Peter of Dreux

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Peter of Dreux was a prominent 13th-century French nobleman and military leader from the Capetian House of Dreux, known especially for his role as Duke of Brittany by marriage.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Peter of Dreux canonical 4
Peter of France 2
Pierre de Dreux 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Count of Penthièvre ⓘ
Count of Richmond ⓘ
Duke of Brittany ⓘ
human ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
allegiance French Crown ⓘ
associatedPlace County of Dreux ⓘ
County of Penthièvre ⓘ
linked to: Penthièvre

Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Earldom of Richmond ⓘ
birthDate c.1187 ⓘ
causeOfDeath drowned ⓘ
child Arthur of Brittany (died young) ⓘ
John I, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Yolande of Brittany ⓘ
conflict Albigensian Crusade (as royal supporter) ⓘ
linked to: Albigensian Crusade

Anglo-French conflicts under Philip II and Louis VIII ⓘ
Breton War of Succession (early phases of Breton internal conflicts) ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
deathDate 1250-05-30 ⓘ
deathPlace Sea of Marmara ⓘ
diedOnCampaign Seventh Crusade ⓘ
father Robert II, Count of Dreux ⓘ
linked to: Robert II of Dreux
heldTitleByMarriage Duke of Brittany ⓘ
heldTitleFrom King of France ⓘ
language Old French ⓘ
memberOfDynasty Capetian House of Dreux ⓘ
mother Yolande de Coucy ⓘ
name Peter Mauclerc ⓘ
Peter of Dreux ⓘ
Pierre de Dreux ⓘ
linked to: Peter of Dreux
nickname Mauclerc ⓘ
linked to: Seneschal of Poitou
nicknameMeaning “bad cleric” or “renegade cleric” ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Dreux ⓘ
notableFor assertive and often harsh rule over Breton nobility ⓘ
service to French kings Philip II, Louis VIII, and Louis IX ⓘ
strengthening Capetian influence in Brittany ⓘ
participatedIn Seventh Crusade ⓘ
predecessor Alix of Thouars (as ruling Duchess of Brittany) ⓘ
linked to: Alix of Thouars
reasonForNickname originally destined for a clerical career but abandoned it for knighthood ⓘ
regencyEnd 1221 (on Alix of Thouars’s death) ⓘ
regencyStart 1213 (for his wife Alix and infant heirs) ⓘ
reignEnd 1237 (formal ducal authority ceded to his son) ⓘ
reignStart 1213 (as Duke of Brittany by marriage) ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Alix of Thouars ⓘ
Nicole, daughter of Pierre de Mauclerc (disputed or lesser-known second marriage) ⓘ
successor John I, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
title Count of Penthièvre ⓘ
Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Earl of Richmond ⓘ
Regent of Brittany ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Count of Dreux → notableHolder → Peter of Dreux ⓘ
Blanche of Castile → child → Peter of France ⓘ
linked to: Peter of Dreux
Peter I, Duke of Brittany → nativeName → Pierre de Dreux ⓘ
linked to: Peter of Dreux
Margaret of Provence → child → Peter of France ⓘ
linked to: Peter of Dreux
County of Dreux → hasTitleHolder → Peter of Dreux ⓘ
Robert I of Dreux → child → Pierre of Dreux ⓘ
linked to: Peter of Dreux
Robert IV of Dreux → child → Peter of Dreux ⓘ
Peter of Dreux → name → Peter of Dreux ⓘ
Peter of Dreux → name → Pierre de Dreux ⓘ
linked to: Peter of Dreux
William the Bad → alsoKnownAs → Guillaume le Mauvais ⓘ
linked to: Peter of Dreux