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• PREFACE & ENDORSEMENTS
• VOLUME I
• I Foreword
  • A Reflection on The Dichotomy Between the First and Second Editions
    • About this Manuscript's First Edition, 2021
    • A few words about the author
    • The Author's Academic Background
• II Research Fundamentals and Synopsis: Methods and Major Discoveries
  • Boudewijn I van Vlaanderen & Judith van West-Francië
  • Introduction to Historical Research Methodology
    • What is Historical Research?
    • Application of Methods in Historical Research
    • Significance of Abduction in Historical Breakthroughs
    • Achievements in this Work
  • Executive Summary
    • Introduction
      • Comprehensive Family Lineage: An Overview
      • Ancient Iberian Roots and Greek Integration
      • Roman Era: Administrative Ascendancy
      • Byzantine Influence and North African Ventures
      • Visigothic Resurgence and Islamic Conquests
      • Frankish Reconquest and Christian Revival
      • Breton Expansion and Du Guesclin Connection
      • Catalonia and the Knights Templar: Reestablishment
      • Conquest of Mallorca: A Family Milestone
      • Establishing the Desclergue Dynasty in Montblanc
      • Strategic Marriages and Noble Alliances: Further Rise in Prominence
      • Migration to Flanders: Military and Notarial Alliances in Kortrijk
      • Genetic Legacy and Analysis
      • Notable Individuals and Their Contributions
      • Maternal Ancestry: Expanding the Family Network
      • The Montblanc Period: A Focused Exploration
      • The De Silva Lineage of Uduwara: A Global Journey
      • Additional Ancestral Lines and Military Service
      • The Chapel in Deerlijk: A Historical Revelation
      • Epilogue: Insights and Reflections
• III Prelude
  • Heraldry and Geography
    • Heraldic Arms of Nico Felicien Declercq
      • Motto
      • Historical Backbones of the Arms: Toulouse
      • Historical Backbones of the Arms: Desclergue
      • Historical Backbones of the Arms: de Patin
      • Presentation of Declercq's Arms
      • The Declercq de Silva Family Tomb
      • Heraldic Registrations
    • Arms of Shirani de Silva
  • The Town and the Duchy of Montblanc in Spain.
  • A Glimpse on the Desclergues
  • Onomastics
    • Names in a Genealogical Context
    • Polymorfic Names
    • Other Foreign Names
    • First Names
    • The Name Connected to the Casal dels Desclergue
  • A Brief History of Flanders and its Iberian Connections
    • Rethinking the Middle Ages: A Comprehensive Reevaluation
    • Francia - The Kingdom of the Franks
    • The Spanish Reconquista
    • The Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302
    • The Burgundian Empire Rise
      • Philip the Bold
      • John of Burgundy
      • Philip the Good
      • Charles the Bold
      • Mary the Duchess of Burgundy
      • Philip the Handsome
    • Iberia as the Crown of the World
    • Emperor Charles V
    • The Habsburg Rule of Belgium under the Spanish Crown after Carlos V
      • H. M. Felipe II as King of Spain and Ruler of the Spanish Netherlands, 1556-1598
      • H. M. Felipe III as King of Spain, 1598-1621
      • H. M. Isabella of Spain and H. M. Albert of Austria as Rulers of the Spanish Netherlands, 1598-1621
      • H. M. Felipe IV as King of Spain and Ruler of the Spanish Netherlands, 1621-1665
      • H. M. Carlos II as King of Spain and Ruler of the Spanish Netherlands, 1665-1700
    • The Eighty Years War
    • El Camino Español
    • The Spanish Army of Flanders
      • The composition of the Army of Flanders
      • Timeline of the Eighty Years War
    • The Spanish Devolution War and the War of Succession
      • The Devolution War 1667-1668
      • The War of Succession 1701-1714
    • The Spanish Monarchy from H.M. King Felipe V until the First Republic
      • H.M. Felipe V of Spain
      • H.M. Luis I of Spain
      • H.M. Felipe V of Spain
      • H.M. Fernando VI of Spain
      • H.M. Carlos III of Spain
      • H.M. Carlos IV of Spain
      • H.M. Fernando VII of Spain
      • H.M. Isabella II of Spain
      • H.M. Amadeo I of Spain
    • The Spanish Monarchy, the Second Republic and the Civil War
      • H.M. Alfonso XII of Spain
      • H.M. Alfonso XIII of Spain
    • The Second Spanish Republic and Francisco Franco
    • Spanish Monarchy after Francisco Franco
      • H.M. King Juan Carlos I of Spain
      • H.M. King Felipe VI of Spain
    • Belgium Austriacum
