John III (died before 8 October 1286), son of
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. He was the son of his father's seco ...
, and Marie de Chimay.
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 ...
and Seigneur of Chimay. John inherited the countship of Soissons upon his father’s death in 1272.
John married Marguerite de Montfort, daughter of
Amaury, Count of Montfort, and his wife Beatrix de Viennois. John and Marguerite had:
* Marie de Nesle (d. after 1272), married to Guy de Saint-Rémy
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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 of Montfort, Amaury VI, Count of Montfort. Count of Soissons, inherited upon his father’s death in 1286.
John married Margueri ...
* Unnamed daughter, married Eustache IV de Conflans, Seigneur de Mareuil, son of Eustache III de Conflans
* Raoul de Nesle (killed in the
battle of Courtrai, 11 July 1302)
* Auchier de Nesle.
* Hugh de Nesle, d.1306
References
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*Dormay, C., ''Histoire de la ville de Soissons et de ses rois, ducs, comtes et gouverneurs'', Soissons, 1664 (available o
Google Books
1286 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Counts of Soissons
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