - 1218  (64 years)


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  1. 1.  Robert II, Count of Dreux and Braine was born in 1154; died on 28 Dec 1218; was buried in Saint-Yved de Braine, Braine, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military: 1191, Acre, Holy Land; He was at Acre in 1191 during the Third Crusade.
    • Military: 27 Jul 1214; At the Battle of Bouvines, 27 July 1214, he fought against the Emperor Otto and the English.

    Notes:

    Name:


    Military:

    Robert married Yolande de Coucy in 1184. Yolande (daughter of Raoul I de Coucy, Sire de Coucy and Marle and Agnes of Hainault) was born about 1168; died on 8 Mar 1222; was buried in Saint-Yved de Braine, Braine, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Sir Pierre de Vreux, Duke of Brittany  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1187; died in 1240.
    2. 3. Philippa de Dreux, Dame de Coucy  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1192 in France; died on 17 Mar 1242.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sir Pierre de Vreux, Duke of Brittany Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born about 1187; died in 1240.

    Notes:

    Death: The Directory of Royal Genealogy gives his death date as 22 June 1250.

    Name:
    He was also known as Pierre Mauclerc de Braine.

    He was also the Earl of Richmond.

    Pierre married Alix de Thouars, Duchess of Brittany, Countess of Richmond in 1213. Alix (daughter of Gui de Thouars, Duke of Brittany and Constance, Duchess of Brittany) was born in 1201; died in 1221; was buried on 24 Nov 1225 in Abbey of Villeneuve, Les Sorinières, Pays de la Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. John of Brittany "the Red", Duke of Brittany  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1286.
    2. 5. Yolande de Dreux  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1255.

  2. 3.  Philippa de Dreux, Dame de Coucy Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born in 1192 in France; died on 17 Mar 1242.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Miscellaneous: 1240; She was recorded as a widow.

    Philippa married Henry II, Count of Luxemburg in 1219. Henry (son of Theobald I, Count of Briey, Bar-le-Duc, and Luxemburg and Ermensinde of Bar-sur-Saône) was born in 1190 in France; died on 13 Nov 1239 in Gaza, Holy Land. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Mathilde de Bar-le-Duc  Descendancy chart to this point died on 23 Nov 1275.
    2. 7. Thibault II, Count de Bar-le-Duc  Descendancy chart to this point died about 1296.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John of Brittany "the Red", Duke of Brittany Descendancy chart to this point (2.Pierre2, 1.Robert1) died in 1286.

  2. 5.  Yolande de Dreux Descendancy chart to this point (2.Pierre2, 1.Robert1) died in 1255.

    Notes:

    Parents: von Redlich (1941) gives her father as Robert, Count of Dreux.

    Family/Spouse: Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy. Hugh was born in 1212; died in 1272. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Alix of Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point died on 23 Oct 1273.

    Family/Spouse: Hugh XI de Lusignan, Count of Ponthieu, la Marche and Angoulême . Hugh (son of Hugh X "le Brun" de Lusignan, Count de la Marche and Angoulême and Isabella of Angoulême, Queen of England) was born in 1220; died in 1260. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Hugh XII de Lusignan, Count de la Marche and Angoulême  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1282.
    2. 10. Gui de Lusignan, Sire of Cognac  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 6.  Mathilde de Bar-le-Duc Descendancy chart to this point (3.Philippa2, 1.Robert1) died on 23 Nov 1275.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Her name was also spelt Margaret.

    Mathilde married Henry III "the Blond", Count of Luxemburg and Arlon on 4 Jun 1240. Henry (son of Waleran IV, Duke of Monschau and Ermesinde of Namur, Countess of Luxemburg) was born in 1217; died on 24 Nov 1281. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Henry VI  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1288.
    2. 12. Waleran I of Luxemburg, Sire de Ligni and de Roussi  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1245 in Ligny, Namur, Belgium; died on 5 Jun 1288 in Worringen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
    3. 13. Isabelle  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1247; died in 1298.
    4. 14. Philippa of Luxemburg  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 15. Marguerite, Lady of Macheren  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 16. Felicitas  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 17. Jeanne, Abbess at the Abbey of Clairefontaine  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1310.

  4. 7.  Thibault II, Count de Bar-le-Duc Descendancy chart to this point (3.Philippa2, 1.Robert1) died about 1296.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: Joanna de Toci, the daughter of Jean I Vicomte de Toci and Emma de Laval. [Joanna, married Thibaut II Count de Bar-le-Duc] She died about 1317. Issue: 1. Isabelle de Bar (____-c1320)



Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Alix of Burgundy Descendancy chart to this point (5.Yolande3, 2.Pierre2, 1.Robert1) died on 23 Oct 1273.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Her name was also spelt Adelheid.

    Family/Spouse: Henry III, Duke of Brabant. Henry (son of Henry II "the Magnanimous", Duke of Brabant and Lorraine and Maria von Hohenstauffen, Princess of Germany) died on 28 Feb 1260. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. son  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 19. John I "the Victorious", Duke of Brabant  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1251; died on 4 May 1294.
    3. 20. Marie of Brabant  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1256; died in 1321.

  2. 9.  Hugh XII de Lusignan, Count de la Marche and Angoulême Descendancy chart to this point (5.Yolande3, 2.Pierre2, 1.Robert1) died in 1282.

    Family/Spouse: Joanne de Fougeres. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 10.  Gui de Lusignan, Sire of Cognac Descendancy chart to this point (5.Yolande3, 2.Pierre2, 1.Robert1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    In 1309, he made his will.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Alice de Lusignan  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 11.  Henry VI Descendancy chart to this point (6.Mathilde3, 3.Philippa2, 1.Robert1) died in 1288.

  5. 12.  Waleran I of Luxemburg, Sire de Ligni and de Roussi Descendancy chart to this point (6.Mathilde3, 3.Philippa2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1245 in Ligny, Namur, Belgium; died on 5 Jun 1288 in Worringen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: He was also known as Waleran I, Lord of Ligny.
    • Title(s): 1281; In 1281 he became the Lord of Ligny and La Roche.
    • Last Full Review: 4 Dec 2020

    Notes:

    Name:


    Died:
    He was killed together with his brother Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg in the Battle of Worringen against John I, Duke of Brabant.

    Waleran married Joanna de Beaurevoir on yes date unknown. Joanna was born in 1242 in Beauvoir, Manche, Normandy, France; died on 1 Dec 1300 in Beaumetz-lès-Loges, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Isabelle Descendancy chart to this point (6.Mathilde3, 3.Philippa2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1247; died in 1298.

  7. 14.  Philippa of Luxemburg Descendancy chart to this point (6.Mathilde3, 3.Philippa2, 1.Robert1)

    Philippa married Jean II d'Avêsnes, Count of Hainault and Holland in 1270. Jean (son of Jean I d'Avêsnes, Seigneur d'Avesnes and Adelaide of Holland) was born in 1247 in Brabant, Holland; died on 22 Aug 1304. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. William III d'Avêsnes "le Bon", Count of Hainault and Holland  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1286 in Hainault, Belgium; died on 7 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France.

  8. 15.  Marguerite, Lady of Macheren Descendancy chart to this point (6.Mathilde3, 3.Philippa2, 1.Robert1)

  9. 16.  Felicitas Descendancy chart to this point (6.Mathilde3, 3.Philippa2, 1.Robert1)

  10. 17.  Jeanne, Abbess at the Abbey of Clairefontaine Descendancy chart to this point (6.Mathilde3, 3.Philippa2, 1.Robert1) died in 1310.


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