Charles de Bourbon, count de Soissons

French count and soldier
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Also known as: Monsieur le Comte
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Byname:
Monsieur Le Comte
Born:
1566, Nogent-le-Rotrou, Fr.
Died:
Nov. 1, 1612, Blandy-en-Brie (aged 46)

Charles de Bourbon, count de Soissons (born 1566, Nogent-le-Rotrou, Fr.—died Nov. 1, 1612, Blandy-en-Brie) was a major figure in France’s Wars of Religion and in the ultimate succession of Henry IV of Bourbon. Louis I de Bourbon, the first prince de Condé, had acquired the countship of Soissons in 1557, and upon his death in 1569 it passed to his youngest son, Charles. This count fought for Henry of Bourbon (the future Henry IV) against Henry III of France at Coutras (1587), for Henry III against the Holy League (led by the House of Guise) in Brittany (1589), and finally ...(100 of 155 words)