Robert III of Dreux (1185–1234), Count of Dreux and Braine, was the son of Robert II, Count of Dreux, and Yolanda de Coucy.[1] He was given the byname Gasteblé (lit. wheat-spoiler) when he destroyed a field of wheat while hunting in his youth.
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Robert III, Count of Dreux | |
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 Robert III of Dreux | |
| Born | 1185 |
| Died | 1234 (aged 48–49) |
| Noble family | Dreux |
| Spouse(s) | Alianor de St. Valéry |
| Issue | Yolande of Dreux John I |
| Father | Robert II of Dreux |
| Mother | Yolanda de Coucy |
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.[2] 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:
- Yolande of Dreux (1212–1248), who married Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy[3]
- John I (1215–1249), later Count of Dreux.[3]
- Robert (1217–1264), Viscount of Châteaudun[4]
- Peter (1220–1250), a cleric.
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