Dinah McDonald at: anne1857349@cs.com asks: "Have any Landry men been knighted in France in late 1700." ------------------------- Dinah: Throughout history there have been a number of Landrys of note including 5 designated Saints in the Catholic Church. Following is an account of Landricus Dunesis Knight de la Tour-Landry LaTour-Landry, arthur of a book entitled "The Knight of La Tour-Landry and His Book For His Daughters" which was to be used as a tutorial for his daughters on proper behavior when in the royal court. The author of the book was the 4th Geoffroy de la Tour-Landry. His grandfather, Geoffroy III de la Tour-Landry had married the daughter of a neighboring grand seigneur, Olive de Belleville, who is affectionately recalled in the "livre" for her generosity and piety and for her delight in the company of minstrels. The first known member of the Tour-Landry family is Landricus Dunesis, whose name appears in a charter between 1061 and 1063. The Tower and fortress that he built were destroyed towards the end of the 11th century, but the site of the feudal castle later built by the family can still be seen today, in a small town which bears its name "La Tourlandry" in the canton of Chemille, Maine-et-Loire. The present Chateau, built on this medieval site is mainly of 19th century construction, but the original moat and traces of the medieval buildings can still be seen. The tower, which was probably a "keep" dating from the 12th or 13th century, still stands intact, a little apart from the present house.