Counts of Dreux

The Counts of Dreux were a noble family of France, who took their title from the chief stronghold of their domain, the château of Dreux, which lies near the boundary between Normandy and the Île-de-France. They are notable for inheriting the Duchy of Brittany through Pierre de Dreux's marriage to Alix de Thouars in the early 13th century.

History
In the tenth century the lands belonged to the forebears of the Capetians; they passed by marriage to Walter, Count of the Vexin, then to Richard I of Normandy. In 1017 the lands were given as dowry to Richard's illegitimate daughter Matilda, who married Odo II, Count of Blois.

King Robert II of France confiscated the lands of Dreux from Odo, and they formed part of the royal domain until Louis the Fat granted the county of Dreux as an appanage to his son Robert. The descendants of Robert held the county of Dreux until 1355, when the heiress, Countess Joan II of Dreux, married Simon de Thouars. Simon and Joan had three daughters and no sons; their daughters sold their interests in the county of Dreux to King Charles VI.

King Charles gave the county of Dreux as a dowry in the marriage of his kinswoman Marguerite de Bourbon, daughter of Peter, Duke of Bourbon and of Isabella de Valois, daughter of Charles of Valois, with Arnaud-Amanieu d'Albret in 1382. The county returned to the crown in 1556, and thereafter formed part of the royal domain, then the lands of François, Duke of Anjou, and after his death was sold to the Duke of Nemours. It returned to the royal domain in the reign of Louis XV.

Capetian House of Dreux
1137–1184 fifth son of Louis VI of France and Adélaide of Maurienne Braine aged 64–65 1184–1218 eldest son of Robert and Agnes of Baudemont 1178 no issue (2) Yolande of Coucy 1184 twelve children Braine aged 63–64 1218–1234 eldest son of Robert II and Yolande of Coucy 1210 four children Braine aged 48–49 1234–1249 eldest son of Robert III and Aénor of Saint-Valery April 1240 three children Nicosia aged 33–34 1249–1282 eldest son of John I and Marie of Bourbon-Dampierre 1260 six children Braine aged 40–41 1282–1309 eldest son of Robert IV and Beatrice of Montfort 1292 five children (2) Perrenelle of Sully January 1308 one daughter Braine aged 43–44 1309–1329 eldest son of John II and Joan of Montpensier April 1321 no issues Braine aged 35–36 1329–1331 second son of John II and Joan of Montpensier 1329 no issues Braine aged 35–36 1331–1345 third son of John II and Joan of Montpensier 1341 one daughter Braine aged 46–47 1345–1346 under the regency of Countess Isabeau Chateau de Gamaches only daughter of Peter I and Isabeau de Melun Braine aged 1 1346–1355 with Louis I only daughter of John II and Perrenelle of Sully Thouars 1330 five children aged 45–46 1346–1355 with Joan II Thouars eldest son of John I of Thouars and Blanche of Brabant Thouars 1330 five children
 * width=auto| Robert I the Great
 * Robert Dreux.jpg
 * c. 1123
 * (1) Agnes of Garlande (1122–1143), daughter of Anseau de Garlande, Count of Rochefort; married 1139/41, one son (2) Hawise of Salisbury (1118 – 13 Jan 1152), daughter of Walter Fitz Edward of Salisbury, Sheriff of Wiltshire; married 1144/45, one daughter (3) Agnes of Baudemont (1130 – 24 July 1204), daughter of Guy de Baudement, Count of Braine; married 1152, ten children
 * 11 October 1188
 * width=auto| Robert II
 * width=auto| Robert II
 * Robert II of Dreux.gif
 * c. 1154
 * (1) Matilda of Burgundy
 * 28 December 1218
 * width=auto| Robert III Gasteblé
 * width=auto| Robert III Gasteblé
 * Robert 3 count of dreux.jpg
 * c. 1185
 * Aénor of Saint-Valery
 * 3 March 1234
 * width=auto| John I
 * width=auto| John I
 * Blason Robert III de Dreux avant 1198.svg
 * c. 1215
 * Marie of Bourbon-Dampierre
 * c. 1249
 * width=auto| Robert IV
 * width=auto| Robert IV
 * Robert IV of Dreux.jpg
 * c. 1241
 * Beatrice of Montfort
 * 12 November 1282
 * width=auto| John II the Good
 * width=auto| John II the Good
 * Blason Robert III de Dreux avant 1198.svg
 * c. 1265
 * (1) Joan of Montpensier
 * c. 1309
 * width=auto| Robert V
 * width=auto| Robert V
 * Blason Robert III de Dreux avant 1198.svg
 * c. 1293
 * Marie of Enghien
 * 22 March 1329
 * width=auto| John III
 * width=auto| John III
 * Blason Robert III de Dreux avant 1198.svg
 * c. 1295
 * Ida of Rosny
 * c. 1331
 * width=auto| Peter I
 * width=auto| Peter I
 * Blason Robert III de Dreux avant 1198.svg
 * c. 1298
 * Isabeau de Melun
 * 3 November 1345
 * width=auto| Joan I
 * width=auto| Joan I
 * Blason Robert III de Dreux avant 1198.svg
 * c. 1345
 * never married
 * c. 1346
 * width=auto| Joan II
 * width=auto| Joan II
 * Blason Robert III de Dreux avant 1198.svg
 * c. 1309
 * Louis I of Thouars
 * c. 1355
 * width=auto| Louis I
 * width=auto| Louis I
 * Blason famille fr Thouars.svg
 * c. 1310
 * (1) Joan II of Dreux