      • H.M. Emperor Charles VI
      • H.M. Empress Maria Theresia
      • H.M. Emperor Joseph II
      • H.M. Emperor Leopold II
      • H.M. Emperor Francis II
    • The First Belgian Revolution in 1789
    • H.M. Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
    • The Dutch Period
    • Modern Belgium
      • H.M. King Leopold I
      • H.M. King Leopold II
      • H.M. King Albert I
      • H.M. King Leopold III
      • H.M. King Boudewijn
      • H.M. King Albert II
      • H.M. King Philippe
        • The Royal Family
        • H.R.H. Princess Elisabeth, the Duchess of Brabant
• IV More than two thousand years of Desclergues
  • The Desclergues during the Greek Era
    • Introduction
    • The Foundation of Empúries and the Desclergues Lineage
    • Phocaea was the Origin of Greek Colonists
    • Empúries was a Greek Foundation in Iberia
    • The Integration of Local and Greek Elites
    • The Legacy of Empúries and the Desclergues
  • The Desclergues during the Roman Era
    • The Roman Conquest of Empúries
    • The Role of the Desclergues in Roman Empúries
    • Integration into the Roman Administrative Framework
    • Economic Prosperity and Social Influence
    • Adaptation and Legacy
  • Byzantine Era
    • The Desclergues and Their Byzantine Alliance
    • Byzantine Conquest and Administration in Hispania
    • The Desclergues in Hispania and North Africa
    • Byzantine North Africa: Bejaia (Saldae)
    • The Decline of Byzantine Hispania
    • Conclusion
  • Visigothic and Islamic Era
    • The Byzantine Reconquest and Visigothic Resurgence
    • The Desclergues and the Visigothic Alliance
    • The Islamic Conquests and the Transformation of the Iberian Peninsula
    • The Byzantine Legacy and Cultural Influence
    • The Onset of the Muslim Conquest
    • Adaptation and Division within the Desclergues Family
    • Catalonia and the Visigothic Resistance
    • Transition from Scribes to Hakim under Muslim Rule
  • Brittany, Occitania and Catalonia
    • Introduction
    • The Formation and Development of the Spanish March (778-950)
      • Early Muslim Incursions and Carolingian Response
      • Structure and Governance of the Spanish March
      • Conflicts and Consolidation
      • Towards Autonomy and Independence
    • The Breton March
      • Historical Background and Initial Establishment
      • The Role of Roland and Early Conflicts
      • Administrative and Military Structure
      • Key Figures and Conflicts
      • Decline and Transformation
      • The Second Breton March
      • Stabilization of Borders
    • Consolidated Marches
      • Introduction
      • The Counties of the Spanish March
        • Barcelona
          • Girona
          • Cerdanya
          • Urgell
          • Ausona
          • Empúries
          • Roussillon
      • The Counties of the Breton March
        • Nantes
          • Vannes
          • Rennes
      • The Transition to Autonomy
  • The Reconquista: A Brief Analysis of Historical and Cultural Dimensions
    • Introduction
    • Historical Context and Phases
      • Early Resistance and Formation of Christian Kingdoms
      • The Role of Christian Kingdoms
      • The Almoravid and Almohad Interventions
    • The Concept of Reconquista: Historiographical Debates
    • Cultural and Religious Dynamics
      • Coexistence and Conflict
      • The Role of Military Orders and Crusading Ideology
    • Socio-Economic Transformations
      • Repopulation (Repoblación)
      • Economic Integration and Urban Development
    • The End of the Reconquista and Its Legacy
      • The Fall of Granada
      • Long-term Impacts
  • The Name Desclergue: A Socio-Historical and Genealogical Study
  • The Powerful Clergues Clan in Occitania
    • Introduction
    • Cathars
    • Our Roots in Albi and Castres, France
    • Montaillou
    • Cortés Rosal's Reflections
    • Château de Linardié
    • Béatrice de Planisolles
    • Lord of Guimerie
• V The Desclergues' Return to Spain
  • Historical Events Marking this Period
    • Purpura de la Patria
    • The Catalan Genesis of the Desclergue Family
    • Toulouse County and La Marca, Aragon and Barcelona
    • The Knights Templars, Juanista and Mary Magdalene
      • A general Perspective
      • The Templar's Chapel of Metz
    • Templars in Occitania and in Aragón
    • Ramon Llull was Francesc Desclergues' Acquaintance
    • The Templars of Mallorca
    • Mallorca and the Nobility from Occitana
