House of Dreux

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French noble family noble house

The House of Dreux was a prominent French noble dynasty that provided several medieval dukes of Brittany and played a significant role in the politics of the Capetian era.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
House of Dreux canonical 17
House of Dreux-Montfort 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French noble family ⓘ
noble house ⓘ
allegiance Kings of France ⓘ
coatOfArmsDescription azure semé-de-lis or, a bordure gules ⓘ
conflictInvolvement Breton succession disputes ⓘ
Anglo-French wars of the 12th and 13th centuries ⓘ
surface form: Capetian–Plantagenet rivalry
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
dynasticBranchOf French royal house of Capet ⓘ
ethnicGroup French ⓘ
feudalStatus high nobility ⓘ
founder Robert I of Dreux ⓘ
governingSystem feudal monarchy ⓘ
heldTerritory County of Braine ⓘ
County of Dreux ⓘ
Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
historicalEra Capetian dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Capetian era
historicalReputation prominent medieval French dynasty ⓘ
languageOfUse Old French ⓘ
maritalPolicy intermarried with Breton and French nobility ⓘ
memberOf Capetian dynasty ⓘ
namedAfter Dreux ⓘ
nobleFamilyType cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty ⓘ
nobleRank comital ⓘ
ducal ⓘ
notableMember John I, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John II, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John III, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John of Dreux, Count of Montfort ⓘ
Peter I, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Robert I of Dreux ⓘ
Robert II of Dreux ⓘ
Robert IV of Dreux ⓘ
notableTitle Count of Braine ⓘ
Count of Dreux ⓘ
Duke of Brittany ⓘ
originatesFrom County of Dreux ⓘ
parentHouse Capetian dynasty ⓘ
surface form: House of Capet
politicalAlignment Capetian dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Capetian monarchy
politicalRole played a significant role in Capetian-era politics ⓘ
provided several dukes of Brittany ⓘ
region Brittany ⓘ
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form: Île-de-France
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
significantEvent accession to the Duchy of Brittany in the 13th century ⓘ
successionType hereditary primogeniture with feudal variations ⓘ
timePeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duke of Brittany → hasDynasty → House of Dreux ⓘ
Beatrice of England → spouseNobleFamily → House of Dreux ⓘ
Capetian dynasty → hasBranch → House of Dreux ⓘ
Count of Dreux → associatedWith → House of Dreux ⓘ
Count of Dreux → nobleFamily → House of Dreux ⓘ
Yolande of Dreux → nobleFamily → House of Dreux ⓘ
House of Rennes → succeededBy → House of Dreux ⓘ
House of Penthièvre → parentHouse → House of Dreux ⓘ
War of the Breton Succession → dynastyInvolved → House of Dreux ⓘ
John I, Duke of Brittany → house → House of Dreux ⓘ
John II, Duke of Brittany → nobleFamily → House of Dreux ⓘ
John III, Duke of Brittany → house → House of Dreux ⓘ
Francis I, Duke of Brittany → nobleFamily → House of Dreux ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Dreux-Montfort
Peter I, Duke of Brittany → nobleFamily → House of Dreux ⓘ
John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond → house → House of Dreux ⓘ
Arthur II, Duke of Brittany → nobleFamily → House of Dreux ⓘ
Duchess of Brittany → associatedWith → House of Dreux ⓘ
Marie of Brittany → nobleFamily → House of Dreux ⓘ