William Busac (c. 1020–1076), son of

William I, Count of Eu William I, Count of Eu (c. 978 – after 1057), illegitimate son of Richard I, Duke of Normandy, was Count of Eu and Count of Hiémois. William succeeded his nephew, Gilbert, Count of Brionne, Gilbert, as Count of Eu and Hiémois after his murd ...

, and his wife Lesceline, was

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and

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, '' de jure uxoris''. William was given the nickname Busac by the medieval chronicler

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. William appealed to King Henry I of France, who gave him in marriage

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, the heiress of the county of Soissons. Adelaide was daughter of

Renaud I, Count of Soissons Renaud I, Count of Soissons (c. 985–1057) was Grand Master of the Hotel de France. He died at a siege of the tower of Soissons. His title passed to his daughter Adelaide. Biography Renaud I was the son of Guy I, Count of Soissons, and his wife A ...

and Grand Master of the Hotel de France. William then became Count of Soissons in right of his wife. William and Adelaide had five children: *

Renaud II, Count of Soissons Renaud II (died 1099), son of William Busac, Count of Eu and Soissons, and Adelaide, Countess of Soissons. Count of Soissons. It is unclear when Renaud assumed the countship of Soissons from his disgraced father. The latter was stripped of the ...

(died 1099) *

John I, Count of Soissons John I (died after 1115), son of William Busac, Count of Eu and Soissons, and Adelaide, Countess of Soissons. Count of Soissons This is a list of those who bore the title Count of Soissons () and ruled Soissons and its ''civitas'' or diocese as a ...

(died after 1115), married to Aveline de Pierrefonds * Manasses of Soissons,

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(died 1 Mar 1108) * Lithuise de Blois, married to Milo I of Montlhéry * Raintrude, married to Raoul I of Nesle, a member of the

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. His son Renaud became Count of Soissons upon William's death, and he was succeeded by his brother John.

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