Dreux IV of Mello | |
|---|---|
| Lord of Saint-Bris | |
 The arms borne | |
| Reign | 1160–1218 |
| Predecessor | Ermengarde of Toucy |
| Successor | William of Mello Dreux V of Mello |
| Titles and styles | Grand Constable of France |
| Born | c. 1138 |
| Died | 3 March 1218 |
| Noble family | House of Mello |
| Spouse(s) | Basilie of Mouchy Ermengarde of Toucy |
| Issue | William of Mello Dreux V of Mello Agnes of Mello Beatrix of Mello |
| Father | Renaud of Mello |
| Mother | Agnès of Garlande |
Dreux IV of Mello (French: Dreux IV de Mello ; Latin: Drogo de Melloto) was a French knight and Lord of Saint-Bris, Baulche and Saint-Maurice-Thizouaille until his death in 1218. He has also Grand Constable of France.
Biography edit
Dreux was issued from a younger branch of the house of Mello. He was born around 1138 was probably the son of Renaud of Mello and Agnès of Garlande.[1]
Around 1160, he married Basilie of Mouchy, daughter of Dreux of Mouchy and Édith of Warenne, and became Lord in part of Mouchy. But Basilie died around 1162 without children, so the lordship of Mouchy go back in the family of his wife.[2]
Before 1172, he married secondly Ermengarde of Toucy, divorced from William I of Dampierre, daughter of Ithier III of Toucy and Elisabeth of Joigny, and became Lord of Saint-Bris, Baulche and Saint-Maurice-Thizouaille and moved to Burgundy.[1][3] Together, they founed the priory of Vieupou.[4]
Family edit
Around 1160, he married Basilie of Mouchy, daughter of Dreux of Mouchy and Édith of Warenne, but they have no children.
Basilie died around 1164 and Dreux married secondly Ermengarde of Toucy, divorced from William I of Dampierre, daughter of Ithier III of Toucy and Elisabeth of Joigny, and had four children:[1]
- William of Mello, Lord of Saint-Bris after his father's death, married to Elisabeth de Mont-Saint-Jean.
- Dreux V of Mello, Lord of Loches and Châtillon-sur-Indre after his father's death, married to Isabelle de Mayenne.
- Agnes of Mello, Lady of Voisines, married to Garnier III of Traînel.
- Beatrix of Mello, married to Archambaud of Montluçon.
Notes edit
- ^ a b c Foundation for Medieval Genealogy.
- ^ de Faget de Casteljau 1980, p. 7.
- ^ de Faget de Casteljau 1980, p. 8.
- ^ Quentin, Maximilien (1882). Inventaire-sommaire des Archives départementales de l'Yonne antérieures à 1790. Auxerre: Albert Gallot.
Sources edit
- de Sainte-Marie, Anselme (1730). Histoire des grands officiers de la Couronne de France, tome 6. Paris: Compagnie des libraires associés.
- Moréri, Louis (1718). Le grand dictionnaire historique ou le mélange curieux de l'histoire sacrée et profane, tome 2. Paris: Denis Mariette.
- Rigord (1825). Vie de Philippe-Auguste. Paris: Chez Estienne Loyson.
- Petit, Ernest (1889). Histoire des ducs de Bourgogne de la race capétienne, volume 3. Dijon: Imprimerie Darantière.
- de Faget de Casteljau, Henri (1980). La maison de Mello en Bourgogne : une révision à partir des archives de Chalon.