Renaud II (died 1099), son of
William Busac, Count of Eu and Soissons, and
Adelaide, Countess of Soissons Adelaide (died 1105), was sovereign Countess of Soissons from 1057 until 1105.
She was the daughter of Renaud I, Count of Soissons, and his wife, Lessaline de Dammartin, widow of Hilduin III, Count of Montdidier. .
Adelaide became ruler of the Cou ...
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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 county in the Middle Ages. The title continued in use into modern times, but without ties to the actual Soissonnais.
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It is unclear when Renaud assumed the countship of Soissons from his disgraced father. The latter was stripped of the County of Eu in 1050 but it is unclear when he relinquished the countship of Soissons.
Alberic of Trois-Fontaines
Alberic of Trois-Fontaines ( or ''Aubry de Trois-Fontaines''; ) (, died 1252) was a medieval Cistercian chronicler who wrote in Latin. He was a monk of Trois-Fontaines Abbey in the diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne. He died after 1252. He wrote a ch ...
identifies Renaud in his ''Chronicles'' but little is known about his rule.
It is not known whether Renaud married or had any children. Upon the death of Renaud, his brother John became the Count of Soissons.
Notes
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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Counts of Soissons
1099 deaths
11th-century nobility
Year of birth unknown
11th-century counts in Europe
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