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The House of Nesle is a feudal family that spawned a long line of Counts of Soissons and eventually merged with the House of Clermont. Nesle is a commune in northern France near Saint-Quentin, Aisne.

The founder of the House of Nesle is Yves de Nesle of unknown parentage. Yves had two children by an unknown wife:

Dreux or Drogon de Nesle , had one son from an unknown wife:

Raoul I, who some sources identify as the founder of the family, married Raintrude of Soissons, a daughter of William Busac, Count of Eu and Soissons, and they had five children:

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