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unusual facts about Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons



Château de Bagnolet, Paris

The original château was constructed in the 17th century by Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons and Princess of Carignano after her marriage to Prince Thomas Francis of Savoy.

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.

Louis, Count of Soissons

The county of Soissons was passed onto his only surviving sister Marie de Bourbon, Princess of Carignano and wife of Thomas Francis of Savoy, a famous general.

Mademoiselle de Montpensier

Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier (1605-1627) daughter of Henri, Duke of Montpensier and Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse, wife of Gaston, Duke of Orléans.

Marie de Bourbon

Mary of Bourbon (d. 1538), daughter of Charles, Duke of Vendôme,

Marie de Bourbon, Princess of Achaea

On 31 January 1330, Marie and Guy were married in person at Santa Sophia, Nicosia.


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