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 |
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Robert IV |
Count of Dreux and Braine 1282–1309 |
Robert V. |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Johann II. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jean II. De Dreux |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Dreux |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1265 |
DATE OF DEATH | 1309 |