Dreux

Eve

Father: Landry

Married: Gauthier I

Children:
Notes:
In the first of these acts by Gauthier I, dated 965, he names his "predecessor" count Landry, who was his first wife's father. In the second, dated to circa 986, he names Eve as his wife.
Cartulaire de l’abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres vol 1 pp55-56 (ed. Benjamin Guérard, 1840)
VValterius, comes Dorcassini comitatus. … maxime propter animæ meæ remedium parentumque meorum et prædecessoris mei Landrici1 comitis;
  1 Landricus ille, comes Dorcassinus pater erat Evæ, Walterii I uxoris, ex qua Walterius comitatum Dorcassinum tenebat, cum ex patre comes Velcassinus, ex matre autem Eldegarde Ambianensis jam esset.
This roughly translates as:
Walter, count of Dreux. … especially for the sake of the cure of my soul and that of my parents and of my predecessor count Landric1;
  1 That Landric, count of Dreux was the father of Eva, wife of Walter I, by whom Walter held the county of Dreux, since he was already count of Vexin by his father, and by his mother, Eldegarde of Amiens.
pp72-73
Comes VValterius, … pro animæ meæ remedio et uxoris meæ Evæ voluntariæ
… Walterius comes. Eva comitissa.
This roughly translates as:
Count Walter, … for the remedy of my soul and with the voluntary consent of my wife Eva.
… Count Walter. Countess Eva.

Histoire de la maison de Chastillon sur Marne p656 (André Du Chesne, 1621)
GAVTIER I. du nom Comte de Vvexin & d’Amiens. Ceſtui-cy viuoit és années neuf cents ſoixante-cinq, & neuf cents quatre-vingts ſept; & priſt à femme EVE, qui ſemble auoir eſté fille & heritiere de LANDRY Comte de Dreux. Car i’ay veu des Chartes, par leſquelles Gautier ſon mary s’intitule Comte de Dreux, & fait mention de Landry ſon predeceſſeur en icelle Comté. Tant y a que de luy & d’Eue fortirent quatre fils; ſçauoir eſt GAVTIER, qui cõtinua la ligneé; GEOFROY, parauenture Comte de Dreux; RAOVL, & GVY Eueſque de Soiſſons.
This roughly translates as:
Walter I, Count of Vexin and Amiens. He was living between the years 965 and 987 and married Eve, who appears to have been the daughter and heiress of Landry, Count of Dreux; for I have seen charters in which Walter, her husband, styles himself Count of Dreux and makes mention of Landry as his predecessor in that county. In any event, four sons were born to him and Eve: namely Walter, who continued the lineage; Geoffrey, possibly Count of Dreux; Raoul; and Guy, Bishop of Soissons.

La France dans sa splendeur vol 2 pp28-29 (Pierre Louvet, 1674)
LA Maiſon des anciens Comtes de Valois a pris ſon origine des Côtes du Vexin; le premier qui jetta les fondemens de cette puiſſante & illuſtre Famille fut Gualeran, Cóte du Vexin François, ou pour parler plus clairement, Comte de Pontoiſe, de Chaumont, de Mante & de Meulant. Il vivoit ſous les Rois Loüis d’Outremer & Lothaire ſon fils. Il épouſa Edelgarde, Comteſſe d'Amiens, dont leur nâquit Gautier I. du nom, Comte de Vexin & d’Amiens, qui vinoit és années 965. & 987. lequel épouſa Eve, fille & heritiere de Landry Comte de Dreux, & en eut Gautier II. qui épouſa Adelais, fille de Herbert Comte de Senlis.
This roughly translates as:
The House of the ancient Counts of Valois traces its origins to the Counts of Vexin; the first to lay the foundations of this powerful and illustrious family was Waleran, Count of French Vexin, or, to speak more clearly, Count of Pontoise, Chaumont, Mantes, and Meulan. He lived during the reigns of Kings Louis IV d’Outremer and his son, Lothair. He married Edelgarde, Countess of Amiens, with whom he had Gautier I, the first of that name, Count of Vexin and Amiens, who flourished between the years 965 and 987; the latter married Eve, daughter and heiress of Landry, Count of Dreux and by her had Gautier II, who married Adelais, daughter of Herbert, Count of Senlis.

Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la Maison Royale de France vol 2 p265 (Anselme de Sainte-Marie, 1726)
II. GAUTIER I. du nom, comte de Vexin & d’Amiens, qui vivoit en 965. & 987. & en 995. qu’il reſtitua à l’abbaïe de Saint Creſpin à Soiſſons, certaines terres ſcites en Valois, preſents ſes fils Gautier & Raoul.
  Femme, EVE, qui ſemble avoir été fille & heritiere de Landry, comte de Dreux; cette vrai-ſemblance eſt fondée ſur des chartes, où Gautier ſon mari prend le titre de comte de Dreux, & fait mention de Landry, ſon prédécesseur en ce comté.
    1. GAUTIER II. du nom, comte de Vexin, qui fuit.
    2. GODEFROY, qui peut avoir été comte de Dreux.
    3. RAOUL, dont on ne trouve que le nom.
    4. GUY, surnommé d’Amiens, évêque de Soiſſons, qui en 972. fut donné en ôtage avec l’évêque de Beauvais, au duc de Normandie, pour le roi Loüis V. il mourut en 995.
This roughly translates as:
II. GAUTIER I. of that name, count of Vexin and Amiens, who was living in 965, 987, and 995, at which latter date he restored certain lands situated in Valois to the abbey of Saint-Crépin in Soissons, in the presence of his sons, Gauthier and Raoul.
  Wife, EVE, who appears to have been the daughter and heiress of Landry, count of Dreux; this likelihood is based upon charters in which Gautier, her husband, assumes the title of count of Dreux and makes mention of Landry as his predecessor in that county.
    1. GAUTIER II. of that name, count of Vexin (see below).
    2. GODEFROY, who may have been count of Dreux.
    3. RAOUL, of whom nothing is known save his name.
    4. GUY, surnamed "of Amiens," bishop of Soissons; in 972, he was given as a hostage, along with the Bishop of Beauvais, to the duke of Normandy on behalf of King Louis V. He died in 995.

Death: 23 November - the year is unknown

Recueil des historiens de la France: Obituaires de la province de Sens vol 2 p198 (1906)
Abbaye de Saint-Père-en-Vallée … [23 nov.] IX kal. [decembris] Eva comitissa(4) (A).
  (4)  Ève, femme de Gautier, comte de Dreux, paraît avec son époux dans une charte de la seconde moitié du Xo siècle (Cartulaire. p 73).
This roughly translates as:
Abbey of Saint-Père-en-Vallée … [23 November] The ninth day before the kalends [of December] countess Eva(4) (A).
  (4) Eve, wife of Walter, count of Dreux, appears alongside her husband in a charter dating from the second half of the 10th century (Cartulaire, p. 73).

Recueil des historiens de la France: Obituaires de la province de Sens vol 1 p279 (1902)
Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Prés … [23] VIIII kal. [decembris]. Dep. … Æva comitissa(1).
(1) Femme de Gautier II, comte de Vexin, lequel vivait encore en 987. 
This roughly translates as:
Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Prés … [23] The ninth day before the kalends [of December]. Parting from … countess Æva(1).
  (1) Wife of Gautier II, count of Vexin, who was still living in 987.

Sources:

Landry

Children:
Occupation: count of Dreux

Notes:
In this act by Gauthier I, dated 965, he names his "predecessor" count Landry, who was his first wife's father.
Cartulaire de l’abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres vol 1 pp55-56 (ed. Benjamin Guérard, 1840)
VValterius, comes Dorcassini comitatus. … maxime propter animæ meæ remedium parentumque meorum et prædecessoris mei Landrici1 comitis;
  1 Landricus ille, comes Dorcassinus pater erat Evæ, Walterii I uxoris, ex qua Walterius comitatum Dorcassinum tenebat, cum ex patre comes Velcassinus, ex matre autem Eldegarde Ambianensis jam esset.
This roughly translates as:
Walter, count of Dreux. … especially for the sake of the cure of my soul and that of my parents and of my predecessor count Landric1;
  1 That Landric, count of Dreux was the father of Eva, wife of Walter I, by whom Walter held the county of Dreux, since he was already count of Vexin by his father, and by his mother, Eldegarde of Amiens.

Histoire de la maison de Chastillon sur Marne p656 (André Du Chesne, 1621)
EVE, qui ſemble auoir eſté fille & heritiere de LANDRY Comte de Dreux. Car i’ay veu des Chartes, par leſquelles Gautier ſon mary s’intitule Comte de Dreux, & fait mention de Landry ſon predeceſſeur en icelle Comté.
This roughly translates as:
Eve, who appears to have been the daughter and heiress of Landry, Count of Dreux; for I have seen charters in which Walter, her husband, styles himself Count of Dreux and makes mention of Landry as his predecessor in that county.

La France dans sa splendeur vol 2 pp28-29 (Pierre Louvet, 1674)
Gautier I. du nom, Comte de Vexin & d’Amiens, qui vinoit és années 965. & 987. … épouſa Eve, fille & heritiere de Landry Comte de Dreux
This roughly translates as:
Gautier I, the first of that name, Count of Vexin and Amiens, who flourished between the years 965 and 987 … married Eve, daughter and heiress of Landry, Count of Dreux

Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la Maison Royale de France vol 2 p265 (Anselme de Sainte-Marie, 1726)
II. GAUTIER I. …
  Femme, EVE, qui ſemble avoir été fille & heritiere de Landry, comte de Dreux; cette vrai-ſemblance eſt fondée ſur des chartes, où Gautier ſon mari prend le titre de comte de Dreux, & fait mention de Landry, ſon prédécesseur en ce comté.
This roughly translates as:
II. GAUTIER I. …
  Wife, EVE, who appears to have been the daughter and heiress of Landry, count of Dreux; this likelihood is based upon charters in which Gautier, her husband, assumes the title of count of Dreux and makes mention of Landry as his predecessor in that county.

Sources:
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