This is a list of those who bore the title Count of Soissons (french: Comte de Soissons) and ruled

Soissons Soissons () is a commune in the northern French department of Aisne, in the region of Hauts-de-France. Located on the river Aisne, about northeast of Paris, it is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital o ...

and its '' civitas'' or

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as a

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y in the

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. The title continued in use into modern times, but without ties to the actual Soissonnais.

Carolingians

*896–

Herbert I, Count of Vermandois Herbert I (c. 848/850 – 907) or Heribertus I, Count of Vermandois, Count of Meaux, Count of Soissons, and lay abbot of Saint Quentin. He was a Carolingian aristocrat who played a significant role in Francia. Herbert was the son of Pepin of ...

*–930

Herbert II, Count of Vermandois Herbert II (died 23 February 943), Count of Vermandois, Count of Meaux, and Count of Soissons. He was the first to exercise power over the territory that became the province of Champagne. Life Herbert was the son of Herbert I of Vermandois. He w ...

, son of the previous *969–988 Guy I, son of the previous.

Angevins

*988–1047 Adelise, daughter of the previous.

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. Surrounded by hills and Champagne vineyards, the city is traversed by the river Aube, from which it derive ...

*until 1019 Nocher I, '' jure uxoris'', husband of the previous *1019-1042 Renaud I, son of the previous *1042-1057 Guy II, son of the previous *1057–1079

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, sister of the previous.

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*1076 William Busac, also

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, ''jure uxoris,'' husband of the previous *1076-1099 Renaud II, son of the previous *1099-1115 John I, brother of the previous *1115-1141 Renaud III, son of the previous.

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). Nesle is a commune in northern France near Saint-Quentin, Aisne. The fo ...

*1141–1178 Yves II le Vieux (the Old), great-grandson of William Busac *1178–1180

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, nephew of the previous *1180–1235 Raoul le Bon, brother of the previous *1235–1270 John II le Bègue (the Stammerer), son of the previous *1270–1284 John III, son of the previous *1284–1289 John IV, son of the previous *1289–1298 John V, son of the previous *1298–1306 Hugh, brother of the previous *1306–1344 Margaret, daughter of the previous.

Avesnes Avesnes () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. Geography The commune is a very small village situated some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D 129 E 1. Population See also *Communes of ...

*1317-1344 John of Beaumont, ''jure uxoris'', husband of the previous *1344–1350 Jeanne de Hainaut, daughter of the previous *1344-1346 Louis II, also Count of Blois, ''jure uxoris,'' husband of the previous.

Châtillon

*1346-1350 Louis III, also Count of Blois, son of the previous *1350–1367 Guy II, also Count of Blois, brother of the previous. After the

Battle of Poitiers The Battle of Poitiers was fought on 19September 1356 between a French army commanded by King JohnII and an Anglo- Gascon force under Edward, the Black Prince, during the Hundred Years' War. It took place in western France, south of Poit ...

, Louis III sold the County of Soissons to Engeurrand VII in order to ransom his brother Guy.

Coucy

*1367–1397

Enguerrand VII, Lord of 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. He became a son-in-law of King Edward III of England following his marria ...

*1397–1405 Marie de Coucy

Dukes of Orléans Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ran ...

*1404–1407

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*1407–1412 Charles (died 1465)

Dukes of Bar Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranke ...

*1412–1415

Robert de 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. He was the only child of Henry of Bar and Marie I de Coucy, Countess of Soisso ...

, son of Henry of Bar and Marie de Coucy *1415–1462

Jeanne de Marle 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. She was the only c ...

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*1462–1476 John VI *1476–1482 Peter II of Saint-Pol *1482–1547 Mary II (died 1547)

Princes of Condé The Most Serene House of Bourbon-Condé (), named after Condé-en-Brie now in the Aisne ', was a French princely house and a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon. The name of the house was derived from the title of Prince of Condé (French: ''p ...

*1487–1495

François François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, Kin ...

, ''jure uxoris'' *1495–1537 Charles, Duke of Vendôme, ''

jure matris ''Jure matris'' (''iure matris'') is a Latin phrase meaning "by right of his mother" or "in right of his mother". It is commonly encountered in the law of inheritance when a noble title or other right passes from mother to son. It is also used in ...

'' *1547–1557 Jean VII *1557–1569 Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, brother of prec. *1569–1612 Charles de Bourbon *1612–1641

Louis de Bourbon Louis de Bourbon may refer to: * Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (1279 – 1342), Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and La Marche, and the first Duke of Bourbon * Louis II, Duke of Bourbon, called the Good (1337 – 1410), third Duke of Bourbon * Louis de ...

*1641–1656 Marie de Bourbon, Princess of Carignano (died 1692), sister of prec.

Princes of Carignano

*1641–1656 Thomas Francis (1596-1656), ''jure uxoris'' *1646/50–1656 Joseph Emmanuel, titular count, son of prec. *1656–1673 Eugène Maurice, brother of prec. *1673–1702 Louis Thomas, son of prec. *1702–1729 Emmanuel Thomas *1729–1734 Eugène Jean François

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