    • The Desclergues were Pioneers of Mallorcan Banking
    • The Tradehub of Mallorca in the Late 13th Century
    • Intertwined Mallorca and Barcelona
    • The Transition from Mallorca to the Catalan Mainland
    • Highlighting the Templars in Catalonia
  • Our Desclergue Ancestry
    • The Genesis of Catalunya Nova: Conquest and Colonization
    • The Role of the Knight's Templar in Catalonia's Expansion
    • The Brothers Francesc and Arnau Clergue
      • Pere Clergue, Arnau Clergue's Son
    • Excile from Albi Langedoc 1209-1229
    • The Conquest of the Arab Kingdom of Mallorca
    • Banking in Mallorca
    • Trade in Mallorca
    • The Desclergues embodied the Renaissance Spirit
    • Countess Joan of Toulouse (1220–1271)
    • Raymond des Clergue, Father of the Desclergues Clan in Spain
      • Desbosch, Friend of Desclergue
      • Ramón Desclergue ceased the Opportunity
    • Francesc Desclergue, the Son of Raymond des Clergue
      • Francesc Desclergue and his Freedom of Speech
      • Francesc Desclergue and the Maria Magdalena Hospital
      • Guillem Borrell, Father-in-law of Francesc Desclergue
        • Pere Borrell
        • Guillem Borrell, junior
        • The Borrell family
        • The Borrell linkage between Toulouse and Barcelona
        • Ermessenda, the consort of Ramon Borrell
      • Bernat Desclergue, the Son of Francesc Desclergue
    • Guillermo Desclergue, the Son of Francesc Desclergue
    • The Trial of the Templars in 1307
    • The Desclergues Emigration from Mallorca to Aragon in 1382
    • Pere Desclergue, the Son of Guillermo Desclergue
      • Berenguer, the Son of Pere Desclergue
      • N. Desclergue, the Daughter of Pere Desclergue
    • Geronimo Desclergue, the Grandson of Guillermo Desclergue
    • Ramon Desclergue, the Son of Geronimo Desclergue
    • Francesc Desclergue, the Son of Ramon Desclergue
    • Berenguer Desclergue, the Son of Francesc Desclergue
    • Clementa Desclergue, the Daughter of Berenguer Desclergue
    • The Settlement in Montblanc
    • Desclergues in Barcelona
      • Benedicto Desclergue in Barcelona
    • Desclergues in Cervera
      • Jaume Desclergue in Cervera
      • Joan Desclergue in Cervera & Barcelona
      • Geronimo Desclergue in Cervera & Barcelona
    • Desclergues in Lleida
      • Antich Desclergue in Lleida
    • Desclergues in Granvena
      • Gabriel Desclergue in Granvena & Lleida
    • Desclergues in Verdú-Tàrrega
      • Balaguer Desclergue in Verdú
    • Desclergues in Tarragona
      • Benet Desclergue in Tarragona
    • Desclergues in Balaguer
      • Bonaventura Desclergue in Balaguer
    • Desclergues in Manresa
      • Pere Desclergue in Manresa
      • Nicolau Desclergue (I) in Manresa
      • Nicolau Desclergue (II) in Manresa
    • The Desclergues in Sevilla
    • Other Desclergues in Montblanc
    • Other Desclergues
      • Cerdana Desclergue
      • Nicolaus Desclergue
      • Benet Desclergue
• VI The Patrilineal Ancestry along Bertrand Du Guesclin
  • Bertrand Du Guesclin
    • Introduction
    • Who was Bertrand Du Guesclin?
    • Why Bertrand Du Guesclin?
    • La Marche de Bretagne and Île Du Guesclin
    • Spanish Patrilineal Roots
    • Mediterranean Blood at Saint Coulomb
    • The Legend of King Aquin
    • Hakin in La Marche de Bretagne, Originating from La Marche d'Espagne
      • General Considerations
      • Specific Notable Figures in La Marche d'Espagne
        • Borrell
          • Zaddo
          • Aureol
          • Bero
          • Odilo
          • Salamon
    • Consistency with the Official History of Saint Coulomb
    • Du Guesclin's Strategic Genesis in Bougie (Béjaïa)
    • Descent from Desclergue through Hakim
      • Du Guesclin's Heraldic Shield points at Muslim Spain
    • The Reported Patriliniar Ancestors of Du Guesclin
      • Richer de Guarplic (DG01)
      • Clamaroch de Guarplic (DG02)
      • Bertrand I de Guarplic (DG03)
      • Geoffroy de Guarplic (DG04)
      • Bertrand II du Guesclin (DG05)
      • Pierre du Guesclin (DG06)
      • Bertrand III du Guesclin (DG07)
      • Bertrand IV du Guesclin (DG08)
      • Guillaume du Guesclin (DG09)
      • Robert II du Guesclin (DG10)
    • Autosomal Roots of Bertrand du Guesclin in Occitania
      • Toulouse-Gerona-Barcelona-Empúries
      • Bertrand Du Guesclin's Occitanian Blood
      • Du Guesclin and Borrell, link to Barcelona and Ampurias
      • Du Guesclin was a Blood Relative of Enrique de Trastamara
    • Was Du Guesclin a Templar?
