Adele of Dreux


Adèle of Dreux was a member of Norman French nobility, daughter of Robert I, Count of Dreux and his second wife Hawise of Salisbury.
She married Valéran III, Count of Breteuil on 24 June 1156, and they had:
  • Adèle, married Raoul le Roux.
  • Amicia, married Baldwin de Yerres, John Briard & Gauthier de Rinsel
  • Mahaut, married Simon of Clermont
After Valéran's death in 1162, she married secondly Guy II of Châtillon. Her brother, Walter III of Châtillon, provided her dowry through the sale of Pierrefonds. They had:
She married thirdly John I de Thorotte and they had:
  • John, castellan of Noyon, married Odette de Dampierre
  • Ralph, bishop of Verdun
Her final marriage was to Ralph, Count of Soissons, with whom she had:
Adèle died after 1210.