+ FRENCH CREOLE GOSSIP+ >can you imagine the gossip and livid excitement in new orleans when the rumour of another kings mistress +IN THE de GRUY CLOSET+ >spread like wildfire... this time as >before the truth was cloudy< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +FOUCHER de CIRCE+ >and related to the foucher de circe >our very illustrious relations+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +WORLD WIDE WEB+ >(the following is what i found in two hours of internet search) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +LOUIS-GERMAIN ABIMELECH FOUCHER+ (abimelech means "king is my father") +MARQUIS de CIRCE+ >born 1639< +GOVERNOR OF POITOU+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >was husband of< +MARIE de ANGENNES+ >who was actually the real family< +MADAME de MAINTENON+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +FRANCOISE de AUBIGNE+ >favorite mistress and confidante of< +FRENCH KING LOUIS XIV+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >who became his second wife, acquired this title by purchasing the castle and +FABULOUS CASTLE www PHOTO+ >title from charles francois angennes +MARQUIS de MAINTENON+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >who went off to become a buccaneer +PREYING ON BRITISH+ >in the french west indies and then became governor if the island +MARIE GALANTE+ ^^^^^^^^^^ >(chateaubriand loved this castle w/ its many victor hugo-esque +ROMANTIC SPIRES+ >inspiring the gothic movement< >hunchback of notre dame etc.<) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +KING LOUIS XIV's GIFT+ >apparently king louis xiv financed the purchase of the castle (loire valley) +ROYAL LOVE NEST >and title for francoise de aubigne) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +NOLA deGLAPION CONNECTION+ >synchronistically our nola christophe de glapion/marie laveau family had deep +CLOSEST FRIENDSHIP+ >ties back to madame de maintenon +PLUS THE SUN KING+ >via the glapion/maintenon link at versailles and the castle +MAINTENON+ ^^^^^^^^ +SAINT CYR SCHOOL+ >founded by madame de maintenon and king louis xiv is part of degruy history +ANTOINE'S SISTER+ >at versailles and reminds us that our +COL. GASPARD WAS PRESENT+ +FOR MUCH OF THIS DRAMA+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE HOUSE OF FOUCHER de CIRCE+ >is a marvelous network of french nobility awaiting someone to +U N R A V E L+ ^^^^^^^^ >to be continued... gene ray, san diego, california