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2014-09-14 22:41:34 UTC
Would appreciate any help on the two lines below. They are my bridge across
the "big pond" and I'm looking for as much verification as I can find.
Gaspard de Coligny was a leader of the Protestant movement and was killed
during the St Bartholemew's Day Massacre. His father was Admiral of France
and married a Charlotte de Laval who died in 1568. Any help would be
greatly appreciated.
Chris Thomas
Descendants of Nicolas Mousche Musse
1 Nicolas MUIS b: 1540 in Gryon, Switzerland d: August 25, 1572 in
Paris, France
2 Claude Antoine Mius DE MEULLON b: 1570 in Normandy, France d: Unknown
in Savoy, France
.. +Beatrice DE COLIGNY b: 1572 in Savoy, France m: June 17, 1600 in Savoy,
France d: Unknown in Savoy, France Father: Admiral of France, Gaspard II de
Coligny Mother: Jacqueline De Montbel
3 Philippe Mius D'ENTREMONT b: November 14, 1601 in Cherbourg, Normandy
FR d: 1700 in Pobomcoup, Acadia
1640 in Calvados France (possibly as late as 1649) d: 1679 in Pobomcoup,
Acadia Father: Jacques Helie Du Tillet Mother: Francoise Faucon
or
Descendants of Gaspard de Coligny
1 [1] ADMIRAL OF FRANCE, GASPARD II DE COLIGNY b: February 16, 1519 in
Chatillon-sur-Loing, France d: August 24, 1572 in Paris, France
. +Jacqueline DE MONTBEL b: 1545 in Isere, France m: March 24, 1571 in
LaRochelle, France d: 1572 in Isere, France Father: Sebastien De Montbel,
Count d'Entremont Mother: Beatrix Escalona
2 Beatrice DE COLIGNY b: 1572 in Savoy, France d: Unknown in Savoy,
France
.. +Claude Antoine Mius DE MEULLON b: 1570 in Normandy, France m: June 17,
1600 in Savoy, France d: Unknown in Savoy, France Father: Nicolas Muis
Mother: Jeanne de Meullon
3 Philippe Mius D'ENTREMONT b: November 14, 1601 in Cherbourg, Normandy
FR d: 1700 in Pobomcoup, Acadia
1640 in Calvados France (possibly as late as 1649) d: 1679 in Pobomcoup,
Acadia Father: Jacques Helie Du Tillet Mother: Francoise Faucon
If God only gives us as much as we can handle,
He must have an awfully high opinion of me!!!
Muskegon, Michigan
Some tidbits for you to move your search along. Charlotte de Laval was Gaspard II de Coligny's first wife who died. They had a daughter Louise whose husband was killed in the St. Bartholomew Day Massacre along with Gaspard II. She later married into the Dutch House of Orange and had a son before her husband was asasinated -- first monarch ever to be killed with a hand gun. I believe it was three generations later she became the 3X great grandmother of William III, King of England, (of William and Mary.) Juicy tidbit: entire British Royal family today descends from Gaspard II and Louise (House of Orange).the "big pond" and I'm looking for as much verification as I can find.
Gaspard de Coligny was a leader of the Protestant movement and was killed
during the St Bartholemew's Day Massacre. His father was Admiral of France
and married a Charlotte de Laval who died in 1568. Any help would be
greatly appreciated.
Chris Thomas
Descendants of Nicolas Mousche Musse
1 Nicolas MUIS b: 1540 in Gryon, Switzerland d: August 25, 1572 in
Paris, France
2 Claude Antoine Mius DE MEULLON b: 1570 in Normandy, France d: Unknown
in Savoy, France
.. +Beatrice DE COLIGNY b: 1572 in Savoy, France m: June 17, 1600 in Savoy,
France d: Unknown in Savoy, France Father: Admiral of France, Gaspard II de
Coligny Mother: Jacqueline De Montbel
3 Philippe Mius D'ENTREMONT b: November 14, 1601 in Cherbourg, Normandy
FR d: 1700 in Pobomcoup, Acadia
1640 in Calvados France (possibly as late as 1649) d: 1679 in Pobomcoup,
Acadia Father: Jacques Helie Du Tillet Mother: Francoise Faucon
or
Descendants of Gaspard de Coligny
1 [1] ADMIRAL OF FRANCE, GASPARD II DE COLIGNY b: February 16, 1519 in
Chatillon-sur-Loing, France d: August 24, 1572 in Paris, France
. +Jacqueline DE MONTBEL b: 1545 in Isere, France m: March 24, 1571 in
LaRochelle, France d: 1572 in Isere, France Father: Sebastien De Montbel,
Count d'Entremont Mother: Beatrix Escalona
2 Beatrice DE COLIGNY b: 1572 in Savoy, France d: Unknown in Savoy,
France
.. +Claude Antoine Mius DE MEULLON b: 1570 in Normandy, France m: June 17,
1600 in Savoy, France d: Unknown in Savoy, France Father: Nicolas Muis
Mother: Jeanne de Meullon
3 Philippe Mius D'ENTREMONT b: November 14, 1601 in Cherbourg, Normandy
FR d: 1700 in Pobomcoup, Acadia
1640 in Calvados France (possibly as late as 1649) d: 1679 in Pobomcoup,
Acadia Father: Jacques Helie Du Tillet Mother: Francoise Faucon
If God only gives us as much as we can handle,
He must have an awfully high opinion of me!!!
Muskegon, Michigan
Beatrice de Coligny d'Entremont is the daughter of Gaspard II's second wife Jacqueline Montbel d'Entremont. It was stipulated by Jacqueline's either father or grandfather Simon that since there were no male heirs left, any issues of Jacqueline would hence carry the name d'Entremont. Jacqueline was was separated from Beatrice at birth since she is ofthe House of Savoy which is Catholic. She converted to Protestantism through Gaspard II, who headed the Huguenot cause in France (thus his beheading as noted in death above.) Jacqueline was unable to get out of France due to her pregnancy, but Gaspard's daughter with assistance was able to travel into Switzerland along with other children under the care of Jacqueline, who became a prisoner for her crimes against the Church for the remainder of her life. Beatrice, as she grew up (raised in a convent by nuns) from time to time was able to see her mother.
Also look up the de Laval family. It, along with the Montmorency family are two of the major very wealthy, powerful and noble houses from that period in French history and before. Louise Montmorency was Gaspard II's mother. Check out, e.g. Guy de Laval and Bouchard Montmorency (#I-V)for a wider historical scope. One of the Bouchard guys mother was the daughter of William the Conqueror and a Plantagenet Princess. They go back to Charlemagne. For a fun treat, search Chateau Chamerolles outside Orleans and you will find a distant cousin, Lancelot du Lac II (Gaspard II's cousin and fellow Huguenot.) You can tour the chateau -- it is Renaissance, moated and complete with former drawbridge (now stone). Exquisite formal gardens too. The Montmorency's built the Chateau Chantilly north of Paris. Read up on Gaspard II. His headless bones were found centuries later buried into the walls of his family's former chateau during renovations. One of Gaspard's sons by first wife -- believe he wss called Andelot--check. He owned a chateau that was private for years and a couple purchased it and turned it into a chateau hotel you can stay in. No more hints. Andelot is mentioned in the hotel synopsis so that name may show up in a google search. The search and find is the fun part! Good luck.
whoops! I should add that the du Tillet's are also a major player for several centuries in France legal history. One was Bailif of the Bastile. Another advisor to Kings. They wrote volumes of works that aided defining written laws of France. Once you "cross the pond" follow footsteps to Jean II Du Tillet Baron de Nogent. He had good connections.
Au revoir!