+NOTE: last night i made the most >FASCINATING DISCOVERY< while researching the origins of the >CASTLE AT VENDEUVRE< which is only about 2 km. west of the degruys at magny fouchard >I AM CONSTRUCTING PLANS FOR A PILGRIMAGE TO THE FRENCH ROOTS @ MAGNY FOUCHARD and >there are many new facts of verloin degruy associations +IN THIS AUBE REGION+ +CASTLE AT VENDEUVRE SUR BARTH+ i have just discovered on the web a photograph of an impressive +CASTLE @ VENDEUVRE+ >this is in the village closest to our VERLOIN deGRUY CHATEAU MAGNY FOUCHARD >where i had previously located a photograph of the chateau of +FRANCOIS HENRI de MONIMORENCY+ +BOUTTEVILLE+ >PRINCE DELUXE OF FRANCE DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG MARSHAL OF FRANCE PEER OF FRANCE DUKE dePINEY DUKE deTINGRY GENERAL OF FRANCE >who was king louis 14th's premier (VERY IMP. VICTORIES) >general in the battles in holland >THIS WOULD DIRECTLY EFFECT (degruy "dutch" branch) >THE deVIRGY RELATIVES OF THE COUNTS deGRUYERE. >one could not find a more impressive and influential neighbor for the VALENTIN VERLOIN deGRUY interests at the court of +SUN KING LOUIS 14TH OF FRANCE+ (antoine gaspard verloin degruy col. in his personal regiment) >in addition his wife +MADELINE de LUXEMBOURG+ princess de tingry-piney >WAS THE DAUGHTER OF COUNT MICHAEL de GRUYERE'S "blood brother" claude deguise +DUKE de LORRAINE+ >you remember i discovered previously that de guise was educated at the FRENCH COURT W/ FRANCOIS ANGOULEME who became king of france FRANCOIS 1st and our own prince MICHAEL de GRUYERE i have additionally discovered this a.m. that one of king francois 1sts closest friends in their youth was the +FUTURE CONSTABLE OF FRANCE+ the poweful ANNE de MONTMORENCY (duke, named after mother) +S Y N C H R O N I C I T Y+ >i have just discovered that this MONTMORENCY FAMILY owned a castle +FERE-EN-TARDENOIS+ (n.e of paris) >THAT WAS GIVEN TO THEM BY >the mother of king francois 1st +LOUISE de SAVOY+ +THE CONNETABLE deMONTMORENCY+ >was given castle"fere en tardenos" constructed by the grandson of +FRENCH KING LOUIS 6th+ +CHARLOTTE de MONTMORENCY+ married the famous +PRINCE de CONDE+ >and the conde family passed the castle to +PHILIPPE EGALITIE+ (the "democratic"french monarch) >WHO WAS A GUEST OF THE VERLOIN deGRUY FAMILY and other royalists +IN NEW ORLEANS+ in the 19th C. +THIS IS ANOTHER LINK BETWEEN THE (the house de montmorency) +COUNTS deGRUYERE+ and the family +VALENTIN VERLOIN de GRUY+ (in france, later louisiana) >further research reveals the< +MONTMORENCY DYNASTY+ (many geneations/castles) +2ND ONLY TO THE BOURBON IN+ +FRENCH NOBLE HISTORY+ >we shall photograph & investigate the montmorency castle/chateau +VENDEUVRE SUR BARSE+ note: please pass this news on to david.... thanks gene ray, san diego, california