Renaud I, Count of Soissons

Renaud I, Count of Soissons (985–1057) was Grand Master of the Hotel de France. He died at a siege of the tower of Soissons. His title passed to his daughter Adelaide.

Biography

Renaud I was the son of Guy I, Count of Soissons, and his wife Adelaide.^[1] The Acta Sanctorum commentary of the life of Saint Simon de Valois (based on a manuscript of the abbey of Saint-Claude) identifies both Renaud and his father. Renaud was Grand Master of the Hotel de France.

Renaud died in the siege of the tower of Soissons, presumably the Soissons Cathedral, in 1057. It is unclear as to the circumstances of this siege. It is not clear when Renaud's son Guy became Count of Soissons, but it was apparently some time before 1057 when they both died in the siege of Soissons.^{[citation needed]} Upon their death, Renaud's daughter Adelaide became the Countess of Soissons.^[2]

Family

Renaud married Lessaline de Dammartin, the widow of Hilduin III, Count of Montdidier.^{[citation needed]} They had two children:

• Guy II, Count of Soissons^{[citation needed]}
• Adelaide, Countess of Soissons^[2]

Because of his marriage, Renaud was related to the House of Montdidier, the Counts of Brienne, the Counts of Perche, the Kings of Aragon, and the Counts of Chiny.

References

1. "Renaud de Vermandois, comte de Soissons".
2. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Soissons: Counts of Soissons" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 353.

Further reading

• Dormay, Claude; Menestrier (1663). Histoire de la ville de Soissons, et de ses rois, ducs, comtes et gouverneurs. ... (2 volumes ed.). chez Nicolas Asseline.
• Pearse, Roger, ed. (19 June 2012). "Volumes of the Acta Sanctorum online". Roger Pearse. Retrieved 19 June 2020.