Charles of Bourbon, Count of Soissons, (1566--1612) (Charles de Bourbon, comte de Soissons), French prince du sang, was the son of Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé and his second wife, Françoise d'Orléans-Longueville.
Charles of Bourbon, Count of Soissons, (1566--1612), a French "prince du sang" and military commander during the struggles over religion and the throne in late sixteenth century France. A first cousin of King Henri IV of France, he was the son of the Huguenot leader Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé and his second wife, Françoise d'Orléans-Longueville.