      • Introduction
      • Bertrand Du Guesclin had Ancestors who were Crusaders
      • Templars in Matignon, Bretagne
      • A templar's Chapel in Pléboule
      • Jacky Minier's thoughts
      • Cuvelier's thoughts
    • Descendants in Spain
      • Banquet with the King, and Errors in Historical Works
      • 'Dame de Soria' was not from Soria
        • Soria is a Journey through Spanish History and Genealogy
          • Soria and Du Guesclin
      • Doña Torró - Du Guesclin’s Doña de Soria, and their Offspring
        • Context, Heraldry and Perspective
          • The Specific DNA Clues
      • The Descendants of Beltrán Torró, Son of Bertrand Du Guesclin
      • The Ancestry of Clementa Desclergue
      • The Descendants of Guerau Torró, Son of Bertrand du Guesclin
      • Historians on Du Guesclin's Offspring
        • On Michel Du Guesclin (DG12)
        • On Beltran Torró (DT01)
        • On Guérech Torró (DT01b), our ancestor
        • An Undated Reference
        • A Reference by Cuvelier, 14th Century
        • A Reference by Francisco de Rades y Andrada, 1572
        • A Reference by Juan Manuel, 1575
        • A Reference by Gonzalo Argote de Molina, 1588
        • A Reference by Medro Porralis, 1591
        • A Reference by Andre Fauyn, 1620
        • A Reference by Alonso Lopez de Haro, 1622
        • A Reference by Père Anselme de Sainte-Marie, continuée par Honoré du Fourny, 1726-1733
        • A Reference by Michaud frères, 1814
        • A Reference by Christine de Pisan, 1824
        • A Reference of Alberto y Arturo Garcia Carraffa, 1952-1958
        • A Reference of Roberto Calvo Torre
        • A Reference of Lucia Mosquera Novoa, 2015
        • A Reference of Lucia Mosquera Novoa, 2017
    • Du Guesclin's Brief Biography
    • Du Guesclin's Appearance in Spain: War of Two Peters
    • Bertrand du Guesclin's Chivalric and Strategic Motives in the War of the Two Peters
    • The Logic Behind Aragon's Support of Bertrand Du Guesclin
    • The Role of the House of Montfort in the Mutual Sympathy Between Bertrand Du Guesclin and the Count of Barcelona
    • Du Guesclin's role in the Battle of Montiel
    • Honors Received by Du Guesclin
    • Du Guesclin's Legacy
    • Bertrand Du Guesclin's Final Words Revealed his Roots
    • The Burial Place of Bertrand Du Guesclin
    • Heraldry and the Appearance of Du Guesclin in Spain
      • Du Guesclin supporting H.M. Enrique de Trastámara of Castile in The Castilian Civil War, and supporting H.M. Peter IV of Aragon in The War of the Two Peters
      • Places visited by Du Guesclin in Spain
      • The Presence and Liberation of Montblanc by Du Guesclin in the Records of 1366-1370
      • The Spanish format of Du Guesclin's name
      • Heraldry of the Du Guesclin family
      • The seal of Du Guesclin upon his arrival in Spain: The Gryphon
      • The shield of Du Guesclin as Count of Trastamara
    • DNA Analysis Exposing the Connection with Du Guesclin
      • DNA Evidence of Du Guesclin as the Originator of the Desclergues of Montblanc
      • The Counts of Barcelona and the Royal House of Aragon
      • The Du Guesclin Haplogroup
      • A sample of R. Grouazel-Krauss from Ruca in Brittany, male descendant of Guéhéneuc
      • A sample of Nadine Isabelle Ulrich, descendant of Robert II Du Guesclin
      • A sample of Marguerite Emma De Myttenaere, descendant of Robert II Du Guesclin
      • A sample of Vargas-Kolabukoff, descendant of Pierre III Du Guesclin
      • A sample of F. Guézénnec
      • A sample of B. Chaix
      • A sample of M. Cariou
      • A sample of Cloarec-Le Prunennec-Le Parlouer
      • The Brittanic Grouazel-Krauss family as Descendants of Uuethenoc and Boisguehenneuc
  • The Torró Bloodline
    • Introduction
    • The Torró came from Occitania
    • Beltrán Torró (DT01)
      • Guerau Torró (DT01b), Brother of Galceran Torró (DT02)
      • Nicolau Torró
    • Galceran Torró (DT02)
    • Pere Torró (DT03) & Eulalia Miquel
      • Pere Torró
      • Eulalia Miquel
    • Francesc Torró i Miquel (DT04) & Clementa Desclergue
      • Francesc Torró i Miquel (DT04)
      • Clementa Desclergue
      • Galceran Torró y Desclergue (DC01b)
      • Pere Torró y Desclergue (I) (DC01)
    • Other Members of the Torró clan
      • Ramon Torró
      • Aynard Torró
      • Galceran Torró
      • Joan Torró
      • Pere Torró
      • Elionor Torró
      • Galceran Torró (DT03g)
      • Bertran Torró (DT03f)
      • Francesc Torró
      • Francesc de Torró y Desclergue
      • Pere Galceran Torró
      • Dionís Torró (alias Miquel)
      • Sibilla Miquel
      • Galceran Torró
      • Bernat Torró
      • Guillem Torró
      • Jaume and Joan Torró
    • Members of the Miquel clan
      • Berenguer de Miquel
      • Pere Miquel
      • Anton Miquel
      • Joan Miquel
      • Gabriel de Miquel
