John III, Count of Soissons

John III (d. before 8 October 1286), son of John II, Count of Soissons, and Marie de Chimay. Count of Soissons and Seigneur of Chimay. John inherited the countship of Soissons upon his father’s death in 1272.

John married Marguerite de Montfort, daughter of Amaury, Count of Montfort, and his wife Beatrix de Viennois. John and Marguerite had five children:

  • Marie de Nesle (d. after 1272), married to Guy de Saint-Rémy
  • John IV, Count of Soissons
  • Unnamed daughter, married Eustache IV de Conflans, Seigneur de Mareuil, son of Eustache III de Conflans
  • Raoul de Nesle (killed in the battle of Courtrai, 11 July 1302)[1]
  • Auchier de Nesle.

John was succeeded as Count of Soissons by his son and namesake upon the former’s death.

References
  1. DeVries 2006, p. 26.

Sources
  • DeVries, Kelly (2006). Infantry Warfare in the Early Fourteenth Century: Discipline, Tactics, and Technology. The Boydell Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Dormay, C., Histoire de la ville de Soissons et de ses rois, ducs, comtes et gouverneurs, Soissons, 1664 (available on Google Books)
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