Counts of Soissons, the Glossary
This is a list of those who bore the title Count of Soissons (Comte de Soissons) and ruled Soissons and its civitas or diocese as a county in the Middle Ages.[1]
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70 relations: Adelaide, Countess of Soissons, Adelise, Countess of Soissons, Bar-sur-Aube, Battle of Poitiers, Carolingian dynasty, Charles, Count of Soissons, Charles, Duke of Orléans, Charles, Duke of Vendôme, Civitas, Conon, Count of Soissons, Count, Counts and dukes of Anjou, Counts of Eu, Duchy of Bar, Duke of Orléans, Enguerrand VII de Coucy, Eugene Jean, Count of Soissons, Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons, Francis, Count of Vendôme, Guy I, Count of Soissons, Guy II, Count of Blois, Guy II, Count of Soissons, Henry of Bar, Herbert I, Count of Vermandois, Herbert II, Count of Vermandois, House of Châtillon, House of Nesle, House of Savoy-Carignano, Hugh, Count of Soissons, Jeanne of Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons, Jeanne of Hainault, John I, Count of Soissons, John II, Count of Soissons, John III, Count of Soissons, John IV, Count of Soissons, John of Beaumont, John of Luxembourg, Count of Soissons, John V, Count of Soissons, John, Count of Soissons and Enghien, Jure matris, Jure uxoris, List of monarchs of Luxembourg, Lords of Coucy, Louis I, Duke of Orléans, Louis I, Prince of Condé, Louis II, Count of Blois, Louis III, Count of Blois, Louis Thomas, Count of Soissons, Louis, Count of Soissons, Margaret, Countess of Soissons, ... Expand index (20 more) »
Adelaide, Countess of Soissons
Adelaide (died 1105), was sovereign Countess of Soissons from 1057 until 1105.
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Adelise, Countess of Soissons
Adelisa was Countess of Soissons in 988–1047.
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Bar-sur-Aube
Bar-sur-Aube (literally Bar on Aube) is a commune and a sub-prefecture in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of France.
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Battle of Poitiers
The Battle of Poitiers was fought on 19September 1356 between a French army commanded by King JohnnbsII and an Anglo-Gascon force under Edward, the Black Prince, during the Hundred Years' War.
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Carolingian dynasty
The Carolingian dynasty (known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolingus, Carolings, Karolinger or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family named after Charles Martel and his grandson Charlemagne, descendants of the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century AD.
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Charles, Count of Soissons
Charles de Bourbon (3 November 1566 – 1 November 1612) was a French prince du sang and military commander during the struggles over religion and the throne in late 16th century France.
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Charles, Duke of Orléans
Charles of Orléans (24 November 1394 – 5 January 1465) was Duke of Orléans from 1407, following the murder of his father, Louis I, Duke of Orléans.
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Charles, Duke of Vendôme
Charles de Bourbon (2 June 1489 – 25 March 1537) was a French prince du sang and military commander at the court of Francis I of France.
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Civitas
In Ancient Rome, the Latin term civitas (plural civitates), according to Cicero in the time of the late Roman Republic, was the social body of the cives, or citizens, united by law (concilium coetusque hominum jure sociati).
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Conon, Count of Soissons
Conon of Nesle (died 1180), son of Raoul II of Nesle and Gertrude, daughter of Lambert, Count of Montaigu.
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Count
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility.
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Counts and dukes of Anjou
The count of Anjou was the ruler of the County of Anjou, first granted by Charles the Bald in the 9th century to Robert the Strong.
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Counts of Eu
This is a list of the counts of Eu, a French county in the Middle Ages.
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Duchy of Bar
The County of Bar, later Duchy of Bar, was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire encompassing the pays de Barrois and centred on the city of Bar-le-Duc.
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Duke of Orléans
Duke of Orléans (Duc d'Orléans) was a French royal title usually granted by the King of France to one of his close relatives (usually a younger brother or son), or otherwise inherited through the male line.
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Enguerrand VII de Coucy
Enguerrand VII de Coucy, (1340 – 18 February 1397), also known as Ingelram de Coucy and Ingelram de Couci, was a medieval French nobleman and the last Lord of Coucy.
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Eugene Jean, Count of Soissons
Prince Eugene Jean of Savoy (Eugene Jean François; 23 September 1714 – 23 November 1734) was the last Count of Soissons and by birth a member of the House of Savoy.
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Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons
Prince Eugene Maurice of Savoy-Carignano (French: Eugène Maurice de Savoie-Carignan; 2 March 1635 – 6 June 1673) was a Franco-Italian nobleman and general.
