Conon of Nesle (died 1180), son of
Raoul II of Nesle Raoul II of Nesle (died 1160), son of Raoul I, Seigneur of Nesle, and his wife Rainurde. Châtelain of Nesle and Bruges.
Raoul was brother to Yves II, Count of Soissons, and supported his donation of the chapel of Beaulieu to the abbey of Soisso ...
and Gertrude, daughter of
Lambert, Count of Montaigu Lambert (died 1140 or after), Count of Montaigu and , son of Conon, Count of Montaigu. Lambert was also Seigneur de Rochefort, Advocate of Dinant, and Advocate of Saint-Symphorien-des-Bois.
As reported by both Albert of Aix and William of Tyre, L ...
. Châtelain of
Bruges
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Count of Soissons This is a list of those who bore the title Count of Soissons (french: Comte de Soissons) and ruled Soissons and its '' civitas'' or diocese as a county in the Middle Ages. The title continued in use into modern times, but without ties to the actual ...
. Conon became Count of Soissons upon the death of his uncle
Yves II in 1178.
In 1164, Conon married Agather of Pierrefonds, daughter of Dreux, Seigneur of Perrefonds, and his wife Beatrix. They had no children.
Upon his death in 1180, Conon was succeeded as Count of Soissons by his brother
Raoul.
Sources
Dormay, C., ''Histoire de la ville de Soissons et de ses rois, ducs, comtes et gouverneurs'', Soissons, 1664 (available o
Google Books
References
Counts of Soissons
12th-century French people
1180 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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