      • Guillermo Torró de Miquel
      • Gerónimo de Miquel i Torró
      • Francesc Miquel
• VII The Desclergues in Montblanc
  • Earliest Desclergues in Montblanc - Matrilineal Connection
  • Summary of the Desclergue Paternal Ancestry Line
  • Coat of Arms: Links to Du Guesclin and Cortés de Monroy
    • The Shield
    • The Helmet
    • The Gryphon on the Helmet
    • Three Military Flags
    • The Fleurs de Lys
  • Settlement of our Desclergues at Montblanc
  • Don Pere Torró y Desclergue (I) (DC01)
    • Ancestry of Pere Torró y Desclergue (I) (DC01) on his Mother's Side
      • Clementa Desclergue, the Mother of Pere Torró y Desclergue (DC01)
        • Ramon Berenguer Desclergue
        • Support and Patronage of Church Retables
        • Berenguer Desclergue
        • Pere, the brother of Berenguer Desclergue
        • Bernat D'Angera, alias Desclergue
        • Guillem D'Anguera
        • N. Desclergue
      • Pere Torró y Desclergue (I) (DC01) was a Notary
        • Note on the Census in Montblanc of 1359
      • Eleonor Torró y Miquel, the Wife of Don Pere de Torró y Desclergue (I) (DC01)
    • Descendants of Pere Desclergue (I) (DC01)
      • Pere Desclergue (DC02b), a Mercador
      • Antich Desclergue (DC02c)
      • Galceran Desclergue (I=II) (DC02d) & Ana de Villavicencio
        • Galceran Desclergue (I=II) (DC02d), a Mercador
        • Ana de Villavicencio
        • Jerónimo Desclergue (DC02dy2), the son of Galceran Desclergue (I=II) (DC02d) a servitor of the Marquis of Aytona
        • Maria Anna Desclergue y Villavicencio (DC02dx1), our ancestor and the daughter of Galceran Desclergue (I=II) (DC02d)
  • Don Joan Berenguer Desclergue (DC02) & Doña Prunera y Ferrer
    • Don Joan Berenguer Desclergue (DC02), General Conservator of the Montblanc Dukedom
      • Doña Prunera y Ferrer, the wife of Joan Berenguer Desclergue (DC02)
      • Children of Joan Berenguer Desclergue (DC02)
        • Francesc Desclergue (DC03b)
  • Don Bonaventura Desclergue & Maria Anna Cortés de Monroy
    • Don Bonaventura Desclergue (I) (DC03), a Notary and Local Deputy
    • Maria Ana Cortés de Monroy y Vega Bazán, her Lineage and Relatives
      • Don Cristóbal Cortés de Monroy
    • Maria de Vega Bazán
    • Lope Fernández de Vega
    • Inés de Luna y Rojas
    • Alonso Martin Cortés de Monroy y Sánchez de Badajoz
    • Pedro de Paz y Gómez de Anaya
    • Catalina de Boil
    • Pedro de Boil y Foces
    • Ximena Ferrench de Luna
    • Garcia Garcés de Boil
    • Ermesenda de Cervellón
    • Juan Rodríguez de las Varillas
      • Garci Sánchez de Badajoz
      • Diego Sánchez de Badajoz
    • Don Sancho de Cerdanya y Provenza
    • Maria Sanchez of Navarra
    • Gil Podavila or Bodavila
    • María Fernández de Monroy
    • Fernán Pérez de Monroy
    • Estefania Rodríguez de Varillas
    • Hernán Cortés de Monroy, Ana's Cousin and a Conquistador
      • Introduction
      • Heraldic Shield
      • His Early Life and Arrival in the New World
      • The Deity Quetzal Coatl
      • His Life in Hispañola
      • His First Visit of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)
      • His Conquista of Tenochtitian (Mexico City)
      • His Involvement in Other Conquistas
      • A Devastating End of His Life
      • The Author's Meso-American and Hellenistic Research
      • Description
      • The Author's Publications on this Matter
      • Articles Published by News Agencies on the Author's Activity, concerning the Quetzal echo at Chichen Itza
      • Articles Published by News Agencies concerning the Author's Work on the Raindrop Effect
      • Articles Published by News Agencies Concerning the Author's Work in Epidaurus
      • Offspring of Hernán Cortés de Monroy
      • Martín Cortés el Mestizo, Martín El Viejo
      • Don Martín Cortés Zuñiga
      • Other Offspring of Hernán Cortés
    • Descendants
      • Francesc Torró y Desclergue (DC04b)
      • Bonaventura Torró y Desclergue (DC04c)
      • Galceran Torró, son of Bonaventura Torró y Desclergue (DC04c)
      • Luis Desclergue (I) (DC04d) y Cortés, a Mercador
  • Bonaventura Desclergue (DC04) and his family
    • Introduction
    • Don Bonaventura Desclergue y Cortés (II) (DC04)
    • His Marriage with Anna (II) Ratera and Their Children
      • Don Francesc Desclergue (DC05e) y Ratera
        • Introduction and source of income
        • Life and traits as a lawyer
      • Don Antoni Desclergue y Ratera (DC05b)
      • Doña Francisca Desclergue (DC05d) y Ratera
      • Doña Isabel/Elisabeth Desclergue y Tous (DC05ex1) - First Marriage, with Jacinto Francesc Jori
      • Doña Isabel/Elisabeth Desclergue y Tous (DC05ex1) - Second Marriage, with Jacinto Pedrolo
    • Marriage with Maria Anna Desclergue y Villavicencio and Children
      • Don Jeroni Joan Desclergue y Cortés (DC05)