(2) Isabeau d'Avaugour Thouars July 1361 no issues Talmont aged 59–60
 * 7 April 1370
 * }

House of Thouars

 * 1355-1365 : Simon (son of)
 * 1365-1377 : Péronelle (sister of)
 * 1365-1377 : Isabeau (sister of)
 * 1365-1377 : Margaret (sister of)

In 1377, the three sisters sold Dreux to the French crown.

House of Albret

 * 1382-1401 : Arnaud Amanieu (also lord of Albret)
 * 1401-1415 : Charles I (son of, also lord of Albret)
 * 1415-1471 : Charles II (son of, also lord of Albret)
 * John IV (associated, also viscount of Tartas)
 * 1471-1522 : Alain - Alain the Great (son of)
 * John V (associated)
 * 1522-1555 : Henry I (son of, also king of Navarre)
 * 1555-1572 : Jeanne (daughter of, also queen of Navarre)

House of Valois-Angoulême
1559–1569 Marseille 28 October 1533 ten children 1569–1584 duc de Dreux
 * width=auto| Catherine
 * Catherine de medici widow clouet.jpg
 * 13 April 1519 Florence only daughter of Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino and Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne
 * Henry II of France
 * 5 January 1589 Château de Blois aged 69
 * width=auto| Hercule-François
 * width=auto| Hercule-François
 * Fd'Alençon.jpg
 * 18 March 1555 Château de Fontainebleau fifth son of Henry II of France and Catherine
 * never married
 * 19 June 1584 Château-Thierry aged 29
 * }

House of Bourbon
1594–1612 27 December 1601 five children 1612–1641 1641–1656 Paris 6 January 1625 seven children
 * width=auto| Charles III
 * CharlesdeBourbonComtedeSoissonCustos.jpg
 * 3 November 1566 Nogent-le-Rotrou sixth son of Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé and Françoise d'Orléans-Longueville
 * Anne de Montafié
 * 1 November 1612 Château de Blandy aged 45
 * width=auto| Louis III
 * width=auto| Louis III
 * Château de Beauregard - Louis, Count of Soissons.jpg
 * 1 May 1604 Hôtel de Soissons only son of Charles III and Anne de Montafié
 * never married
 * 6 July 1641 Sedan aged 36
 * width=auto| Marie
 * width=auto| Marie
 * [[File:Anonymous Painter - Portrait of Marie de Bourbon-Soissons, Princess of Carignano.jpg|100px]]
 * 3 March 1606 Hôtel de Soissons second daughter of Charles III and Anne de Montafié
 * Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano
 * 3 June 1692 Hôtel de Soissons aged 86
 * }

