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 Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

and the

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. They are notable for inheriting the

Duchy of Brittany The Duchy of Brittany ( br, Dugelezh Breizh, ; french: Duché de Bretagne) was a medieval feudal state that existed between approximately 939 and 1547. Its territory covered the northwestern peninsula of Europe, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean t ...

through

Pierre de Dreux Peter I (french: Pierre; 1187 – 26 May 1250), also known as Peter Mauclerc, was Duke of Brittany '' jure uxoris'' from 1213 to 1221, and regent of the duchy for his minor son John I from 1221 to 1237. As duke he was also 1st Earl of Richmond ...

'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 Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

, Count of the Vexin, then to

Richard I of Normandy Richard I (28 August 932 – 20 November 996), also known as Richard the Fearless (French: ''Richard Sans-Peur''; Old Norse: ''Jarl Rikard''), was the count of Rouen from 942 to 996.Detlev Schwennicke, '' Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln ...

. In 1017 the lands were given as

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to Richard's illegitimate daughter Matilda, who married

Odo II, Count of Blois Odo II () (983 – 15 November 1037) was the count of Blois, Chartres, Châteaudun, Beauvais and Tours from 1004 and count of Troyes (as Odo IV) and Meaux (as Odo I) from 1022. He twice tried to make himself a king: first in Italy after 1024 a ...

. King

Robert II of France Robert II (c. 972 – 20 July 1031), called the Pious (french: link=no, le Pieux) or the Wise (french: link=no, le Sage), was King of the Franks from 996 to 1031, the second from the Capetian dynasty. Crowned Junior King in 987, he assisted h ...

confiscated the lands of Dreux from Odo, and they formed part of the royal domain until

Louis the Fat Louis VI (late 1081 – 1 August 1137), called the Fat (french: link=no, le Gros) or the Fighter (french: link=no, le Batailleur), was King of the Franks from 1108 to 1137. Chronicles called him "King of Saint-Denis". Louis was the first member ...

granted the county of Dreux as an

appanage An appanage, or apanage (; french: apanage ), is the grant of an estate, title, office or other thing of value to a younger child of a sovereign, who would otherwise have no inheritance under the system of primogeniture. It was common in much o ...

to his son

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. The descendants of Robert held the county of Dreux until 1355, when the heiress, Countess

Joan II of Dreux Joan II (1309–1355), Countess of Dreux, was the only child of John II of Dreux by his second wife, Perrenelle de Sully. Family She married in 1330 Louis I, Viscount of Thouars (d. 1370), and with him had: * Simon, (d. 1365), her successor, ...

, 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

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, Duke of Bourbon and of Isabella de Valois, daughter of

Charles of Valois Charles of Valois (12 March 1270 – 16 December 1325), the fourth son of King Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon, was a member of the House of Capet and founder of the House of Valois, whose rule over France would start in 1 ...

, 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 ''Monsieur'' Francis, Duke of Anjou and Alençon (french: Hercule François; 18 March 1555 – 10 June 1584) was the youngest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici. Early years He was scarred by smallpox at age eight, an ...

, and after his death was sold to the

Duke of Nemours Duke of Nemours was a title in the Peerage of France. The name refers to Nemours in the Île-de-France region of north-central France. History In the 12th and 13th centuries, the Lordship of Nemours, in the Gatinais, France, was a possession of t ...

. It returned to the

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in the reign of

Louis XV Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached ...

List of counts of Dreux

Capetian
House of Dreux The House of Dreux was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. It was founded by Robert I, Count of Dreux, a son of Louis VI of France, who was given the County of Dreux as his appanage. The Counts of Dreux were relatively minor nobles in Fra ...

, width=auto, Robert I ''the Great''
1137–1184 , Robert Dreux

, c. 1123
fifth son of Louis VI of France and

Adélaide of Maurienne Adelaide of Maurienne, also called Alix or Adele (1092 – 18 November 1154) was Queen of France as the second wife of King Louis VI (1115-1137). Family Adelaide was the daughter of Count Humbert II of Savoy and Gisela of Burgundy. Adelaide's olde ...

