Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons

Marie de Bourbon (3 May 1606 – 3 June 1692) was the wife of Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano, and thus a princess of Savoy by marriage. At the death of her brother in 1641, she became Countess of Soissons in her own right, passing the title down three generations of the House of Savoy.

==Marriage= Marie married Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano on 14 April 1625 in Paris. The Prince of Carignano was a son of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and his wife Caterina Micaela of Austria, herself a daughter of King Philip II of Spain.

Issue

 * 1) Princess Cristine Charlotte of Savoy (1626) died young.
 * 2) Princess Louise of Savoy (1 August 1627 – 7 July 1689) married Ferdinand Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Baden and had issue.
 * 3) Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano (20 August 1628 – 23 April 1709) married Maria Angela Caterina d'Este and haed issue.
 * 4) Prince Amedeo of Savoy (1629) died young.
 * 5) Joseph Emmanuel, Count of Soissons (1631–1656).
 * 6) Prince Ferdinand of Savoy (1637) died young.
 * 7) Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons 2 March 1635 – 6 June 1673) married Olympia Mancini and had issue.

Titles and styles
3 May 1606 - 14 April 1625 Her Most Serene Highness Mademoiselle de Soissons, Princess of the blood.
 * 3 May 1606 - 6 January 1625 Her Most Serene Highness The Princess of Carignano.
 * 6 January 1625 - 6 July 1641 Her Most Serene Highness The Princess of Carignano, and Countess of Soissons (Jure uxoris).
 * 22 January 1656 - 3 June 1692 The Dowager Princess of Carignano, and Countess of Soissons (Jure uxoris).

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