      • Don Enric Desclergue (DC05c) y Cortés
    • Don Francesc de Pedrolo y Desclergue, (DC05ex1y2)
      • Introduction
      • Narrative of His Life
      • Descendants : de Pedrolo
      • Manuscripts Authored by Francesc de Pedrolo y Desclergue (DC05ex1y2)
      • Francesc de Pedrolo y Desclergue (DC05ex1y2) is also found in…
      • Francesc de Pedrolo y Desclergue's Ancestral Highlights
      • His Paternal Uncle, Francesc Onofre de Pedrolo y Desclergue
      • Desclergue Documents in Fons documentals de Montblanc a l' Arxiu comarcal de Tàrrega
        • Appointments
        • Judicial Documentation of the Patrimony
        • Personal and Family Documentation - Family History
        • Personal and Family Documentation - Inheritance Documentation
        • Personal and Family Documentation - Francesc de Pedrolo y Desclergue
        • Desclergue Family - General Documentation of Assets
        • Desclergue Family - Transfer of Ownership
        • Desclergue Family - Accounting
        • Desclergue Family - Equity - Debt
        • Desclergue Family - Correspondence
        • Desclergue Family - Family History
        • Desclergue Family - Inheritance Documentation
        • Desclergue Family - School and Academic Documentation
        • Desclergue Family - Francesc Desclergue
        • Desclergue Family - Bonaventura Desclergue
        • Desclergue Family - Other documentation
      • Antoni de Pedrolo (DC05ex1y2y1)
      • Amadeo Francesc Desclergue y Tous (DC05ey1)
    • Earlier Connection with the de Pedrolo Family
• VOLUME II
• VIII The Desclergues in Habsburg Belgium
  • Jeroni Joan Desclergue y Cortés (DC05) & Felipa de Montoya
    • Jeroni's complete Name
    • Introduction
    • His Roots in Montblanc
    • The Impact from the de Queralt Family
      • The Horta Commandery (Tarragona)
      • The Commandery of Gardeny (Lerida)
      • The Barberà Commandery (Tarragona)
      • The Recruitment of Jeroni Joan Desclergue y Cortés (DC05)
    • The Career of Jeroni Desclergue 1587-1604
      • Introduction
      • The Influence of Carlos Coloma and Luis del Villar
      • The Capture of Geldern 1587
      • The Invasion of England with the Spanish Armada 1588
      • The Siege of Bergen op Zoom 1588
      • The Attempt to sack Ostend in Spring 1589
      • The Siege of Heusden, Heel and Bommelerwaard, 1589
      • The Arrival in Harelbeke and Kortrijk, December 1589
      • Culinary Waffle Traditions in Kortrijk involving Our Family and Antoon Van Dyck
      • Attack on the Fortress of Noordam 1590 near Zevenbergen
      • The Attack on Occupied Oudenburg 1590
      • The Relief of la Ferté-Milon in 1591
      • The Liberation of the Westerlo Castle in 1591
      • Defence of Nijmegen in 1591
      • The Defense of Steenwijk (1592)
      • The Siege of Coevorden in 1593-1594
      • The capture of La Capelle and the Loss of Laon in 1594
      • The Capture of Hoei (Huy) in Spring of 1595
      • The Siege of Le Catelet, Doullens, and Cambrai - Summer of 1595
      • The Hospital of Saint-Jean at Citadel of Cambrai
      • The Siege of Calais and Ardres in 1596
      • The Siege of Hulst in 1596
      • The Battles of Turnhout, Alphen and Moers in the North-East, in 1597
      • Surprise Capture of Amiens in the South, 1597
      • A New Career in Tournai in the Spring of 1598
      • Short Career in Barcelona and Membership of the Corts 1598-1602
      • His Stay in Tournai 1602-1604
      • His Participation in the Siege of Ostend 1602-1604
    • The Events after Jeroni's Death in 1604
    • The Spaniard Castle of Ghent
    • The Early Network of Jeroni Desclergue
      • The Friendship between the Desclergue, Du Puich, Masse, Declercq, de Bucqouy, Vosse, Andries and de la Cruz families
      • Jan Declercq (DK03)
      • The du Puich family
        • Appearance of Jeroni Desclergue at Loos (near Lille) with du Puich
        • A marriage between the Du Puich and the Desclergue family
        • The presence of the Du Puich family at the Spaniard Castle of Ghent
        • A marriage between de Bucqouy and the Desclergue families, with Du Puich as a witness
        • His post-mortem influence on the realization of the Chapel in Deerlijk
      • The Masse family
      • The de Vos Family
      • The de la Cruz Family, related to Jeroni's Wife
      • The Andries Family
    • Jeroni's children
      • Juana Desclergue (DC06c), the Daughter of Jeroni Joan Desclergue
      • Maria Desclergue (DC06e), the Daughter of Jeroni Joan Desclergue
      • Anna Desclergue (DC06f), the Daughter of Jeroni Desclergue
      • Antoni Desclergue (DC06), the Son of Jeroni Desclergue
      • Jeroni Desclergue (DC06d), the Son of Jeroni Desclergue
      • Miguel Desclergue (DC06b), the Son of Jeroni Desclergue
    • Felipa de Montoya, the Wife of Jeroni Desclergue, and Her Family.
