To read the Short History and Genealogy document, please clic here. Many thanks to Keith Hewlett for translating the text from French to English. Preview by the author : Pierre, born around , survived the Hundred Years War. He fought against the English, and was higly rewarded. He had to make a very difficult decision in order to marry Louise, a young widow.
She would prove to be the love of his life. The second son, Jacques had a very successful magistrate and diplomate carreer that led him to the national State level.
Preview by the author : Jacques achieved a successfull career ending but was struck by grief. He followed the Prince who plotted against his brothers and fought with him in the Netherlands. Preview by the author : Troublesome Theodore gained power, but political chaos grew within the kingdom of France.
Preview by the author : Chaos and assassination happened at the highest level, while an uprising in Chartres was stirred up by Theodore, who switched allegiances. But the absence of male heir raised concern. Preview by the author : While no heir was born yet and global political turmoil worried the family, what would the Barony of Courville become? Preview by the author : In the s, while violent aristocratic uprisings brought much trouble, Albert and Genevieve des Ligneris had five children.
Two daughters became nuns, in this XVIIth century characterised by heightened and radical religiosity. Preview by the author : In the s, Albert and his elder son died. The second son Louis married in but soon died at age 38, leaving a young widow with 3 children. The two brothers, Jacques and Charles des Ligneris, witnessed the development of a society that was characterised by major economic and technological progress, and which reawakened a feeling of optimism for the future among the population.