, (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 Baudement () is a commune in the Marne department in northeastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the ...

, Count of Braine; married 1152, ten children , 11 October 1188
Braine
aged 64–65 , - , width=auto, Robert II
1184–1218 , Robert II of Dreux

, c. 1154
eldest son of

and Agnes of Baudemont , (1)

Matilda of Burgundy Matilda or Mathilda may refer to: Animals * Matilda (chicken) (1990–2006), World's Oldest Living Chicken record holder * Matilda (horse) (1824–1846), British Thoroughbred racehorse * Matilda, a dog of the professional wrestling tag-team The ...

1178
no issue
(2) Yolande of Coucy
1184
twelve children , 28 December 1218
Braine
aged 63–64 , - , width=auto, Robert III ''Gasteblé''
1218–1234 , Robert 3 count of dreux

, c. 1185
eldest son of Robert II and Yolande of Coucy , Aénor of Saint-Valery
1210
four children , 3 March 1234
Braine
aged 48–49 , - , width=auto, John I
1234–1249 , Blason Robert III de Dreux avant 1198

, c. 1215
eldest son of Robert III and Aénor of Saint-Valery , Marie of Bourbon-Dampierre
April 1240
three children , c. 1249
Nicosia
aged 33–34 , - , width=auto, Robert IV
1249–1282 , Robert IV of Dreux

, c. 1241
eldest son of John I and Marie of Bourbon-Dampierre , Beatrice of Montfort
1260
six children , 12 November 1282
Braine
aged 40–41 , - , width=auto, John II ''the Good''
1282–1309 , Blason Robert III de Dreux avant 1198

, c. 1265
eldest son of Robert IV and Beatrice of Montfort , (1)

Joan of Montpensier Joan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters *:Joan of Arc, a French military heroine *Joan (surname) Weather events *Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multiple ...

1292
five children
(2) Perrenelle of Sully
January 1308
one daughter , c. 1309
Braine
aged 43–44 , - , width=auto,

Robert V Robert V may refer to: * Robert V, Count of Dreux * Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale Robert V de Brus (Robert de Brus), 5th Lord of Annandale (ca. 1215 – 31 March or 3 May 1295), was a feudal lord, justice and constable of Scotland and ...

1309–1329 , Blason Robert III de Dreux avant 1198

, c. 1293
eldest son of

John II John II may refer to: People * John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (1455–1499) * John II Casimir Vasa of Poland (1609–1672) * John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch (died 1302) * John II Doukas of Thessaly (1303–1318) * John II Komnenos (1087–1 ...

and Joan of Montpensier , Marie of Enghien
April 1321
no issues , 22 March 1329
Braine
aged 35–36 , - , width=auto, John III
1329–1331 , Blason Robert III de Dreux avant 1198

, c. 1295
second son of

and Joan of Montpensier , Ida of Rosny
1329
no issues , c. 1331
Braine
aged 35–36 , - , width=auto,

Peter I Peter I may refer to: Religious hierarchs * Saint Peter (c. 1 AD – c. 64–88 AD), a.k.a. Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simon, apostle of Jesus * Pope Peter I of Alexandria (died 311), revered as a saint * Peter I of Armenia (died 1058), Catholico ...

1331–1345 , Blason Robert III de Dreux avant 1198

, c. 1298
third son of

and Joan of Montpensier , Isabeau de Melun
1341
one daughter , 3 November 1345
Braine
aged 46–47 , - , width=auto, Joan I
1345–1346
''under the regency of Countess Isabeau'' , Blason Robert III de Dreux avant 1198

, c. 1345
Chateau de Gamaches
only daughter of

and Isabeau de Melun , ''never married'' , c. 1346
Braine
aged 1 , - , width=auto, Joan II
1346–1355
''with

Louis I Louis I may refer to: * Louis the Pious, Louis I of France, "the Pious" (778–840), king of France and Holy Roman Emperor * Louis I, Landgrave of Thuringia (ruled 1123–1140) * Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg (c. 1098–1158) * Louis I of Blois ...

