Guy II (died 1057), son of

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, and his wife (name unknown), widow of

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. Guy was identified as

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in 1042 in a charter in which

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, the treasurer of St. Martin, denoted property. Guy died with his father in 1057 at the siege of

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. It is not known whether or not Guy was married and no children are recorded. Upon his death, his sister

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assumed the countship of Soissons.

Sources

Dormay, C., Histoire de la ville de Soissons et de ses rois, ducs, comtes et gouverneurs, Soissons, 1664 (available o
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