Counts of Soissons

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This is a list of those who bore the title Count of Soissons (French : Comte de 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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Carolingians

Angevins

Bar-sur-Aube

Normans

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Arms of Renaud II

House of Nesle

Avesnes

Châtillon

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

Coucy

Dukes of Orléans

Dukes of Bar

Dukes of Luxembourg

Princes of Condé

Princes of Carignano

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