'' ,

, c. 1309
only daughter of

and Perrenelle of Sully , Louis I of Thouars

Thouars Thouars () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. On 1 January 2019, the former communes Mauzé-Thouarsais, Missé and Sainte-Radegonde were merged into Thouars. It is on the River Thouet. Its inhabitants are known ...

1330
five children , c. 1355
aged 45–46 , - , width=auto,

1346–1355
''with Joan II'' , Blason famille fr Thouars

, c. 1310

eldest son of John I of Thouars and Blanche of Brabant , (1)

1330
five children
(2) Isabeau d'Avaugour

July 1361
no issues , 7 April 1370
Talmont
aged 59–60

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 The lordship (''seigneurie'') of Albret ( Labrit), situated in the Landes, gave its name to one of the most powerful feudal families of France in the Middle Ages. History Its members distinguished themselves in the local wars of that epoch; and d ...

* 1382-1401 : Arnaud Amanieu (also lord of Albret) * 1401-1415 :

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(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 :

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(son of, also king of Navarre) * 1555-1572 : Jeanne (daughter of, also queen of Navarre)

House of Valois-Angoulême The Capetian house of Valois ( , also , ) was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. They succeeded the House of Capet (or "Direct Capetians") to the French throne, and were the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589. Junior members of the ...

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Catherine Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christ ...

1559–1569 , Catherine de medici widow clouet

, 13 April 1519

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only daughter of

Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (; 12 September 1492 – 4 May 1519) was the ruler of Florence from 1516 until his death in 1519. He was also Duke of Urbino during the same period. His daughter Catherine de' Medici became Queen Consort of Fran ...

and

Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne (1498 – 28 April 1519) was a younger daughter of Jean III de La Tour (1467– 28 March 1501), Count of Auvergne and Lauraguais, and Jeanne de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon (1465–1511). She was a pe ...

Henry II of France Henry II (french: Henri II; 31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559) was King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I and Duchess Claude of Brittany, he became Dauphin of France upon the death of his elder bro ...

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28 October 1533
ten children , 5 January 1589
Château de Blois
aged 69 , - , width=auto, Hercule-François
1569–1584
duc de Dreux , Fd'Alençon

, 18 March 1555

Château de Fontainebleau Palace of Fontainebleau (; ) or Château de Fontainebleau, located southeast of the center of Paris, in the commune of Fontainebleau, is one of the largest French royal châteaux. The medieval castle and subsequent palace served as a residence ...

fifth son of

and

, ''never married'' , 19 June 1584

Château-Thierry Château-Thierry () is a French commune situated in the department of the Aisne, in the administrative region of Hauts-de-France, and in the historic Province of Champagne. The origin of the name of the town is unknown. The local tradition at ...

aged 29

House of Bourbon

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Charles III Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person t ...

1594–1612 , CharlesdeBourbonComtedeSoissonCustos

, 3 November 1566

Nogent-le-Rotrou Nogent-le-Rotrou () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture and is located on the river Huisne, 56 kilometres west of Chartres on the RN23 and 150 kilometres south west of Paris, to which it is l ...

sixth son of

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and

Françoise d'Orléans-Longueville Françoise d'Orléans (5 April 1549 – 11 June 1601) was the second wife of Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, a " Prince du Sang" and leader of the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion. Family Her paternal grandparents were Louis d' ...

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27 December 1601
five children , 1 November 1612
Château de Blandy
aged 45 , - , width=auto,

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1612–1641 , Château de Beauregard - Louis, Count of Soissons

, 1 May 1604

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only son of

and

, ''never married'' , 6 July 1641
Sedan
aged 36 , - , width=auto,

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1641–1656 , Anonymous Painter - Portrait of Marie de Bourbon-Soissons, Princess of Carignano

, 3 March 1606

second daughter of

and

Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano Thomas Francis of Savoy, 1st Prince of Carignano (; ; 21 December 1596 – 22 January 1656) was an Italian military commander and the founder of the Carignano branch of the House of Savoy, which reigned as kings of Piedmont-Sardinia from 1831 ...

