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John III, Count of Soissons
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John III (died before 8 October 1286), son of John II, Count of Soissons,[1] and Marie de Chimay. Count of Soissons and Seigneur of Chimay. John inherited the countship of Soissons upon his father’s death in 1272.
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John married Marguerite de Montfort, daughter of Amaury, Count of Montfort, and his wife Beatrix de Viennois.[2] John and Marguerite had:
- Marie de Nesle (d. after 1272), married to Guy de Saint-Rémy[2]
- John IV, Count of Soissons[1]
- Daughter, name unknown, married Eustache IV de Conflans, Seigneur de Mareuil, son of Eustache III de Conflans
- Raoul de Nesle (killed in the battle of Courtrai, 11 July 1302)[3]
- Auchier de Nesle.
- Hugh de Nesle, d.1306[1]