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13 unusual facts about Soissons


Abbey of St. Medard, Soissons

The abbey was founded in 557 by Clotaire I on his manor of Crouy, near the villa of Syagrius, just outside the then boundaries of Soissons to house the remains of Saint Medard, the legend being that during the funeral procession the bier came to a standstill at Crouy and was impossible to move until the king had made a gift of the whole estate for the foundation of the abbey.

Charles the Simple

Charles returned with a Norman army in 923 but was defeated on 15 June near Soissons by Robert, who died in the battle.

Château de Montgobert

The Château de Montgobert in the midst of the Forest of Retz, near Soissons, in Montgobert, Aisne, Picardy, is a neoclassical French château that was built for Antoine Pierre Desplasses between 1768-1775 on the site of an ancient seigneurie.

Chilperic II

In 718, Chilperic, in response, allied with Odo the Great, the duke of Aquitaine who had made himself independent during the contests in 715, but he was again defeated by Charles, at Soissons.

Francis Lupo

He was killed in action near Soissons, France during the Army's first large-scale offensive operation of the First World War.

Godfrey of Amiens

He fell sick and took refuge in the abbey of Saint Crépin in Soissons, where he died November 8, 1115.

The third child in a noble family, he was taken in at a young age by his uncle, the bishop of Soissons, who sent him to be educated in a monastery close to Péronne.

Hugo Gutmann

Gutmann later lobbied for Hitler's award of the Iron Cross First Class (an award typically reserved for commissioned officers), and the decoration was presented on August 4, 1918, near Soissons, on recommendation from Gutmann.

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.

Path of the Fury

So Alicia is transported to the sector capital Soissons for more advanced psychological testing and evaluation.

Ragenar

In 833 he was restored when Lothair forced his father to make public obeisance at an assembly in Soissons.

Theuderic I

In accordance with Salian tradition, the kingdom was divided between Clovis's four surviving sons: Childebert I in Paris, Chlodomer in Orléans, and Clotaire I in Soissons.

Valerius and Rufinus

Their legend states that they were imperial tax collectors in Soissons who were pious Christians.


Berthild of Chelles

Berthild was born into one of the most illustrious families in the territory of Soissons, France, during the reign of Dagobert I.

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.

Gervasius and Protasius

In Gaul (modern-day France), we find churches dedicated to them, about 400, at Mans, Rouen and Soissons.

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.

Maurice Archambaud

He won Paris-Soissons and Paris-Verneuil as an amateur in 1931 and turned professional the following year for Alcyon, one of the top teams in France.

Nicolas Lebègue

He was equally famous as an expert on organ building: in this capacity, Lebègue travelled as far as Bourges, Blois, Chartres, Soissons, and Troyes.

Princess Maria Theresia of Liechtenstein

The house of Carignano developed two junior branches, those of Soissons and Villafranca.

Richard Sergeant

He was ordained subdeacon at Reims (4 April 1582), deacon at Soissons (9 June 1582), and priest at Laon (7 April 1583).

Sillery

Fabio Brulart de Sillery (1655-1714), French churchman, bishop of Avranches and bishop of Soissons

Synod of Thionville

On 2 February, 835, Ebbo appeared at the Synod of Thionville, where in the presence of the emperor and forty-three bishops he solemnly declared the monarch innocent of the crimes of which he had accused him at Soissons, and on 28 February, 835, made a public recantation from the pulpit of the cathedral of Metz.

Third Battle of the Aisne

Reaching the Aisne in under six hours, the Germans smashed through eight Allied divisions on a line between Reims and Soissons, pushing the Allies back to the river Vesle and gaining an extra 15 km of territory by nightfall.