+THE VERLOIN/duFOUCHARD deGRUY family of new orleans were a very ( IN THE 19th. CENTURY) >proud bunch and it has taken a >LIFETIME TO FIGURE IT OUT. *************************** >gilbert dufouchard degruy was hot on the trail and only now IS THE LARGER PICTURE +(european)+ >COMING INTO FOCUS. (he would be so very >P L E A S E D< ************* "CASTLES OF THE WORLD" >is the barnes and noble book i have recommended for you to see our >deGRUYERE HERITAGE IN ALL ( pages 184-189 ) >OF ITS RADIANT SPLENDOR. ***************************** >look at other swiss castle pages & you will find 2 other castles with gruyere fmly. history. *************************** 1) GRANDSON CASTLE , pp 180-183 (early degruyere family branch) 2) CHILLON CASTLE , pp 174-179 ( dukes de savoy castle, this is ( one of several ) >the most visited in swiss. >gruyere is 2nd. ) +COUNTS de GRUYERE+ >mrs dekoven's book on the counts of gruyere (on the family website) (MUST READ CAREFULLY) >wiil provide some history despite her rather sketchy writing style) ********************************* +FRENCH SWITZERLAND+ >the savoy coat of arms over the fire (WHITE CROSS, RED SHIELD) >place at chillon remind us of our +KNIGHTS TEMPLAR HISTORY+ from the crusades ******************* >NOTE" the connection between the KNIGHTS TEMPLAR & SWISS IN SWITZERLAND IS VERY +G R E A T+ ********* 1)THE BANKING TALENT @ THE (swiss bank history) 2)COMMON BATTLE FLAG (red cross,white field) ARE TWO IMPORTANT. >connections< ************* +SWISS-TEMPLAR+ >just last night i read that when the knights templar left their island ( SICILY / CYPRESS ) >stronghold,>switzerland<became along with languedoc their +LAST POWER PLACE+ (gruyere influence) ? ****************** +THE ROUTE D' ITALIA+ (the swiss chillon road) >IS THE HISTORIC ROAD ALONG LAKE GENEVA IN FRONT OF THE CASTLE that for centuries was the only road connecting italy with +NORTHERN EUROPE +incl. north. france+ +paris/champagne+ ****************** >THE ROAD JUST SOUTH OF GRUYERE, GRANDSON etc. TAKEN BY OUR (paris/milan train) >MICHAEL deGRUYERE AND THE (king francois 1st armies) +GREAT LEONARDO DAVINCI+. ***************************** >last night i spent 3 hours reading the mysterious and fascinating history associated with rennes le chateau *********************************** >ONE MUST READ SEVERAL VIEWS OF THIS AMAZING STORY TO (it is very complex) >CONSTRUCT ACCURACY IN C O M P R E H E N S I O N ************************** >for the verloin degruy interests it is the templar/cather history in that remote region that is of +VALUABLE IMPORT+ ******************* >A TRANSCENDENT SECRET TREASURE (powerful french legend) >PROBABLY ORIGINATING IN THE (temple of solomon) >TEMPLAR PALACE OF KING BALDWIN IN JERUSALEM ************************** >was brought to languedoc near the VILLAGE OF RENNES LE CHATEAU *********************************** +king baldwin was the younger brother of godfroi debouillon FOUNDER OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR NEAR TROYES ************************* >and a degruy "brother" (TEMPLAR KNIGHT) >1st crusade colleague. ********************** +ARC OF THE COVENANT+ AND +THE HOLY GRAIL+ ARE THE (rev. sauniere secret) ? +LEGENDARY PRIMARY HISTORICAL ITEMS. ******************* >this is known as the"gisors treasure" (a town in the region) >and a book of this focus is *************************** +TREASURES OF THE WORLD+ by robert charron ****************** +FAMOUS RENNES VISITORS+ >the rev. sauniere did not live in the +LUXURIOUS VILLA+ (one of several buildings) >that he built in rennes le chateau >HE HOUSED AN ARRAY OF VISITORS +THAT ADD LUSTRE TO THE MYSTERY+. >either to the finances or the world history of cathers, templars and >christian / rosicrucianism< (he was a rosicrucian) ********************* >ARCH-DUKE JOHAN VON HABSBURG (cousin of emperor franz joseph) >was one famous visitor that took out A SWISS BANK ACCOUNT THE SAME DAY THAT THE REV. SAUNIERE DID. ************************************ >ANDRE MALRAUX , FRENCH MINISTER of culture under charles degaulle was >visitor to this strange remote village. ************************************** >DEODAT ROCH, STEINER DESCIPLE (there are many secret others) ******************************* >GERMAN MINERS WERE IMPORTED (romans had gold mines) >at one point to explore the caves of +M O U N T S E G U R+ ********************* >AN OUTSTANDING MYSTERY IS why was the rev. sauniere seen (AT NIGHT) >altering/digging @ the tomb of the cather noble >MARQUISE HAUTEPOL de BLANCHEFORT >in 1153 the deblancheforts were the aristocratic original lords of the region.. the town nearby bears >THEIR ANCIENT NAME< *********************** >THE TEMPLAR HISTORY OF THE (verloin-degruy inlaws) >deMONTAUTdeMONTBERAUD (villages on map) >in this region must be +FACTORED IN+ ************** gene ray, san diego, california (google) eugenerayart.com