Soissons (county)

The first authentically known ruler of Soissons was Herbert I de Vermandois , who owned this county between 886 and 898 years. After his death, the county was in the hands of his successor, Count Herbert II de Vermandois , one of the largest feudal lords in the West-Frankish Kingdom in the second quarter of the 10th century. Herbert managed to unite in his hands the huge possessions, which after his death were divided between his sons. The fate of Soissons is unknown. In 966, a certain Waldric was mentioned as a count of Soissons, and in 969, Guy I , who in one of the acts dated June 974, was named the son of Count Herbert. Last time it is mentioned in 986.

After the death of Count Guy I Soisson, probably through marriage, went to the Counts of Bar-sur-Aube : according to the comments to the Acta Sanctorum regarding the life of the Count Simon de Valois, the widow of Guy I, Adelyse, married the Count Nosher I de Bar- sur-aux ^[1] . According to another version presented in Europäische Stammtafeln , Adelyza was not the widow, but the daughter of Guy I ^[2] , but it is not known on which sources this hypothesis is based ^[3] . After the death of Count Nosher, Soisson inherited his third son, Renault I ^[1] , although there is a version based on onomastic data that he could be the son of Count Guy I ^[3] . Reno died in the beginning of 1057, his only son Guy II survived his father for a while.

After the death of Guy II in 1057, Soissons inherited his sister Adela, who was married to Guillaume Büzac , one of the sons of Count Wilhelm I d'E . His grandson, Renault III , in 1141 became a monk. He had no children, so he bequeathed Soissons to Yves III de Nel , great grandson of Guillaume Buzak ^[4]

Yves III de Nel in 1147 as part of the army of Louis VII took part in the Second Crusade . He died in 1178, leaving no children. Soisson was first inherited by his nephew Konon , the son of Raul II , Chatelain Bruges, and after the death of Konon in 1180 his younger brother Raul III .

Raul III in the army of King Philip II Augustus took part in the Third Crusade , during which he distinguished himself during the siege of Acre . Upon returning to France, he was in the close circle of the king, taking an active part in the struggle against England. Later he participated in the Albigoi crusade , as well as in suppressing the revolt of the French barons against Blanca of Castile , the regent of France under the young Louis IX Saint . Raul died in 1235, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Jean II Zaika . He was an associate of King Louis IX, joining the Sixth Crusade in 1248, during which he was captured in 1250, but was soon released and returned to France. In 1265, Jean participated in the conquest of Sicily by Charles I of Anjou , and in 1270 joined Louis IX in the Seventh Crusade , on his return from which he died.

The descendants of Jean II ruled Soisson until the beginning of the XIV century. After the death of Count Hugo, the county inherited his only daughter Margaret , who married Jean de Hainault , Señora de Beaumont, brother of Count Hainault Wilhelm I the Good . After her death, Soisson through marriages passed to different dynasties. In 1367, Count Guy II de Blois-Chatillon , who by the results of peace in Bretigny was one of the hostages in England, unable to pay the ransom for himself, was forced to give Soissons to the king of England Edward III , who passed him on to his son-in-law VII Anderran VII de Coucie . Angerran's daughter, Maria de Coucy , who needed funds for litigation over the stepmother, sold the county to Duke Louis I of Orleans in 1404.

In August 1413, the son of Maria de Coucy, Robert de Bar , as compensation for the loss of the duchy of Bar, which bypassing his rights was transferred to his uncle , received the title of Count Marl, as well as part of Soissons county with the title of Count. The rest of the county of Soissons remained in the possession of Charles of Orleans , and after his son, Louis became king of France in 1498 under the name Louis XII , he was joined to the royal domain .

The daughter of Robert de Bar, Jeanne , in 1435 married Louis de Luxemburg , who was one of the most powerful nobles of France in the reign of Louis XI . In the dowry she brought Soissons and Marl. In 1475, Louis was executed, but in 1376 the titles of Count Soissons and Marl were returned to his son Pierre .

In 1487, Soisson through marriage passed to Francois de Bourbon , Count of Vandoma . Later, Soisson became part of the possessions of the first Prince of Conde , after whose death one of his younger sons, Karl, inherited the county with a number of other possessions. His son, Louis, did not abandon his legitimate sons, so in 1641 Soisson inherited Thomas of Savoy , Prince Carignans, who was married to Louis's sister .

Representatives of the Cariniana house ruled Soissons until 1734, when the last earl, Eugene Jean-François , died childless. After this, the county of Soissons, as an escheat, was annexed to the domain of the King of France .

