Charles de Bourbon, count de Soissons

Charles de Bourbon, count de Soissons (born 1566, Nogent-le-Rotrou, Fr.—died Nov. 1, 1612, Blandy-en-Brie) was a major figure in France’s Wars of Religion and in the ultimate succession of Henry IV of Bourbon. Louis I de Bourbon, the first prince de Condé, had acquired the countship of Soissons in 1557, and upon his death in 1569 it passed to his youngest son, Charles. This count fought for Henry of Bourbon (the future Henry IV) against...