Adèle of Dreux

Adèle of Dreux (1145 – aft. 1210), was a member of Norman French nobility, daughter of Robert I of Dreux and his second wife Hawise of Salisbury. She married firstly Valéran III, Count of Breteuil, secondly Guy II, lord of Châtillon-sur-Marne, thirdly Jean I de Thorotte, and fourthly Raoul III de Nesle, count of Soissons.^[1]

She married Valeran III of Breteuil on 24 June 1156, and had the following issue:

• Adèle (d. 1195), married Raoul le Roux had issue.
• Amicia (1160–1226) married 1. Baldwin de Yerres, 2. John Briard & 3. Gauthier de Rinsel and had issue.
• Mahaut married Simon of Clermont (d. 1187) and had issue.

After Valeran's death in 1162 she married secondly Guy II of Châtillon-sur-Marne and had:

• Alix (d. 1193 married William de Garlande d. 1216) and had issue.
• Walter III of Châtillon (d. 1219) married Elizabeth of St. Pol (d. 1232) and had issue.
• Marie de Châtillon first wife of Renaud I, Count of Dammartin.

She married thirdly John I de Thorotte and had:

• John (d. 1237) married Odette de Dampierre (d. 1212) and had issue.
• Joan
• Philip

Her final marriage was to Raoul III de Nesle with whom she had

• Gertrude (d. 1220) married Matthew de Montmorency, (d. 1230) and had issue.
• Eleanor married Stephen of Sancerre, (d. 1254), (Son of Stephen I of Sancerre) and had issue.

Adèle died after 1210.

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