Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany 1187-1250

After 1181 [his father] Robert Capet II Count Dreux [aged 27] and [his mother] Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess Dreux. He the son of [his grandfather] Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 58] and [his grandmother] Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux [aged 51]. They were third cousin once removed.

Around 1187 Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany was born to Robert Capet II Count Dreux [aged 33] and Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux [aged 23].

On 11th October 1188 [his grandfather] Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 65] died. His son [his father] Robert [aged 34] succeeded II Count Dreux.

In or before 1212 [his brother] Robert Capet III Count Dreux [aged 26] and [his sister-in-law] Aénor de Saint-Valéry [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Dreux. He the son of [his father] Robert Capet II Count Dreux [aged 57] and [his mother] Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux [aged 47]. They were fourth cousin once removed.

In or before 1217 Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany [aged 29] and Alix Thouars Duchess of Brittany [aged 15] were married. He by marriage Duke Brittany 1221 Dreux, Earl Richmond. She the daughter of Guy Thouars and Constance Penthièvre Duchess Brittany. He the son of Robert Capet II Count Dreux [aged 62] and Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux [aged 52]. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

In 1218 [his son] John "The Red" Capet I Duke Brittany was born to Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany [aged 31] and [his wife] Alix Thouars Duchess of Brittany [aged 16]. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. He married 1236 his third cousin once removed Blanche "Navarre" Blois Duchess Brittany, daughter of Theobald IV King Navarre and Agnes of Beaujeu Countess Savoy, and had issue.

In 1218 Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany [aged 31] was created 1st Earl Richmond.

On 28th December 1218 [his father] Robert Capet II Count Dreux [aged 64] died. His son [his brother] Robert [aged 33] succeeded III Count Dreux.

Around 1219 [his daughter] Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême was born to Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany [aged 32] and [his wife] Alix Thouars Duchess of Brittany [aged 17]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She married before 1235 her third cousin Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême, son of Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England, and had issue.

In 1220 [his son] Arthur Capet was born to Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany [aged 33] and [his wife] Alix Thouars Duchess of Brittany [aged 18]. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. He died aged four in 1224.

In 1221 [his wife] Alix Thouars Duchess of Brittany [aged 19] died. Earl Richmond extinct. It isn't clear why her son didn't inherit the title? Her husband had been created Earl Richmond in his own right in 1218 so possible her son didn't inherit the first, contested, creation since he would succeed to the second creation.

On 18th March 1222 [his mother] Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux [aged 58] died.

In 1224 [his son] Arthur Capet [aged 4] died.

In 1227 [his brother] Henry Capet Archbishop of Reims [aged 34] was appointed Archbishop of Reims.

Before February 1232 Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany [aged 45] and Nicole Unknown were married. He the son of Robert Capet II Count Dreux and Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux.

In 1234 [his brother] Robert Capet III Count Dreux [aged 49] died. His son [his nephew] John [aged 19] succeeded I Count Dreux.

Before 1235 [his son-in-law] Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême [aged 13] and Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [aged 15] were married. She the daughter of Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany [aged 47] and Alix Thouars Duchess of Brittany. He the son of Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche [aged 51] and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 46]. They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

In 1235 Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany [aged 48]. Earl Richmond since he was then aligned to the Kingdom of France.

In 1236 John "The Red" Capet I Duke Brittany [aged 18] and Blanche "Navarre" Blois Duchess Brittany [aged 10] were married. She the daughter of Theobald IV King Navarre [aged 34] and Agnes of Beaujeu Countess Savoy. He the son of Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany [aged 49] and Alix Thouars Duchess of Brittany. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

In 1240 [his brother] Henry Capet Archbishop of Reims [aged 47] died.

In 1242 [his sister] Philippa Capet Countess of Bar [aged 50] died.

On 26th May 1250 Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany [aged 63] died.