Robert IV, Count of Dreux | |
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 Seal of Robert IV of Dreux | |
| Born | 1241 |
| Died | 1282 |
| Noble family | House of Dreux |
| Spouse(s) | Beatrice de Montfort |
| Issue Detail | 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 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 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]
- ^ Bubenicek 2002, pp. 54–55.
- ^ Newman 1935, p. 411.
- ^ Pollock 2015, p. 188.
- ^ Panton 2011, p. 529.