page_title: John, Count of Soissons and Enghien
section_title: Biography
hierarchical_section_title: John, Count of Soissons and Enghien / Biography
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Buste de Jean de Bourbon, comte de Soissons, sculpté par Duseigneur.
context_page_description: John de Bourbon, Count of Soissons and Enghien was a French prince du sang from the House of Bourbon-Vendome, a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon.
context_section_description: John was born at La Fere as the fourth son of Charles, Duke of Vendome and his wife Francoise d'Alencon in 1528 (or 1526). He became Count of Enghien after the accidental death of his elder brother Francis in 1546. On 14 June 1557, he married Mary of Bourbon, the daughter of Francis, Duke of Estouteville (who was the younger brother of John's father Charles), making John and Mary first cousins. His marriage with Mary produced no children.
caption: A bust of John, Count of Soissons.
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