Johann II. (Dreux)

Johann II , called the Good ( le Bon ) (* 1265 ; † 1309 ), was a Count of Dreux , Montfort-l'Amaury and Braine and Lord of Montpensier . He was a son of Count Robert IV von Dreux and his wife, Beatrix von Montfort.

Johann took part in the Flanders War of King Philip IV of France . In the army of Count Robert II of Artois he was present in the conquests of Cassel and Béthune in 1297 , fought victoriously at Furnes (August 20) against a Flemish-German contingent under Wilhelm von Jülich and entered Lille (August 26) . On July 11, 1302, Johann fought in the devastating battle of the golden spurs near Kortrijk (Courtrai), but also in 1307 in the victorious battle of Mons-en-Pévèle . Subsequently participated in the peace negotiations.

After his death in 1309 he was buried in Longchamp Abbey .

In 1292 Johann married Johanna von Beaujeu († 1308), daughter and heiress of Humbert II von Beaujeu-Montpensier , through whom he inherited the dominion of Montpensier in 1303 . Your children were:

• Robert V (* 1293 - † March 22, 1329), Count of Dreux and Braine, Lord of Montpensier
• Johann III. (* 1295; † 1331), Count of Dreux
• Peter (* 1298 - † November 3, 1345), Count of Dreux

Johann concluded a second marriage in 1308 with Perenelle von Sully († around 1336), daughter of Sire Heinrich III. from Sully. With her he had a daughter:

• Johanna II. (* 1309; † 1355), Countess von Dreux; ∞ with Ludwig, Vice Count of Thouars († 1370)

Web link

• medieval-genealogie.de: Johann II. the good. Archived from the original on September 28, 2004 ; Retrieved June 1, 2012 . 

predecessor	Office	successor
Robert IV	Count of Dreux and Braine 1282–1309	Robert V.