Charles, Count of Soissons
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Charles de Bourbon was a French prince du sang and military commander during the struggles over religion and the throne in late 16th century France. He gave his name to the Hôtel de Soissons after his
Charles de Bourbon, comte de Soissons
Françoise d'Orléans-Longueville, Princess of Condé was the second wife of Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, a "Prince du Sang" and leader of the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion.
Charles, Count of Soissons
…title Count of Soissons. Born in Nogent-le-Rotrou, Charles was the son of the Huguenot leader Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé and his second wife, Françoise d'Orléans-Longueville (5 April 1549 – 1601). He was inducted into the Order of the Holy Spirit in 1585 by King Henry III of France. Charles joined the Catholic League during…
The Battle of Jarnac where Françoise's husband was killed and the Huguenot army defeated by the Catholic forces