Sunday 3 April 2016

The Families of Power

As in all other countries - especially during these times - a few families held a very large portion of power. During the Ancien Regime in France this was somewhat diminished thanks to Louis XIV's success with distracting his power-hungry courtiers with obscene etiquette. Still, some families maintained a strong name and if you follow the links you will find a brief history of each family with notable members.


Armes de la famille.
de Villars

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4 comments:

  1. Where is the La Rochefoucauld Family?

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    1. I am adding families as I go along so the list is not complete

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  2. Thanks for accepting my suggestion to include the La Rochefoucauld family.

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  3. Can you add the Rochechuart family?

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