House of Savoy-Carignano
1656–1673 Chambéry, Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France Paris 21 February 1657 eight children 1673–1676
 * width=auto| Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons
 * Eugen Moritz von Soissons Pierre Mignard.jpg
 * 2 May 1635
 * Olympia Mancini
 * 6 June 1673 Unna aged 38
 * width=auto| Emmanuel Philibert of Carignano
 * width=auto| Emmanuel Philibert of Carignano
 * Arms of the House of Savoie-Carignan-Soissons.svg
 * 16 October 1662 fourth son of Eugene Maurice and Olympia Mancini
 * never married
 * 12 June 1676 Turin aged 13
 * }

House of Longueville
1676–1707 Paris eldest daughter of Henri II d'Orléans, duc de Longueville and Louise de Bourbon Trie 22 May 1657 no issues Paris aged 82
 * width=auto| Marie
 * [[File:1705 Portrait of the widowed Marie d'Orléans, Duchess of Nemours by Hyacinthe Rigaud (Lausanne).jpg|100px]]
 * 5 March 1625
 * Henri II, Duke of Nemours
 * 16 June 1707
 * }

House of Bourbon
1707–1712 Paris eldest son of Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme and Laura Mancini Chateau de Sceaux 21 May 1710 no issues Vinaros aged 57 1712–1718 Hôtel de Condé fifth daughter of Henri Jules de Bourbon, prince de Condé and Anne Henriette Chateau de Sceaux 21 May 1710 no issues Hôtel de Vendôme aged 40
 * width=auto| Louis Joseph
 * Duc de Vendome 1706.PNG
 * 1 July 1654
 * Marie Anne de Bourbon
 * 11 June 1712
 * width=auto| Marie Anne
 * width=auto| Marie Anne
 * [[File:Portrait of Mademoiselle de Montmorency (1678–1718) future Duchess of Vendome (Copy of an original in the Château d'Eu).jpg|100px]]
 * 24 February 1678
 * Louis Joseph de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme
 * 11 April 1718
 * }

House of Palatinate-Simmern
1718–1723 Paris second daughter of Edward of the Palatinate-Simmern and Anna Gonzaga Chateau de Sceaux 11 December 1663 ten children Petit Luxembourg aged 74
 * width=auto| Anne Henriette
 * Anne de Bavière, princesse de Condé - Versailles MV 3555.jpg
 * 13 March 1648
 * Henri Jules de Bourbon, prince de Condé
 * 23 February 1723
 * }

House of Bourbon
1723–1753 Hôtel de Condé fourth daughter of Henri Jules de Bourbon, prince de Condé and Anne Henriette Palace of Versailles 19 May 1692 seven children Hôtel du Maine aged 76 1753–1755 1775–1793 Palace of Versailles 29 December 1744 seven children
 * width=auto| Anne Louise Bénédicte
 * Duchesse du Maine.jpeg
 * 8 November 1676
 * Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine
 * 23 January 1753
 * width=auto| Louis Auguste
 * width=auto| Louis Auguste
 * Troy - Louis Auguste de Bourbon, Prince of Dombes in armour.jpg
 * 4 March 1700 Palace of Versailles second son of Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine and Anne Louise Bénédicte
 * never married
 * 1 October 1755 Palace of Fontainebleau aged 55
 * Louis Charles 1755–1775
 * Louis Charles de Bourbon, Count of Eu, unknown artist.jpg
 * 5 October 1701 Château de Sceaux third son of Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine and Anne Louise Bénédicte
 * never married
 * 13 July 1775 Château de Sceaux aged 73
 * width=auto| Louis Jean Marie
 * width=auto| Louis Jean Marie
 * width=auto| Louis Jean Marie
 * Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, duc de Penthièvre.jpg
 * 16 November 1725 Château de Rambouillet only son of Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse and Marie Victoire de Noailles
 * Maria Teresa d'Este
 * 4 March 1793 Château de Bizy aged 67
 * }