+KING HENRI IV OF FRANCE+ 1553 - (1589) - 1610 >was the son of jeanne de albret (both born @ pau near lourdes) >ancestor of our montberaud ****************************** +WHO BECAME ONE OF FRANCE'S MOST LOVED & ADMIRED KINGS ********************************** +FIRST BOURBON KING+ >his father was antoine de bourbon so his line led directly to louis 14 +THE SUN KING+ and down to louis 18th who married louise of savoy. ( in the 19th century ) ! ************************ >HENRI IV WAS A GREAT PATRON OF THE ARTS & ARCHITECTURE ******************************** >among many projects< >HE CONSTRUCTED THE PLACE de VOSGES, THE PONT NEUF & (seine bridge) >THE 400 FT. GALLERY OF THE LOUVRE PALACE. ********************** >all of which have been a joy to me during many paris adventures ******************************* +THE PLACE de VOSGES ESPECIALLY a marvelous progenitor of the +PALAIS ROYALE+ >and every exquisite shop arcade since the place de vosges was +THE VERY FIRST+ *************** >it was here that i was hosted to lunch by a very aristocratic & (VISION - W/O FUNDS) >aged french nobleman who wanted to build a french- american university. ******************** (THE NOTE BELOW IS FOR MY GENEROUS, NOBLE, FRENCH FRIENDS WHO IGNITWD +MUCH JOY FOR ME+. ******************** +FRANCOIS de BOURBON+ (descendent of louis 14th) and +MICHELE MORGAND+ (superior french violinist) ************************* >my dear parisian friends i send you greetings with concern regarding >MICHELE'S HEALTH< ******************** +HOW MANY WONDERFUL TIMES WE HAD IN PARIS WITH YOU & WITH THANKS TO YOU ************************* >that party on the seine barge with (SUNSET/NOTRE DAME) >your many great friends was +M A G I N I F IQ U E+ ******************** >i hope you will enjot this small note about your ancestor king henri 4th ************************************* +FIRST BOURBON KING OF THE RADIANT LINE OF YOUR H E R I T A G E ******************* +KNOWN FOR VISION & COURAGE+ (attributes of the languedoc) **************************** +HENRI's QUOTATIONS+ *********************** 1) >"PARIS IS WORTH A MASS"< >similar to his >huguenaught mother, henri was originally protestant changing to catholic upon recieving the +CROWN OF FRANCE+ ********************* 2) >"A CHICKEN IN EVERY POT"< >he beat huey long to this by a few hundred years. ******************* 3) >I RULE WITH MY ARSE IN THE SADDLE AND MY HAND ON MY WEAPON. ( by the sword, of course ) ************************ >ironically good king henri was killed by the knife of a crazed assassin, in paris, in the cab of his carriage. ******************************* >FOR OUR INTEREST HIS GREATEST RIVAL FOR THE THRONE WAS +HENRI, DUKE de GUISE+ whose wife was louise >OF LORRAINE< +LAST OF THE VALOIS KINGS+ >(the duke de guise was 1 of 3 sons of catherine de medici who +WERE KING OF FRANCE) ************************* +ABOVE ALL, PERHAPS, IT WAS KING HENRI 4TH WHO BECAME FATHER OF THE FRENCH COLONY OF +C A N A D A+ ************** >which led of course to.... ++++++++++++++ +N E W O R L E A N S+ ( our radiant ticket ) ****************** gene ray, san diego, california