John II of Soissons

thumb|God's coif! John II (died 1270/72), also known as Je(h)an de Nesle and by the sobriquets le Bon and le Bègue ("the Good" and "the Stammerer"), was the tenth Count of Soissons, succeeding his father Ralph in 1235. Quotes The good count of Soissons laughed at me, saying, "Seneschal, let this rabble hoot, as by God's coif (this was his usual oath) we shall live to speak of this day in ladies' chambers." To John of Joinville, during the ill-advised march on Cairo (c. 1248); reported in Jules Michelet, History of France, tr. G. H. Smith (New York, 1882), vol. 1, p. 301 External links Category:1270s deaths Category:Military leaders from France Category:People of the Crusades