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Francis, Count of Vendôme
Francis of Bourbon or François de Bourbon, (c. 1470 – 30 October 1495), was the Count of Vendôme and a French prince du sang.
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Guy I, Count of Soissons
Guy I (d. after 986), son of Herbert II, Count of Vermandois, and Adele, daughter of Robert I of France.
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Guy II, Count of Blois
Guy II of Châtillon, Count of Blois (died 22 December 1397), the youngest son of Louis I of Châtillon and Joan of Avesnes, was Count of Blois and Soissons, and lord of Avesnes, Schoonhoven, and Gouda 1381–1397, and lord of Beaumont and Chimay.
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Guy II, Count of Soissons
Guy II (d. 1057), son of Renaud I, Count of Soissons, and his wife (name unknown), widow of Hilduin III, Count of Montdidier.
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Henry of Bar
Henry of Bar (c. 1362 – October 1397, in Treviso, Italy) was lord of Marle and the Marquis de Pont-à-Mousson.
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Herbert I, Count of Vermandois
Herbert I (c. 848/850 – 907) or Heribertus I, Count of Vermandois, Count of Soissons, and lay abbot of Saint Quentin and Saint-Crépin.
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Herbert II, Count of Vermandois
Herbert II (died 23 February 943), Count of Vermandois, Count of Meaux, and Count of Soissons.
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House of Châtillon
The House of Châtillon was a notable French family, with origins in the 9th century.
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House of Nesle
The House of Nesle is a feudal family that spawned a long line of Counts of Soissons and eventually merged with the House of Clermont (see Counts of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis).
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House of Savoy-Carignano
The House of Savoy-Carignano (Savoia-Carignano; Savoie-Carignan) originated as a cadet branch of the House of Savoy.
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Hugh, Count of Soissons
Hugh of Nesle (d. after October 1305), son of John IV, Count of Soissons, and his wife Marguerite of Rumigny.
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Jeanne of Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons
Jeanne de Bar, suo jure Countess of Marle and Soissons, Dame d'Oisy, Viscountess of Meaux, and Countess of Saint-Pol, of Brienne, de Ligny, and Conversano (1415 – 14 May 1462) was a noble French heiress and Sovereign Countess.
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Jeanne of Hainault
Jeanne (or Johanna) of Hainault (1323 – December 1350) was ruling Countess of Soissons from 1344 until 1350.
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John I, Count of Soissons
John I (died after 1115), son of William Busac, Count of Eu and Soissons, and Adelaide, Countess of Soissons.
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John II, Count of Soissons
John II (died 1270/72), also known as Je(h)an de Nesle and by the sobriquet le Bon et le Bègue ("the Good and the Stammerer"), was the tenth Count of Soissons, succeeding his father Ralph the Good, in 1235.
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John III, Count of Soissons
John III (died before 8 October 1286), son of John II, Count of Soissons, and Marie de Chimay.
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John IV, Count of Soissons
John IV (died before May 1302), son of John III, Count of Soissons, and Marguerite of Montfort, daughter of Amaury VI, Count of Montfort.
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John of Beaumont
John of Beaumont (1288 – 11 March 1356) was a younger brother of count William III of Holland.
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John of Luxembourg, Count of Soissons
John of Luxembourg (died 22 June 1476) was Count of Marle and Count of Soissons between 1462 and 1476, Lord of Dunkirk, Gravelines and Bourbourg.
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John V, Count of Soissons
John V (21 March 1281 – 1304), was the reigning Count of Soissons.
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John, Count of Soissons and Enghien
Jean de Bourbon, Count of Soissons and Enghien (6 July 1528 or 1526 – 10 or 15 August 1557) was a French prince du sang from the House of Bourbon-Vendôme (a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty).
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Jure matris
Jure matris (iure matris) is a Latin phrase meaning "by right of his mother" or "in right of his mother".
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Jure uxoris
Jure uxoris (a Latin phrase meaning "by right of (his) wife") describes a title of nobility used by a man because his wife holds the office or title suo jure ("in her own right").
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List of monarchs of Luxembourg
The territory of Luxembourg has been ruled successively by counts, dukes and grand dukes.
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Lords of Coucy
The Lords of Coucy (sires de Coucy or seigneurs de Coucy), also spelt Couci, were a medieval lordship based on the barony of Coucy located in the current commune of Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, Picardy.
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Louis I, Duke of Orléans
Louis I of Orléans (13 March 1372 – 23 November 1407) was Duke of Orléans from 1392 to his death in 1407.
