Adèle of Dreux

Adèle of Dreux (1145 – after 1210) was a member of Norman French nobility, daughter of Robert I, Count of Dreux and his second wife Hawise of Salisbury.^[1]

She married Valéran III, Count of Breteuil on 24 June 1156, and had the following issue:

• Adèle (d. 1195), married Raoul le Roux.
• Amicia (1160–1226),^[2] married Baldwin de Yerres, John Briard & Gauthier de Rinsel and had issue.
• Mahaut, married Simon of Clermont (d. 1187) and had issue.

After Valéran's death in 1162, she married secondly Guy II of Châtillon.^[3] Her brother, Walter III of Châtillon, provided her dowry through the sale of Pierrefonds.^[4] They had:

• Guy III (d. 1191)^[3]
• Alix (d. 1193), married William de Garlande (d. 1216),^[4] and had issue
• Walter III of Châtillon^[3]
• Marie of Châtillon, first wife of Renaud I, Count of Dammartin, divorced 1190.^[3] (2) Married Robert de Vieuxpont.^[3](3) Married John III, count of Vendome.^[3]

She married thirdly John I de Thorotte^[5] and had:

• John, castellan of Noyon (d. 1237),^[2] married Odette de Dampierre (d. 1212) and had issue.
• Ralph, bishop of Verdun (1224–1245)^[2]

Her final marriage was to Ralph, Count of Soissons,^[6] with whom she had:

• Gertrude (d. 1220); married Matthew II of Montmorency, (d. 1230)^[2]
• Eleanor, who married Stephen II of Sancerre (died 1252) (son of Stephen I of Sancerre) and had issue.

Adèle died after 1210.

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