      • Etymology of de Montoya
      • Her Ancestors
      • Her Marriage with Jeroni Joan Desclergue (DC05)
      • Her Acquaintance with the Declercq family in Kortrijk
      • Her Marriage with Jan Declercq (DK03)
      • The Siblings of Felipa de Montoya and the Ximenes de la Cruz Family
      • Jeronimo de Montoya, senior
      • Jeronimo de Montoya, junior
        • Juan de Montoya
      • Antonio de Montoya
      • Maria de Montoya, junior
      • Felipa de Montoya was related to Carlos Coloma de Saa
      • Other Montoyas in Belgium
        • Francisco De Salazar y Montoya
        • Christophoro de Montoya
        • Pierre Louis de Montoya
        • Catharina de Montoya
        • Antonius de Montoya
    • The Orphans of Jeroni Desclergue, Ius Inter Gentes, their Inheritance, and the Destiny of Felipa de Montoya
      • Ius Inter Gentes and Citizen Rights
      • Unio Prolium, civil and Inheritance Rights
      • Ius Inter Gentes, Civil and Inheritance Rights
        • Introduction
        • Felipa de Montoya's Extended Family
        • The Inheritance
    • The Spanish Military Barracks of Harelbeke, adjacent to Deerlijk
      • The Historical Perspective
      • Archaeological Evidence of the Spanish Barracks
  • Whereabouts of Jeroni Desclergue and his family in Flanders
    • Introduction
    • The Spaniard Castle of Ghent
    • Kortrijk
    • Cambrai
    • Tournai
    • Ostend
    • Overacker in Deerlijk-Harelbeke
  • The Siege of Ostend
    • Introduction
    • The Early Stage of the Battle
    • The Late and Final Stages of the Battle and the Death of Jeroni Joan Desclergue y Cortés (DC05)
    • Sandhill in Ostend, where Jeroni was Killed
    • Colombye, San Miguel and the Pregnant Widow
    • Legacy of the Siege of Ostend
  • Antoni Desclergue y Ratera (DC05b)
    • Introduction
    • His Career
      • Recruitment and service in Milan
      • Ostend
      • Damme
      • Barcelona and Gerona
      • Antwerp, with his brother Enrique (DC05c) and the onset of the 30-year War
    • Spouse
    • His Death at Ghent
    • His Offspring
      • Pere Desclergue
      • Joan Desclergue
      • Francisca Desclergue
      • Jose Desclergue
      • Maria Desclergue
    • The appearance of Maria Juana Pollet
  • Enric Desclergue y Cortés (DC05c)
    • Introduction
    • His Recruitment
    • His Career
      • Handwritten reference 1
      • Handwritten reference 2
      • Handwritten reference 3
      • Íñigo de Borja y Velasco
      • The defence of 's Hertogenbosch in 1603
      • His involvements in Ostend and Sluis
      • The battles with Ambrogio Spinola 1606-1609
        • The Battle of the Berkumerbrug in Zwolle
        • The two Sieges of Lochem
        • The two Sieges of Groenlo
        • The Siege of Rheinberg
      • His Mediterranean Career in the Period 1610-1613
      • His Involvement in Eastern Provinces and Residence of Enric Desclergue in Antwerp with his Brother Antoni, and the Onset of the 30-year War, 1614-1618
        • Residence in Antwerp
        • Support for Aachen
        • The capture of Wesel
        • The Kleef-Rees-Jülich issue
      • Enric Desclergue was Awarded in 1623
      • His Residence in Wingene
    • His Spouses
      • Maria, the First Wife of Enric Desclergue
      • Ana Fabiana Pacheco, the Second Wife of Enric Desclergue
    • The Death of Enric Desclergue
    • His Offspring
  • Antoni Desclergue y de Montoya (DC06)
    • Introduction
    • The Discovery of Antoni Desclergue (DC06) by Jose Sanchez Real
    • Antoni Desclergue (II) (DC06) in the Literature
    • The Birth of Antoni Desclergue (II) (DC06)
    • The Life and Military Career of Antoni Desclergue until 1640
      • The Siege of Ostend and the Death of his Father Jeroni and Uncle Jeronimo de Montoya
      • The Truce Between the Northern and Spanish Netherlands 1609-1621 and How it Ended
      • An Event which may have Triggered Antoni to Join the Armed Forces: the Comet on Christmas 1618
      • The Siege of Gulik, 1621-1622
      • The Siege of Bergen Op Zoom and Steenbergen, 1622
      • The Siege of Breda, 1624-1625
      • The French-Dutch Alliance against the Habsburgs
      • The defence of 's Hertogenbosch in 1629 and Bruges in 1631