Paris
6 January 1625
seven children , 3 June 1692

aged 86

House of Savoy-Carignano

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Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons Eugene Maurice of Savoy-Carignano (French: ''Eugène Maurice de Savoie-Carignan''; 2 March 1635 – 6 June 1673) was a Franco-Italian nobleman and general. A count of Soissons, he was the father of imperial field-marshal Prince Eugene of Savoy. ...

1656–1673 , Eugen Moritz von Soissons Pierre Mignard

, 2 May 1635 Chambéry, Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France ,

Olympia Mancini Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons (French: ''Olympe Mancini''; 11 July 1638 – 9 October 1708) was the second-eldest of the five celebrated Mancini sisters, who along with two of their female Martinozzi cousins, were known at the court of Ki ...

Paris
21 February 1657
eight children , 6 June 1673

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aged 38 , - , width=auto,

Emmanuel Philibert of Carignano Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the ...

1673–1676 , Arms of the House of Savoie-Carignan-Soissons

, 16 October 1662
fourth son of Eugene Maurice and Olympia Mancini , ''never married'' , 12 June 1676

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aged 13

House of Longueville Duke of Longueville (''Longueville-sur-Scie'') was a title of French nobility, though not a peerage of France. History The title was created in 1505 by King Louis XII of France for his first cousin once removed, François d'Orléans, Count of D ...

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1676–1707 , 1705 Portrait of the widowed Marie d'Orléans, Duchess of Nemours by Hyacinthe Rigaud (Lausanne)

, 5 March 1625
Paris
eldest daughter of

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and Louise de Bourbon ,

Henri II, Duke of Nemours Henri of Savoy (7 November 1625, Paris – 4 January 1659, Paris) was the seventh Duc de Nemours (1652–59), and was also Count of Geneva. Henri, as the third son of Henri de Savoie, 4th Duc de Nemours, was not expected to succeed to the duke ...

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22 May 1657
no issues , 16 June 1707
Paris
aged 82

House of Bourbon

, width=auto, Louis Joseph
1707–1712 , Duc de Vendome 1706

, 1 July 1654
Paris
eldest son of Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme and

Laura Mancini Laura Mancini (6 May 1636 – 8 February 1657) was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin. She was the eldest of the five famous Mancini sisters, who along with two of their female Martinozzi cousins, were known at the court of Louis XIV of France as the '' ...

, Marie Anne de Bourbon
Chateau de Sceaux
21 May 1710
no issues , 11 June 1712
Vinaros
aged 57 , - , width=auto, Marie Anne
1712–1718 , Portrait of Mademoiselle de Montmorency (1678–1718) future Duchess of Vendome (Copy of an original in the Château d'Eu)

Portrait of Mademoiselle de Montmorency (1678–1718) future Duchess of Vendome (Copy of an original in the Château d'Eu)

, 24 February 1678

Hôtel de Condé The Hôtel de Condé was the main Paris seat of the princes of Condé, a cadet branch of the Bourbons, from 1612 to 1764/70. The hôtel gave its name to the present ''rue de Condé'', on which its forecourt faced. The Théâtre de l'Odéon was ...

fifth daughter of Henri Jules de Bourbon, prince de Condé and Anne Henriette ,

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Chateau de Sceaux
21 May 1710
no issues , 11 April 1718
Hôtel de Vendôme
aged 40

House of Palatinate-Simmern The House of Palatinate-Simmern (german: Pfalz-Simmern) was a German- Bavarian cadet branch of the House of Wittelsbach. The house was one of the collateral lineages of the Palatinate. The Palatinate line of the House of Wittelsbach was divided i ...

, width=auto, Anne Henriette
1718–1723 , Anne de Bavière, princesse de Condé - Versailles MV 3555

, 13 March 1648
Paris
second daughter of

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and Anna Gonzaga , Henri Jules de Bourbon, prince de Condé
Chateau de Sceaux
11 December 1663
ten children , 23 February 1723

Petit Luxembourg The Petit Luxembourg (; "Little Luxembourg") is a French ''hôtel particulier'' and the residence of the president of the French Senate. It is located at 17–17 bis, rue de Vaugirard, just west of the Luxembourg Palace, which serves as the seat ...

aged 74

House of Bourbon

{{Monarchs - table header , width=auto, Anne Louise Bénédicte
1723–1753 , Duchesse du Maine

