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.

John first married Jeanne of Montpensier (?–1308).

John then married Perrenelle of Sully in 1308. They had:

• Robert,
• John
• Peter
• Joan

Sources

• Denomy, A.J.; Bruckmann, J. (1959). "An Old French Poetic Version of the Life and Miracles of Saint Magloire". Mediaeval studies. XXI. Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies: 53–128.
• Hillgarth, J. N. (1971). Ramón Lull and Lullism in fourteenth-century France. Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press.