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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.
De Montmorency found himself as happy as mortal could be—but his expences were increased, and he experienced, that to remain in the army, would only reduce him to poverty—He laid therefore his commission at the foot of his sovereign, and retired to Montmorency, the seat of his ancestors, possessed of an amiable wife, and the Croix de St. Louis.
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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.
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 ...
Sep 22, 2020 · Bouchard 1st is the sire de Montmorency of a family originating in the Val-d'Oise département, near Enghien-les-Bains and Saint-Denis, close to Paris, France. The Encyclopaedia Britannica : Montmorency by Chisholm, Hugh pub:1910-1922. Sponsored Search. Is Bouchard I your ancestor?
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1 The Constable’s Brother: François de Montmorency, sieur de la Rochepot (c.1496-1551) The political history of France in the first half of the sixteenth century is dominated by the figure of Anne de Montmorency, grand maître from 1526 and constable of France from 1538, favourite and chief minister to Francis I and Henry II in turn.1 The extent of his sway over government and diplomacy is ...
Montmorency FamilyThe 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 ...
