+THE ROOTSWEB, deGRUY+ >before the verloin degruy became lords of the chateau at >MAGNY FOUCHARD< >there were several families of FRENCH NOBILITY >who were important to the +CHATEAU HISTORY+ 1) VILLENEUVE 2) de AULNAY 3) RICHEBOURG 4) PAMPLUNE 5) BERTIN >i have written about the distinguished villeneuve, de aulnay & pamplune families but attention to the +de RICHEBOURG & de AULNAY +on the internet is very rewarding+. deAULNAY = DELAUNAY >robert delaunay the creator of +ORPHISM+ >paris in the 1920s< (TERM BY APPOLINAIRE) >a visionary form of modern painting (ABSTRACT ART PROGENITOR) >fueled by energy, color, light thus (SYNCHRONICITY) >akin to my work 50 years later. (GENETIC MEMORY) see the times picayune, dixie roto, (JAZZ WORKSHOP) sunday, june 29th., 1969 >NOTE: I WAS TOTALLY UNAWARE OF DELAUNAY'S WORK AT THAT TIME. >the irony of this is that delaunay saw his work akin to music and +SYMBIOSIS+ (i designed the jazz workshop +to synthesize w/ the music+). +MATHELIN deAULNAY+ +WAS A DISTINGUISHED ANCESTOR+ >he is 14 generations ahead of us but i found on the internet that >REMEMBER : "PEDIGREE PIERRE de GRUYERE" (the website) +(MY CHRISTMAS GIFT) >PLEASE TELL DAVID< >prince charles of england is 20 generations descended from +COUNT PIERRE deGRUYERE+ (fun new year small talk) +NOTE: THAT PEDIGREE PIERRE de ( informative official links ) >GRUYERE SITE IS RICH W/ INFO. ! (profuse french noble history) +deAULNAY CASTLE IS IN+ +AULNAY SOUS BOIS, FRANCE+ >robert delaunay was not given (IN HIS LIFETIME, AS SAY, >PABLO PICASSO) >enough attention because of +HIS NOBLE ORIGINS+ (revese prejudice) +LORD deAULNAY / RHEGES+ >deaulnay castle is now an elegent +hotel found on the internet+ +deAULNAY/RICHEBOURG+ of magny fouchard >we know that mathelin de aulnay ( MORAMBERT NOBLES ) >married antoinette de richebourg) (in the 16th century) +ANTOINE LOUIS de RICHEBOURG de SAINT JUST 1767-1794 >was an 18th century descendent of the de richebourg who achieved ( REVOLUTIONARY ) >fame in france as a lawyer and writer of philosophical texts. +THE deRICHEBOURG BLAZON+ >features the red knights templar +cross in the upper quadrant+ +"THE HISTORY OF LOUISIANA"+ by le page du pratz mentions a MR de RICHEBOURG >WHO WAS ASSOCIATED WITH +BIENVILLE+ >IN THE FOUNDING DAYS OF OF THE FRENCH COLONY AT NEW ORLEANS >de richebourg, one presumes, was a tie with the perrys for antoine jean baptiste valentin verloin degruy back to his family +AT VERSAILLES AND+ +MAGNY FOUCHARD.+ gene ray, san diego, california