Herbertins

• ? - 900/907: Herbert I de Vermandois (840/850 - 900/907), lord of Peronne, Senlis and Saint-Quentin, Count Vermandois in 896, Mo and Madri in 888/889, Count Soissons in 886/898
• 900/907 - 943 : Herbert II de Vermandois (c. 880 - 23 February 943), count Vermandois, Mo and Soissons, from 902/907, son of the previous

Unknown Dynasty

• 966 : Waldrick (died after 966)

Herbertines (?)

• before 969 - after 986 : Guy I (died after 989), possibly the son of Herbert II.
• after 986 -? : Adelyse , Countess of Soissons after 986, Widow ^[1] or Daughter ^[2] Previous
  • husband: with approx. 992 Nosher I (died after 1011), Count Bar-sur-Aube, Earl of Soissons with approx. 992

Dynasty Bar-sur-Aube

• ? - after 1011 : Nosher I (died after 1011), Count Bar-sur-Aube, Count Soissons with approx. 922
• ? - 1057 : Renault I (c. 985/992 - 1057), Count Soissons, son of Adelyse and Nosher I ^{[1] [2]} (according to another version, the son of Count Guy I ^[3] )
• 1057 : Guy II (d. 1057), Earl of Soissons from 1057, son of the previous
• 1057 -? : Adela (died ca. 1105), Countess of Soissons, from 1057, sister of the previous
  • husband: Guillaume Busac d'E (d. ca. 1076), Count of Soisson

Branch graphs d'E Norman dynasty (Rollonidov)

• 1057 - approx. 1076 : Guillaume Büzac (died ca. 1076), Count of Soissons from 1057
• OK. 1076 - 1099 : Renault II (d. 1099), Count Soissons with approx. 1076, son of the previous
• 1099 - after 1115 : Jean I (died after 1115), Count of Soissons from 1099, brother of the previous
• after 1115 - 1141 : Renault III (died after 1141), Count Soissons after 1115 - 1141, son of the previous

Nelsky house

• 1141 - 1178 : Yves II de Nel (d. August 1178), lord de Nel and de Falvi after 1125, Count of Soissons from 1141, great grandson of Guillaume Buzak
• 1178-1180 : Konon (d. 1180), Chatelain Bruges from 1153/1160, Count Soissons from 1178, son of the previous
• 1180-1235 : Raul I (III) Good (d. January 4, 1235), Earl of Soissons from 1180, Chatelain of Noyon from 1184, brother of the previous
• 1235 - 1270/1272 : Jean II Zaika (c. 1224 - 1270 / February 1272), Count Soissons from 1235, Earl of Chartres 1235 - 1270 , son of the previous
• 1270/1272 - until 1286 : Jean III (c. 1240 - until October 8, 1286), Count of Soissons from 1270/1272, lord de Chimet, son of the previous
• to 1286 - 1289 : Jean IV (c. 1260 - 1289), Count of Soisson and lord de Chimet before 1286, son of the previous
• 1289 - 1298 : Jean V (March 21, 1281 - 1298), Count of Soissons and lord de Chimet since 1289, son of the previous
• 1298 - until 1306 : Hugo (died before February 1306), Count of Soissons and lord de Chimet from 1298, brother of the previous
• until 1306 - 1350 : Margaret (c. 1306 - October 1350), Countess Soissons and Dame de Chimes before 1306, daughter of the previous
  • husband: earlier January 23, 1317 Jean de Hainault (c. 1288 - March 11, 1356), lord de Beaumont

Avens

• 1350 : Jeanne de Hainaut (1323 - 16/31 December 1350), Countess of Soissons and Dame de Chimet with 135, daughter of the previous
  • 1st husband: from November 5/10, 1336 Louis I de Blois-Chatillon (died 1346), count of Blois and Dunois from 1342
  • 2nd husband: earlier on February 13, 1348 by Guillaume I Rich (1324 - 1 October, 1394), margrave of Namur from 1337

House de Blois-Chatillon

• 1350 - 1367 : Guy II de Blois-Chatillon (died December 22, 1397), Count of Soissons in 1350-1367, Count of Blois and Dunois from 1381, son of Jeanne de Hainaut and Louis I of Blois. In 1367 he was forced to give Soissons to the King of England Edward III , who transferred him to Angerran VII de Coucy .

