John II, Count 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.

Arms of the Counts of Dreux

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 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.

Ancestry

Ancestors 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 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

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