+GUIDEBOOK TO LANGRES+ 1887 - 1914 >i purchased this guide on the internet to get a better idea of the history of +THE MAGNY FOUCHARD REGION+. (verloin-degruy chateau) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +PILGRIMAGE , SEPTEMBER 2009+ >we shall stay in langres in september. it is one of the most popular walled towns in all of northern france. +WALLED TIME CHAMBERS+ (rich in antiquity) >we shall also spend 2 nights in the chateau cavanac at +CARCASONNE+ >the more famous walled town of southern france near +RENNES LE CHATEAU+ +KING LOUIS XIV DINED IN LANGRES+ (he drank only champagne) >this occassion was after one of his famous battles in the alps region. +IN COMPANY OF GEN. MONTMORENCY HIS MOST ESTEEMED GENERAL AND OUR OWN COL. VERLOIN deGRUY OF THE KINGS OWN REGIMENT. >montmorency's large chateau and +5 KM. W. MAGNY FOUCHARD+ fort at vendeuvre sur barse. >I WOULD WAGER WAS THE SETTING FOR THE KINGS STAY IN THE CHAMPAGNE REGION. +MILIEU OF OUR HERITAGE+ (shroud/templar) +TROYES FRATERNITY+ >vendeuvre was also a short distance to the count de brienne's impressive chateau, saint bernard's clairvaux +THE TOWN OF FOUCHERES+ >and the shroud chapel at lirey. +LANGRES TOWN OF SEIGE+ >like the maginot line walled towns gave a false feeling of security and langres was forever being ravaged 1) 301 AD , 60,000 GERMANS WERE SLAUGHTERED IN A SEIGE. 2) 407 AD RAVAGED BY THE ALLAINS THE SWEDES & BURGUNDIANS. 3) 451 AD RAVAGED BY ATTILA & HIS HORDE OF HUNS. 4) 732 AD RAVAGED BY THE SEA FARING SARECENS 5) 888 & 891 AD RAVAGED BY THE NORMANS ( apparently they were fond of the local ladies ) IN 1284 CHAMPAGNE & LANGRES WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE COUNTRY OF FRANCE. 6) 1300 AD RAVAGED BY ENGLISH 7) 1450 AD PLUNDERED BY THE BOURBON "BASTARD" ARMY 8) 1562 AD PLUNDERED BY THE PROTESTENT ARMY. 9) 1591 AD CHARLES OF LORRAINE WAS DEFEATED IN BATTLE. 10) 1595 AD KING HENRY IV SAVED BY SOLDIER FROM LANGRES. 11) 1636 VICTORY OF LANGROIS AT THE LAMOTHE BATTLE. 12) 1815, 1870 AD LANGROIS WAS FREE OF GERMAN SEIGE. +LANGROIS PERSONA RELATED+ +TO deGRUY FAMILY INTEREST+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +COUNTS AND DUKES+ A) salamon, 790 a.d. B) gistlebert of virgy, 951 a.d. C) hughes of burgundy, 1150 a.d. +ATTORNEY GENERAL+ A) 1380, a.d., richard villers B) 1410, a,d,., fourcault (foucher deriv.) C) 1515, guy genevois (gruyere region) D) 1526, francois genevois E) 1550, jean genevois F) 1556 pierre genevois G) 1646, claude pilot (pitot) H) 1662, antoine giraud I) 1685, nicholas lambert j) 1831, aubert-petiot +DOCUMENTED 1517 DISCOVERY+ >note: the following is a surprise discovery that i believe has (REMOTE LANGRES) >been overlooked by the international davinci military scholars. +KING FRANCOIS 1ST @ LANGRES+ >in 1517 the year after the french king +FRANCOIS 1ST+ >installed the great military designer (then more in demand for his >military design then for his brillient painting) +LEONARDO DA VINCI+ >in his houshold at amboise, loire ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >TWO REMARKABLE MILITARY TOWERS WERE ERECTED @ LANGRES +ORVAL & NAVARRE+... ^^^^^^^^^^^^ >this unique military installation is raved about in the langres (design uncredited) >guide book as remarkable and gigantic in size. >LEONARDO DA VINCI IS THE ONLY MAN ALIVE WHO COULD HAVE (6 meter thick walls) >DESIGNED THOSE TOWERS. +WORLD CLASS DESIGN+ >ROUND/TEMPLAR/MASON< >by the order of king francois 1st.< the tower dedicated to the king of navarre (champagne count) >+POSESSES STRONG deGRUY TIES+ (desc. kings of navarre) +VIA OUR GUILL. dePAMPELUNE+ and of course our +MICHAEL deGRUYERE+ gene ray, san diego, california