Yves had two children by an unknown wife: Dreux or Drogon de Nesle (d. after 1098), had one son from an unknown wife:[1] 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,[2] and they had five children: Yves II, the first Count of Soissons from the House of Nesle had no children and the lineage passed through his brother Raoul II, who married Gertrude of Monaigu, daughter of Lambert, Count of Montaigu and Clermont.
Raoul II and Gertrude had four children: Conon was without issue and the lineage of Counts and Countesses of Soissons continued through his brother Raoul as follows: Conon's brother John de Nesle married Elizabeth van Peteghem, daughter of Jan I van Peteghem.
In addition to the Clermont lineage, the son of John and Elizabeth, Raoul de Nesle, also achieved fame.
The youngest daughter of Raoul and Alix, Marie (d. after 1328), married John II, Seigneur d’Agimont, son of John I, Count of Looz and Chiny, and his second wife Isabelle de Condé.
Drogo of Nesle and Ralph, Lord of Soissons, are likely related to the house but precise relationships are unknown.