There is a history of the Reformation at http://www.associate.com/ministry_files/The_Reading_Room/NotesOutlinesHelps_1/Church_history_the_Reformatio "Wallonen" were the french speaking residents of the southern part of the Netherlands Bartholomäusnacht refers to the St Bartholomew's Massacre in Paris in 1572 (massacre of Hugenots) Franz von Sickingen (1481-1523) was a military leader in the early Reformation The Thirty Years War ended in 1648 bigelow wrote: > I had a letter translated that gave some history on my father's family name, BROSCHART/BROSCHARD. In the letter it mentioned that the two earliest ancestors that I know of were connected with the Wallonens. What or who are Wallonens? > Also mentioned was that Otterberg "was palatinatish and Schallodenbach was sickingisch". Later in the letter the word Sickinger is written. What is the meaning of these words? > In the letter it says, "...the Broscharts first came after the Thirty Years' War as Catholics from Walloon or somewhere else." Where or what is Walloon? Is it connected to the Wallonens? > Last question-what is the Bartholomäusnacht in Paris that would cause a group of people to flee from there? > > Any help with these questions concerning my family history would be appreciated. Thank you. > > Kathy > > ==== PFALZ Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation longer than 4 days? Go to > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/PFALZ.html > to unsubscribe