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unusual facts about John of Luxembourg, Count of Soissons



Adèle of Dreux

She married firstly Valéran III, Count of Breteuil, secondly Guy II, lord of Châtillon-sur-Marne, thirdly Jean I de Thorotte, and fourthly Raoul III de Nesle, count of Soissons.

John II of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny

John II of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny (1392–5 January 1441, Guise) was a French nobleman and soldier, a younger son of John of Luxembourg, Lord of Beauvoir and Marguerite of Enghien.

John of Luxembourg, Count of Soissons

John of Luxembourg (died June 22, 1476) was Count of Marle and Count of Soissons between 1462 and 1476, Lord of Dunkirk, Gravelines and Bourbourg.

John of Luxembourg, Lord of Beauvoir

Jeanne of Luxembourg (died 1420), married firstly, on 8 September 1415, Louis, Seigneur de Ghistelles (killed at the Battle of Agincourt); she married secondly on 28 October 1419, Jean IV, Viscount of Melun, Constable of Flanders.

Louis II, Count of Blois

In 1340 in Soissons, he married Jeanne of Avesnes, Countess of Soissons (d. 1350), daughter of John of Avesnes, Lord of Beaumont.

Nicholas I, Duke of Troppau

King Henry's successor John of Luxembourg however redeemed the pawn and in 1318 re-installed Nicholas's son Nicholas II as duke.

Nicholas II, Duke of Opava

He was a supporter of King John of Luxembourg of Bohemia, who gave him Opava as a fief in 1318 and at the same time raised it to an independent duchy.

Pierrekin de la Coupele

His literary connexions and his floruit can be established by his song Je chant en aventure, directed at an unnamed Count of Soissons, usually identified with Jehan de Nesle, called le Bon et le Bègue, who was certainly familiar with the trouvères, for his brother and predecessor, Ralph, was one.

Robert of Bar, Count of Marle and Soissons

Robert of Bar (1390 – Agincourt, 25 October 1415) was Lord of Marle between 1397 and 1413, Count of Marle between 1413 and 1415 and Count of Soissons between 1412 and 1415.

Siemowit of Bytom

The next information about Siemowit is found on 19 February 1327, when, together with his brothers Władysław and George, he paid homage to the Bohemian King John of Luxembourg in Opawa.

Władysław of Bytom

The circumstances around the removal of Siemowit are unknown, and the next notices about him are found only on 19 February 1327, where Władysław, Siemowit and George paid homage to the Bohemian King John of Luxembourg in Opawa.


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