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Louis I, Prince of Condé
Louis de Bourbon, 1st Prince of Condé (7 May 1530 – 13 March 1569) was a prominent Huguenot leader and general, the founder of the Condé branch of the House of Bourbon.
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Louis II, Count of Blois
Louis II of Châtillon (died 26 August 1346), son of Guy I, Count of Blois and Margaret of Valois, was count of Blois and lord of Avesnes from 1342 to 1346.
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Louis III, Count of Blois
Louis III of Châtillon (died 1372), son of Louis II, Count of Blois and Jeanne of Hainault, was count of Blois and lord of Avesnes 1346–1372, and count of Soissons 1346–1367.
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Louis Thomas, Count of Soissons
Prince Louis Thomas of Savoy (Ludwig Thomas von Savoyen, Graf von Soissons; Italian: Luigi Tommaso di Savoia; 15 December 1657 – 14 August 1702) was a Count of Soissons and Prince of Savoy.
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Louis, Count of Soissons
Louis de Bourbon, Comte de Soissons (May 1604 – 6 July 1641) was the son of Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons and his wife, Anne de Montafié, Countess of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis.
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Margaret, Countess of Soissons
Margaret (or Margaretha) of Soissons (died ca. 1350) was ruling Countess of Soissons in 1305-1344.
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Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons
Marie de Bourbon (3 May 1606 – 3 June 1692) was the wife of Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano, and thus a princess of Savoy by marriage.
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Marie I de Coucy, Countess of Soissons
Marie I de Coucy (April 1366 – after 3 March 1405) was Dame de Coucy and d'Oisy, and Countess of Soissons from 1397.
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Marie I, Countess of Saint-Pol and Soissons
Marie of Luxembourg-Saint-Pol (— 1 April 1547) was the ruling Countess Regnant of Soissons and Saint-Pol between 25 October 1482 and 1 April 1547.
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Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
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Modern era
The modern era or the modern period is considered the current historical period of human history.
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Nocher II, Count of Soissons
Nocher II (died 1019), Count of Bar-sur-Aube, Count of Soissons.
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Normans
The Normans (Norman: Normaunds; Normands; Nortmanni/Normanni) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norse Viking settlers and locals of West Francia.
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Peter II, Count of Saint-Pol
Peter II (Pierre de Luxembourg; – 25 October 1482) was Count of Saint-Pol, of Brienne, Marle, and Soissons.
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Princes of Condé
The Most Serene House of Bourbon-Condé, named after Condé-en-Brie (now in the Aisne département), was a French princely house and a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon.
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Ralph, Count of Soissons
Raoul le Bon (Ralph the Good) (d. 4 January 1235), also known as Raoul III de Nesle, was the Count of Soissons from 1180.
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Renaud I, Count of Soissons
Renaud I, Count of Soissons (985–1057) was Grand Master of the Hotel de France.
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Renaud II, Count of Soissons
Renaud II (died 1099), son of William Busac, Count of Eu and Soissons, and Adelaide, Countess of Soissons.
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Renaud III, Count of Soissons
Renaud III (d. 1141), son of John I, Count of Soissons, and Aveline de Pierrefonds.
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Robert of Bar, Count of Marle
Robert of Bar (1390 – 25 October 1415) was Lord of Marle between 1397 and 1413, Count of Marle between 1413 and 1415 and Count of Soissons between 1412 and 1415.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Soissons
The Diocese of Soissons, Laon, and Saint-Quentin (Latin: Dioecesis Suessionensis, Laudunensis et Sanquintinensis; French: Diocèse de Soissons, Laon et Saint-Quentin) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France.
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Soissons
Soissons is a commune in the northern French department of Aisne, in the region of Hauts-de-France.
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Thomas Emmanuel, Prince of Savoy-Carignan
Prince Thomas Emmanuel of Savoy, (8 December 1687 – 28 December 1729), was born a Prince of Savoy and was later Count of Soissons from 1702 till his death.
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Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano
Thomas Francis of Savoy, 1st Prince of Carignano (21 December 1596 – 22 January 1656) was an Italian military commander and the founder of the Carignano branch of the House of Savoy, which reigned as kings of Piedmont-Sardinia from 1831 to 1861, and as kings of Italy from 1861 until the dynasty's deposition in 1946.
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William Busac
William Busac (1020–1076), son of William I, Count of Eu, and his wife Lesceline, was Count of Eu and Count of Soissons, de jure uxoris.
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Yves II, Count of Soissons
Yves II le Vieux of Nesle (Ives, Ivo) (d. 1178), son of Raoul I, Seigneur of Nesle, and his wife Rainurde (Ermentrude) of Eu-Soissons.
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References
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