+VERLOING-SAINT SIMON+ +1559+ >guill. de verloing/louise de st. simon wedding following the villeneuve magny fouchard foundation +WAS VERY PROFOUND+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +ROOTS SEARCH SAFARI-2011+ >i have sent an e-mail to paris with our >reservation at the french hotel< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +DUC de SAINT SIMON+ >located in the rue. de saint simon where our verloing ancestors of the 16th c. were linked ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >via marriage/blood at the +MAGNY FOUCHARD+ >ancient villeneuve/verloing champagne chateau in the >forest of the orient< ^^^^^^^^^^^ +VILLENEUVE-GRIMALDI+ >during this same pilgrimage next may we shall stay in cagnes-sur-mer locus +GRIMALDI-VALENTINOIS CASTLE+ +HAUT de CAGNES+ >of a grimaldi castle within sight of ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +VILLENEUVE CASTLE+ >where our king francois i of france (+SAVOY-ANGOULEME+) >in company of michael de gruyere (his cousin) and 8000 men met +EMPEROR CHARLES V+ (holy roman empire) ^^^^^^^^^^^ >w/ the pope to sign for peace< >in the hundred years war<. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +SYNCHRONISTICALLY+ >francois i and charles v were both< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >related to our michael de gruyere. +MEROVINGIAN BLOOD+ >and charlemagne played a role in the heritage of all three persona. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +SAVOY-VERGY LINKS+ >remember michael de gruyere spent part of his youth at the french court +SAVOY LINK-HIS FATHER+ >w/ francois angouleme the future king and part of his youth at +VERGY LINK-HIS MOTHER+ >the holy roman empire court< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +VILLENEUVE CASTLE @ VENCE+ >nine miles up the road from the castles of the grimaldi and villeneuve at cagnes and villeneuve loubet is another castle >of the< +COUNTS de VILLENEUVE+ >this is located in the village of (famed matisse chapel) +VENCE, FRANCE+ ^^^^^^^^^ >where the baron de vence< +RENAUD de VILLENEUVE+ married +MARIE VALENTINOIS-GRIMALDI+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >daughter of< ^^^^^^^ +JEAN II VALENTINOIS-GRIMALDI+ >prince of monaco< and his wife +ANTOINETTE de SAVOY+ >princess of savoy< ^^^^^^^^^^ >further< +CHARLES MAURICE GRIMALDI+ >count de valentinois< +PRINCE OF MONACO+ wed +MARIE ROUVRAY de SAINT SIMON+ >in the year 1749 w/ excitement< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >ROYAL COUSINS< >all of this royalty related to the +COUNTS de GRUY(ERE)+ via +SAVOY-VALENTINOIS-GRIMALDI+ >merovingian blood< +VILLENEUVE-SAINT SIMON+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +CASTLE OF LES BAUX+ >prince rainier of monaco was proud to point out his famous son & heir ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +PRINCE ALBERT GRIMALDI+ >owns the title< +COUNT de BAUX-VALENTINOIS+ >links to the lords of provence +anjou/anjouleme-savoy+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +PRINCE ALBERT'S WEDDING, 2011+ > albert grimaldi prince of monaco is to marry this year and invitations are offered to our french people... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >VILLENEUVE-PAMPLUME-VERLOING- DAGOBERT-SAINT SIMON-AULNAY BOSSANCOURT-GENNES-PERRY etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., >formal attire required< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >(tiaras encouraged) (NO FLIP-FLOPS) ^^^^^^^^^ gene ray, san diego, california