, 8 November 1676

fourth daughter of Henri Jules de Bourbon, prince de Condé and Anne Henriette ,

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Palace of Versailles
19 May 1692
seven children , 23 January 1753
Hôtel du Maine
aged 76 , - , width=auto, Louis Auguste
1753–1755 , Troy - Louis Auguste de Bourbon, Prince of Dombes in armour

Troy - Louis Auguste de Bourbon, Prince of Dombes in armour

, 4 March 1700
Palace of Versailles
second son of

and Anne Louise Bénédicte , ''never married'' , 1 October 1755

Palace of Fontainebleau Palace of Fontainebleau (; ) or Château de Fontainebleau, located southeast of the center of Paris, in the commune of Fontainebleau, is one of the largest French royal châteaux. The medieval castle and subsequent palace served as a residence ...

aged 55 , - , Louis Charles
1755–1775 , Louis Charles de Bourbon, Count of Eu, unknown artist

, 5 October 1701

Château de Sceaux The Château de Sceaux is a grand country house in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, approximately from the centre of Paris, France. Located in a park laid out by André Le Nôtre, visitors can tour the house, outbuildings and gardens. The Petit Château o ...

third son of

and Anne Louise Bénédicte , ''never married'' , 13 July 1775

aged 73 , - , width=auto, Louis Jean Marie
1775–1793 , Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, duc de Penthièvre

, 16 November 1725

Château de Rambouillet The Château de Rambouillet (), known in English as the Castle of Rambouillet, is a château in the town of Rambouillet, Yvelines department, in the Île-de-France region in northern France, southwest of Paris. It was the summer residence of t ...

only son of

Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse Louis Alexandre de Bourbon (6 June 1678 – 1 December 1737), a legitimated prince of the blood royal, was the son of Louis XIV and of his mistress Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan. At the age of five, he became grand admiral of ...

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Marie Victoire de Noailles ''Marie Victoire'' Sophie de Noailles, Countess of Toulouse (Versailles, 6 May 1688 – Paris, 30 September 1766), was a French noble and courtier. Her second spouse was Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Count of Toulouse, the youngest legitimized ...

Maria Teresa d'Este Maria Teresa Felicitas (; 6 October 1726 – 30 April 1754) was a Princess of Modena by birth and Duchess of Penthièvre by marriage. She was the mother-in-law of Philippe Égalité and thus grandmother to the future Louis-Philippe of France. Y ...

Palace of Versailles
29 December 1744
seven children , 4 March 1793
Château de Bizy
aged 67 Dreux French noble families House of Capet

History

List of counts of Dreux

Capetian House of Dreux The House of Dreux was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. It was founded by Robert I, Count of Dreux, a son of Louis VI of France, who was given the County of Dreux as his appanage. The Counts of Dreux were relatively minor nobles in Fra ...

House of Thouars

House of Albret The lordship (''seigneurie'') of Albret ( Labrit), situated in the Landes, gave its name to one of the most powerful feudal families of France in the Middle Ages. History Its members distinguished themselves in the local wars of that epoch; and d ...

House of Valois-Angoulême The Capetian house of Valois ( , also , ) was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. They succeeded the House of Capet (or "Direct Capetians") to the French throne, and were the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589. Junior members of the ...

House of Bourbon

House of Savoy-Carignano

House of Longueville Duke of Longueville (''Longueville-sur-Scie'') was a title of French nobility, though not a peerage of France. History The title was created in 1505 by King Louis XII of France for his first cousin once removed, François d'Orléans, Count of D ...

House of Bourbon

House of Palatinate-Simmern The House of Palatinate-Simmern (german: Pfalz-Simmern) was a German- Bavarian cadet branch of the House of Wittelsbach. The house was one of the collateral lineages of the Palatinate. The Palatinate line of the House of Wittelsbach was divided i ...

House of Bourbon

Capetian
House of Dreux The House of Dreux was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. It was founded by Robert I, Count of Dreux, a son of Louis VI of France, who was given the County of Dreux as his appanage. The Counts of Dreux were relatively minor nobles in Fra ...