John II, Count of Dreux

Arms of the Counts of Dreux

John II of Dreux (1265–1309), called John the Good, Count of Dreux and Braine, was the son of Robert IV of Dreux and Beatrice, Countess of Montfort.

Robert fought with Philip IV of France in his wars in Flanders, including the sieges of Veurne, Cassel, de Bergues and Lille in 1297. He was at the Battle of the Golden Spurs (fought near Cambrai), where the French forces under Robert II of Artois suffered an unexpected defeat. In 1304, he fought at the Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle and served at the siege of Lille. He was chosen as one of the French ambassadors who negotiated an end to the war.

His first marriage to Jeanne of Montpensier (?–1308) produced four sons and a daughter. Three of the sons, Robert, John and Peter of Dreux were successively Counts of Dreux. His second marriage to Perrenelle of Sully in 1308 produced one child, Joan, the last Capetian ruler of the county.

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Family of John II, Count of Dreux

16. Robert II, Count of Dreux               8. Robert III, Count of Dreux                       17. Youlande de Coucy               4. John I, Count of Dreux                             18. Thomas de Saint-Valéry               9. Aenor of Saint-Valéry                       19. Adela de Ponthieu, Dame de Saint-Aubin               2. Robert IV, Count of Dreux                                   20. Guy II de Dampierre               10. Archambaud VIII of Bourbon                       21. Matilda I of Bourbon               5. Marie of Bourbon                             22. Archambaud de Montluçon               11. Béatrice de Montluçon                       1. John II, Count of Dreux                                         24. Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester               12. Amaury VI de Montfort                       25. Alix de Montmorency               6. Jean I de Montfort                             26. André Guigues VI, Dauphin of Viennois               13. Beatrice of Burgundy                       27. Beatrix de Sabran               3. Beatrice, Countess of Montfort                                   28. Geoffrey VI, Viscount of Chateaudun               14. Geoffrey VI, Viscount de Chateaudun                       29. Alix de Fréteval               7. Jeanne, Dame de Chateaudun                             30. William des Roches, Seneschal of Anjou               15. Clémence des Roches                       31. Marguerite de Sablé

Preceded by Robert IV

Count of Dreux 1282–1309

Succeeded by Robert V