Robert V, Count of Dreux
Robert V of Dreux (c. 1293 – 22 March 1329), Count of Dreux and Braine, was the eldest son of John II of Dreux.[1] His mother was Peronelle de Sully, the principal lady of Joan II, Countess of Burgundy's household.[2] Robert was a supporter of Joan II's husband, Philip V of France.[2] He succeeded his father as Count of Dreux in 1309 and reigned until his death in 1329.[3] He married Marie d'Enghien in April 1321,[1] but died without issue on 22 March 1329 in Braine and was succeeded by his brother, John III of Dreux.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Denomy & Bruckmann 1959, p. 123.
- ^ a b Hillgarth 1971, p. 176.
- ^ Commire & Klezmer 2000, p. 100.
Sources
[edit]- Commire, Anne; Klezmer, Deborah (2000). Women in world history: a biographical encyclopedia. Waterford, Connecticut: Yorkin Publications. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-7876-4067-5.
- Denomy, A.J.; Bruckmann, J. (1959). "An Old French Poetic Version of the Life and Miracles of Saint Magloire". Mediaeval studies. XXI. Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies: 53–128.
- Hillgarth, J. N. (1971). Ramón Lull and Lullism in fourteenth-century France. Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press.
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