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T he Montmorency family was one of the three families that struggled for control of the French crown during the Wars of Religion between 1562 and 1598. In time, the Montmorency became allied with the Bourbon family against the Guise, the third of the competing groups. The Bourbon sided with the Protestant cause, while the Guise remained ...
Henry IV of France once said, that if ever the House of Bourbon should fail (i.e., become extinct), no European family deserved the French crown more than the House of Montmorency. Bouchard I's son Thibaud of Montmorency was the ancestor of the lords of Montlhéry. Matthieu I of Montmorency received in 1138 the post of constable, and died in 1160.
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Bouchard de Bray, also Bouchard I of Montmorency (died after 960 and before 966) was a French knight from the Tenth Century. he was the ancestor of the noble House of Montmorency and the noble House of Montlhery. Life. He belongs to the family of the Alberic-Walter-Burchard, very present in the Province of Sens with two archbishops.
Bouchard VI de Montmorency. Bouchard VI of Montmorency (1203–1243), baron of Montmorency, lord of Écouen, of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, of Feuillarde, of Château-Basset, of Mourning, of Épinay, of Saint-Brice, of Groslay and of Taverny. He fought at the battle of Taillebourg and died in 1243.
Sep 22, 2020 · Explore genealogy for Bouchard I (Montmorency) de Montmorency born abt. 0930 Montmorency, Seine Et Oise, France died 1012 Montmorency, Val Doise, Ile De France, France including father + descendants + 1 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree community.
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Aug 3, 2017 · MONTMORENCY, the name of one of the oldest and most distinguished families in France, derived from Montmorency, now in the department of Seine-et-Oise, in the immediate neighbourhood of Enghien and St Denis, and about 9 m. N.N.W. of Paris. The family, since its first appearance in history in the person of Bouchard I., sire de Montmorency in the 10th century, has furnished six constables and ...
Henri de Montmorency (1534-1614) The constable’s second son, earlier known as the Count of Damville, became the 3rd Duke of Montmorency upon his brother’s death. As Governor of the Languedoc region, he took the lead of the Dissatisfied in late 1574. In 1585, Henri III dismissed him from his post in Languedoc. Being against the second League ...
