In a message dated 01/06/2016 11:20:06 GMT Daylight Time, gen-medieval@rootsweb.com writes: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=3319446 Many French families descending from Michel Eyquem de Montaigne have 'jewish' ancestors through his mother who was a Louppes de villeneuve, or to be more precise Lopez de Vilanova. Many Protestant Noble families descending from Barbe Perez, of Geneva also have 'jewish' ancestors through her father and mother (a Lopez de Vilanova), as do a veritable clutch of German and Belgian noble families. The early protestant families of Lyon also have Jewish ancestors as business never got in the way of quarterings. I and many Genevese 'nobles' descend from this Barbe Perez whose father was one of the richest men in Spain at the time. Many patrician families of Italy, amongst which the Arnolfini, the Burlammachi, the de Tiene, the Trenta, the Micheli (aka dei Moccidenti), the Calandrinis all descend from this Barbe Perez. Peter