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In 907 Herbert Vermandois II Count Vermandois II Count Soissons II Count Meaux succeeded II Count Vermandois, II Count Soissons, II Count Meaux. Adela Capet Countess Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux by marriage Countess Vermandois, Countess Soissons, Countess Meaux.
In 1057 Guy of Bar Sur Aube II Count Soissons died. His sister Adelaide succeeded Countess Soissons.
In 1057 Renaud of Bar Sur Aube I Count Soissons (age 72) died. His son Guy succeeded II Count Soissons.
In 1076 William Busac Normandy Count Soissons (age 56) died. His son Renaud succeeded II Count Soissons.
In 1099 Renaud Normandy II Count Soissons died. His brother John succeeded I Count Soissons.
After 1115 John Normandy I Count Soissons died. His son Renaud succeeded III Count Soissons.
In 1141 Ivo Nesle II Count Soissons succeeded II Count Soissons.
In 1178 Ivo Nesle II Count Soissons died. His nephew Conon succeeded I Count Soissons.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1180 Conon Nesle I Count Soissons died. His brother Raoul succeeded I Count Soissons.
Before May 1234 John "Good and Stammerer" Nesle II Count Soissons and Mary Chimay Countess Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. He the son of Raoul "Good" Nesle I Count Soissons and Adèle Capet Countess Soissons.
On 4th January 1235 Raoul "Good" Nesle I Count Soissons died. His son John succeeded II Count Soissons.
After 1241 John "Good and Stammerer" Nesle II Count Soissons and Matilda Amboise Countess Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. He the son of Raoul "Good" Nesle I Count Soissons and Adèle Capet Countess Soissons. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
Around 1271 John "Good and Stammerer" Nesle II Count Soissons died. His son John succeeded III Count Soissons.
Before 8th October 1286 John Nesle III Count Soissons died. His son John succeeded IV Count Soissons.
Before May 1302 John Nesle IV Count Soissons died. His son John (age 21) succeeded V Count Soissons.
In 1304 Hugh Nesle Count Soissons succeeded Count Soissons.
In 1304 John Beaumont Count Soissons (age 16) by marriage Count Soissons.
After October 1305 Hugh Nesle Count Soissons died. His daughter Margaret succeeded Countess Soissons.
In 1344 Jeanne Beaumont Count Soissons, Blois, Chatillon and Namur (age 21) succeeded Countess Soissons.
In 1404 Louis Valois I Duke Orléans (age 31) was appointed Count Soissons.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 14th May 1462 Jeanne of Bar Countess Soissons (age 47) died. Her son John succeeded Count Soissons.
On 13th March 1569 Louis Bourbon Prince Condé (age 38) was killed after surrendering at the Battle of Jarnac. His son Henri (age 16) succeeded Prince Condé. His son Charles (age 2) succeeded Count Soissons.
In 1601 Charles Bourbon Condé Count Soissons (age 34) and Anne Montafié Countess Soissons (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. He the son of Louis Bourbon Prince Condé and Francoise Valois Princess Condé (age 51).
Louis Chatillon III Count Blois Count Soissons was appointed Count Soissons.
John Nesle III Count Soissons and Margaret Montfort Countess Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. She the daughter of Amaury Montfort and Beatrix Viennois. He the son of John "Good and Stammerer" Nesle II Count Soissons and Mary Chimay Countess Soissons.
Conon Nesle I Count Soissons and Agather Dreux Countess Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons.
Robert of Bar Count Soissons Count Marle and Jeanne Countess Marle, Soissons and Meaux were married. She by marriage Countess Marle, Countess Soissons. He the son of Henry of Bar and Marie de Coucy Countess Soissons.
Renaud of Bar Sur Aube I Count Soissons was appointed I Count Soissons.
Raoul "Good" Nesle I Count Soissons and Adèle Capet Countess Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. She the daughter of Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux and Hawise Salisbury Countess Dreux.
Ivo Nesle II Count Soissons and Yolande Flanders Countess Saint Pol, La Marche and Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. She the daughter of Baldwin Flanders IV Count Hainault and Alice Namur Countess Hainault.
John Nesle IV Count Soissons and Marguerite Rumigny Countess Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. He the son of John Nesle III Count Soissons and Margaret Montfort Countess Soissons.
John Normandy I Count Soissons and Aveline Peirrefonds Countess Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. He the son of William Busac Normandy Count Soissons and Adelaide of Bar Sur Aube Countess Soissons.
William Busac Normandy Count Soissons was created Count Soissons. Adelaide of Bar Sur Aube Countess Soissons by marriage Viscountess Mountgarret.
Guy Vermandois I Count Soissons was appointed I Count Soissons.