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Louis, Count of Soissons
French noble

Louis, Count of Soissons

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French noble
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Paris, France
Place of death
Battle of La Marfée
Age
37 years
Awards
Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit
 
Knight of the Order of Saint-Michel
 
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Biography

Louis de Bourbon (1 May 1604 – 6 July 1641) was Count of Soissons. He was the son of Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons and Anne de Montafié. He was the second cousin of King Louis XIII of France and held the rank of prince of the blood.

Biography

Around 1610, he and Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier, were joined in contractual marriage assented to by the Regent of France, the Queen Mother Marie de' Medici. His sister was Louise de Bourbon, future Duchess of Longueville.

Born in Paris, he was made governor of the Dauphiné province (1612), an office inherited at the death of his father, and later governor of the Champagne province (1631). Around 1612, he was made the Grand Master of France, the head of the royal household.

Contemporary portrait of Louis de Bourbon

He set up a conspiracy with his cousin Gaston d'Orléans (future husband of the duchess of Montpensier and younger brother of Louis XIII) and the comte de Montrésor with the intention to murder Cardinal Richelieu and depose the King, but the plot failed (1636).The King's mother, Marie de' Medici, had tried as well on numerous occasions to remove the Cardinal as well as once trying to depose the King in favor of her younger son Gaston.For this she was placed under house arrest for the remainder of her life.

Taking refuge in Sedan with the Duke of Bouillon (prince of the independent principality of Sedan), he plotted again against Richelieu, and the duc de Bouillon obtained the military support of Spain.

A French royal army under Gaspard de Coligny, Marshal Châtillon was sent to Sedan, but Coligny was routed at the Battle of La Marfée outside of Sedan on 6 July 1641. Of the King's 11,000 force, 600 were killed, 5500 were taken prisoner, while the Count of Soissons' forces suffered nominal losses.This was due to the late slow arrival of the King's forces through muddy roads and the surprise cavalry attack from their flank from behind a hill. The Count of Soissons, however, was killed after the battle while his officers were surrounding him by one officer whose identity was never ascertained, paid by Cardinal Richelieu. According to some sources, the Count died by accident while lifting the visor of his helmet with a loaded pistol, shooting himself in the head.

He was buried in the Soissons family tomb at the Chartreuse de Bourbon-lez-Gaillon in Gaillon, in the French province of Normandy. 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.

Issue

  • Louis Henri de Bourbon, bâtard de Soissons, Count of Noyers and of Dunois, Prince of Neuchâtel (August 1640 – 8 February 1703) illegitimate son of Louis and Élisabeth des Hayes. Line continues in the Dukes of Luynes family. Married Angelique Cunegonde de Montmorency-Luxembourg, daughter of François Henri de Montmorency and had issue.

Ancestors

16. François de Bourbon, comte de Vendôme
16. François de Bourbon, comte de Vendôme
8. Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme
17. Marie de Luxembourg
4. Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé
18. René, Duke of Alençon
9. Françoise d'Alençon
19. Margaret of Lorraine
2. Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons
20. Louis I d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville
10. Francois d'Orléans, marquis de Rothelin
21. Johanna of Baden, Countess of Neuchâtel
5. Françoise d'Orléans, Mademoiselle de Longueville
22. Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise
11. Jacqueline de Rohan
23. Jeanne de Saint-Severin
1. Louis de Bourbon
24. Ludovico de Montafia
12. Georges de Montafié
6. Ludovic de Montafié, Count of Montafié
13. Bianca Orsini
3. Anne de Montafié, Countess of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
28. Charles de Coësme, seigneur de Lucé
14. Louis de Coësme, seigneur de Lucé
29. Gabrielle d'Harcourt, dame de Bonnetable
7. Jeanne de Coësme
30. Adrien de Pisseleu, seigneur d'Heilly
15. Anne de Pisseleu, niece of Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly
31. Charlotte d'Ailly
16. François de Bourbon, comte de Vendôme
8. Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme
17. Marie de Luxembourg
4. Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé
18. René, Duke of Alençon
9. Françoise d'Alençon
19. Margaret of Lorraine
2. Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons
20. Louis I d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville
10. Francois d'Orléans, marquis de Rothelin
21. Johanna of Baden, Countess of Neuchâtel
5. Françoise d'Orléans, Mademoiselle de Longueville
22. Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise
11. Jacqueline de Rohan
23. Jeanne de Saint-Severin
1. Louis de Bourbon
24. Ludovico de Montafia
12. Georges de Montafié
6. Ludovic de Montafié, Count of Montafié
13. Bianca Orsini
3. Anne de Montafié, Countess of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
28. Charles de Coësme, seigneur de Lucé
14. Louis de Coësme, seigneur de Lucé
29. Gabrielle d'Harcourt, dame de Bonnetable
7. Jeanne de Coësme
30. Adrien de Pisseleu, seigneur d'Heilly
15. Anne de Pisseleu, niece of Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly
31. Charlotte d'Ailly
8. Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme
17. Marie de Luxembourg
4. Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé
18. René, Duke of Alençon
9. Françoise d'Alençon
19. Margaret of Lorraine
2. Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons
20. Louis I d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville
10. Francois d'Orléans, marquis de Rothelin
21. Johanna of Baden, Countess of Neuchâtel
5. Françoise d'Orléans, Mademoiselle de Longueville
22. Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise
11. Jacqueline de Rohan
23. Jeanne de Saint-Severin
1. Louis de Bourbon
24. Ludovico de Montafia
12. Georges de Montafié
6. Ludovic de Montafié, Count of Montafié
13. Bianca Orsini
3. Anne de Montafié, Countess of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
28. Charles de Coësme, seigneur de Lucé
14. Louis de Coësme, seigneur de Lucé
29. Gabrielle d'Harcourt, dame de Bonnetable
7. Jeanne de Coësme
30. Adrien de Pisseleu, seigneur d'Heilly
15. Anne de Pisseleu, niece of Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly
31. Charlotte d'Ailly
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