Gents House , Senors de Coucy Branch

• 1367 - 1397 : Angerran VII de Coucy (ca. 1339 - November 18, 1397), lord de Coucy, de Marles, de la Fer-d'Oise and de Montmiray from 1346, Earl of Bedford 1366–1377, earl of Soissons from 1367
• 1397 - 1404 : Maria I de Coucy (April 1366 - 1405), Dame de Coucy and de La Fer-d'Oise from 1397, Countess of Soissons in 1397-1404. In 1404 Soissons sold to Louis I of Orleans .
  • husband: from November 6, 1383 Heinrich de Bar (c. 1362/1367 - November 1397/1398), lord de Marles and Margrave of Pont-à-Mousson

Valois dynasty , Orleans branch

• 1404 - 1407 : Louis I of Orleans (March 13, 1372 - November 23, 1407), Duke of Orleans from 1392, Count de Beaumont and de Château-Thierry, Duke of Touraine from 1386, Duke of Valois , Count of Angouleme from 1394, Count of Perigord from 1400, Count Dreux since 1401, Count Soissons since 1404
• 1407 - 1413 : Karl (November 24, 1394 - January 5, 1465), Duke of Orleans from 1407, Duke of Valois and Count of Angoulême, Count of Soissons in 1407–1412, Count of Blois, Dreux and Courtenay, son of the previous

Monbeliari house

• 1413 - 1415 : Robert de Bar (c. 1390 - October 25, 1415), lord de Marles from 1397/1398, comte de Marles and de Soissons from 1413, son of Heinrich de Bars and Maria de Coucy
• 1415 - 1462 : Jeanne (1415 - May 14, 1462), Countess Soissons and Gauze from 1415, daughter of the previous
  • husband: from July 16, 1435 Louis de Luxemburg (1418–1475), comte de Saint-Paul

House Luxembourg-Linyi

• 1435 - 1475 : Louis de Luxemburg (1418 - 19 December 1475), comte de Saint-Paul , de Brienne and de Conversano from 1433, comte de Guise and de Ligny from 1471, comte de Soissons and de Marl from 1435, constable of France 1465
• 1476 - 1482 : Pierre II (c. 1440 - October 25, 1482), comte de Saint-Paul and de Brienne from 1475, comte de Soissons and de Marl from 1476, son of the previous
• 1482 - 1534 : Maria (c. 1472 - April 1, 1546), Countess de Saint-Paul, de Marles and de Soissons from 1482, Dame de Conde, daughter of the previous

  1st husband: from 1460 Jacques of Savoy (November 2, 1450 - January 30, 1486), comte de Romont, Baron de Vaux

  2nd husband: from 1487 by Francois de Bourbon (1470 - 2 October, 1495), comte de Vendome

Bourbons , Vendome Branch

• 1487 - 1495 : Francois de Bourbon (1470 - 2 October 1495), comte de Vendome from 1478, comte de Saint-Paul, de Marles and de Soissons from 1487
• 1495 - 1537 : Charles (IV) (June 2, 1489 - March 25, 1537), Earl of Vandoma 1495–1514, Earl Soisson and Marl from 1495, Duke of Vendôme from 1514, son of the previous
• 1537 - 1557 : Jean (July 6, 1528 - August 1, 1557), Comte de Soissons, de Marles and d'Engiens from 1537, Duke d'Estuville and Comte de Saint-Paul from 1557, son of the previous
• 1557 - 1569 : Louis I de Bourbon-Conde (May 7, 1530 - March 13, 1569), Prince of Conde from 1546, Count de Soissons, de Marl and d'Engien from 1557, Duke of Enghien, brother of the previous
• 1569 - 1612 : Carl de Bourbon-Soissons (November 3, 1566 - November 1, 1612), Comte de Soissons, de Marles, de Dreux and de Clermont from 1569, son of the previous
• 1612 - 1641 : Louis de Bourbon-Soissons (May 1, 1604 - July 6, 1641)), Comte de Soissons, de Marles, de Dreux and de Clermont from 1612, son of the previous
• 1641 - 1656 : Maria de Bourbon-Soissons (May 3, 1606 - June 3, 1692), Countess de Soissons, de Marles, de Dreux and de Clermont from 1641
  • husband: from April 14, 1625 Thomas of Savoy (December 21, 1595 - January 22, 1656), Prince Carignano

Savoy dynasty , Carinyanskaya branch

• 1641 - 1656 : Thomas of Savoy (December 21, 1595 - January 22, 1656), Prince Carignano from 1620, Count of Soissons and Dreux from 1641
  • 1646/1650 - 1656 : Joseph Emmanuel (June 24, 1631 - January 4, 1656), Count Soisson ^[5] from 1646/1650, son of the previous
  • 1656 - 1673 : Eugene-Maurice of Savoy (May 2, 1635 - June 6, 1673), Count Soissons and Dreux since 1656, brother of the previous one, father of Eugene of Savoy
• 1673 - 1702 : Louis-Thomas of Savoy (December 15, 1657 - August 14, 1702), Count of Soissons from 1673, son of the previous
• 1702 - 1729 : Emmanuel Thomas of Savoy (December 8, 1687 - December 28, 1729), Count of Soissons from 1702, son of the previous
• 1729 - 1734 : Eugene-Jean-Francois of Savoy (September 23, 1714 - November 24, 1734), Count of Soisson from 1729, son of the previous

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