+IMPORTANT DISCOVERY+ ************************** >GRUYERE-VERLOIN deGRUY TIE >via deGUISE/FRANCOIS 1st<. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >aristocratic french connections in the champagne region that connect the counts de gruyere with several of the families associated with the +VALENTIN VERLOIN deGRUY+ ***************************** >a very aristocratic gumbo< +GUISE/GRUYERE/LUXEMBOURG+ +SAVOY/MONACO/VALENTINOIS+ ********************************* >it was yesterday while researching +THE DUKE de LUXEMBOURG+ PRINCE de TINGRY/PINEY MARSHAL OF FRANCE >neighbor & commander of our +CLAUDE de LE PERRY+ >CAPTAIN de PINEY< ******************* >that i discovered that the wife of THE DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG (madeline de luxembourg) was the daughter of +CLAUDE de LORRAINE+ >1ST DUKE de GUISE< ******************** +THE 3RD MAN+ >this is an important discovery in that +CLAUDE de LORRAINE/GUISE+ ******************************* >WAS EDUCATED @ THE FRENCH COURT ALONG WITH MICHAEL deGRUYERE & (last prince/count degruyere) >THE FUTURE KING OF FRANCE +FRANCOIS (angouleme) 1st+ **************************** +BIRDS OF A FEATHER+ >in fact francois 1st had such a high regard for the military ability of claude de lorraine that he made him 1st duke de guise after the >BATTLE OF MARIGNANO< ************************** >IN WHICH MICHAEL de GRUYERE ALSO DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF ******************************** >ARISTOCRATIC BONDING< >this history certainly created a strong bond of the house of gruyere with the house of guise and the +FRENCH ROYAL FAMILY+ ************************ +CHATEAU de CONDE+ ( google search) >CONDE-EN-BRIE , FRANCE< >is located n.w, of magny fouchard in the champagne region & was the chateau of the duke de lorraine +WHERE CLAUDE deGUISE WAS+ >B O R N IN 1 4 9 6< ********************* >chateau of much regal history< >THIS CHATEAU POSESSES AN AMAZING HISTORY FOR US THAT INCLUDES THE DUKES deLORRAINE & MARIE de LUXEMBOURG WHO MARRIED +FRANCOIS de BOURBON+ ************************** >their grandson was louis de bourbon uncle to french king henri 1st who +MARRIED CATHERINE deMEDICI+ ********************************* >MARIE de BOURBON-CONDE MARRIED THOMAS PRINCE OF SAVOY IN 1624 ( another tie back to the gruyere ) ********************************* +ITALIAN ROYAL FAMILY+ >remember the house of savoy became >eventially the italian royal family. +CHATEAU de CONDE OWNERS+ (at least while house of savoy) ****************************** +VALENTINOIS HERITAGE+ (vital to our degruy history) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >the dukes de savoy ownership led to louise de hippolite de monaco +PRINCESS de MONACO+ (grimaldi ancestor) 1697-1731 +DUCHESS deVALENTINOIS+ *************************** >here we see the savoy connection to the principality of monaco from the chateau de conde in lorraine. ****************************** >MANY ARISTOCRATIC FAMILIES are found in the monaco tree. +FROM PRINCESS LOUISE+ ***************************** +GRIMALDI / CHARNEY / GRAMONT+ (remember gruyere-charney tie) +LORRAINE / BAUX / ARMAGNAC+ ( guiche @ biloxi colony) GUICHE / ROCHEFORT / FAYA ******************************* +de S A D E+ >yes, from 1814 until 1983 the family of the infamous marquis de sade owned +CHATEAU de CONDE+ ********************* >(IF BUILDINGS COULD TALK)< **************************** >OVERVIEW< >now we have a much expanded view OF VALENTIN VERLOIN deGRUY noble associations in france. >ESPECIALLY IN LORRAINE< >AND SAVOY REGIONS<. *********************** gene ray, san diego, california