      • The Siege of Leuven, 1635
      • Meanwhile in the World
      • 1639-1641, the Period when Antoni Desclergue (II) (DC06) was in Spain
      • Particular Case of a Soldier Recruited in Flanders who Remained near Montblanc
      • Specific Appearances of and Links to Antoni Desclergue in the area of Deerlijk
      • Troops and their Families in the Area Deerlijk-Harelbeke-Kortrijk and their Impact on the Inhabitants During the Lifetime of Antoni Desclergue - Until his Departure for Spain in 1639
      • The Role of Carlos Coloma de Saa in the Life of Antoni Desclergue
      • The Construction of the Chapel at Deerlijk in 1639-1641 and Possible Involvement in Another One in 1666
      • A Donation to the Hospital of Saint-Jean at the Citadel of Cambrai in 1641
    • Military Career of Antoni Desclergue after 1641
      • The Battle of Honnecourt-sur-Escaut (1642)
      • The Spanish Defeat at Rocroi (1643)
      • Troops and their Families in the Area Deerlijk-Harelbeke-Kortrijk and their Impact on the Inhabitants during the Lifetime of Antoni Desclergue - after 1641
    • Antoni Desclergue as Alderman's Clerk
    • The Siege of Barcelona in 1651
      • Antoni Desclergue's Context
      • Antoni Desclergue's Involvement in the Siege of Barcelona
      • Antoni Desclergue's Life After the Siege of Barcelona
    • Tratado de los Pirineos - Visit of Antoni to Montblanc in 1659
    • Devolution War (1667-1669) and Residence in Ghent (1672-1678)
      • Antoni Desclergue as a Military Recruiter for the Devolution War (1667-1669)
      • French King Louis XIV and Spanish Maria Theresia of Austria
      • Residence at Ghent
      • Other indications of Regional Instability
    • A Visit to Spain in 1679 for a Wedding after the Peace of Nijmegen
    • Antoni Desclergue's Marriage and Whereabouts
      • Beatrice Declercq (DK02byx), Antoni Desclergue's (II) (DC06) wife
      • Antoni Desclergue (II) (DC06) on the List of 'la Bourgeoisie Foraine' of Kortrijk at Deerlijk
      • The Orphan's Deed when Antoni's Wife Beatrice Declercq (DK02byx) Died in 1651
        • The Transcript
        • The Father of Beatrice Declercq (DK02byx)
        • The Guardians
        • The Age of Antoni Declerque (DC07) and Pere Declerque (DC07d)
        • Beatrice Declercq (DK02byx) was the Second Wife of Antoni Desclergue (DC06)
        • Antoni Desclergue (DC06), was Still Alive in 1651
    • Clan of Beatrice Declercq (DK02byx) Antoni Desclergue's wife
      • Introduction
      • Jan Declercq (DK00)
      • Nicolas Declercq (DK01)
      • Nicolas Declercq (DK02)
      • Jan Declercq (DK02a)
      • Tomas Declercq (DK03d)
        • Jan Declercq (DK03dy)
      • Jan Declercq (DK03) & Isabeau Braye
        • Isabeau Braye
        • Jan Declercq (DK03)
      • The Lives of the Biological Descendants of Nicolas Declercq (DK02)
        • Jan Declercq (DK03dya)
        • Family of Jan Declercq (DK03dya)
        • Pieter Declercq (DK03dyb)
        • The family of Pieter Declercq (DK03dyb)
        • The family of Joannes Declercq (DK03dyby1)
        • Maria Magdalena Declercq (DK04e)
        • Jacomyne Declercq (DK03dyc)
        • Anna Declercq (DK03dyd)
        • Ambrosius Declercq (DK04k)
        • Jeronimus Joannes Declercq (DK04h)
        • Cathelyne Declercq (DK04j)
        • Nicolas Declercq (DK04g)
        • Arnoult Declercq (DK04gy1), Son of Nicolas Declercq (DK04g)
        • Isabeau Declercq (DK04gx1), the Daughter of Nicolas (DK04g) and wife of Claudio Grimaldi
        • Antonius Declercq (DK03dyay1), the Son of Jan Declercq (DK03dya)
        • Adrianus Declercq (DK03dyay1y2)
        • Joanna Declercq (DK03dyay1x2)
  • Pedro de Clerque (DK02by2), the Brother-in-law of Antoni Desclergue (II) (DC06)
    • Introduction
    • His Bloodline
    • His Military Career
  • Children of Antoni Desclergue (DC06)
    • Introduction
    • Antoni Declerque (DC07), the Son of Antoni Desclergue (DC06)
    • Anna Declerque (DC07e), the Daughter of Antoni Desclergue (DC06)
    • Juan Declerque (DC07c), the Son of Antoni Desclergue (DC06)
      • Introduction
      • His Military Career
      • Beatrice Maria Vandeputte, the wife of Juan Declerque (DC07c)
    • Maria Declerque (DC07b) the Daughter of Antoni Desclergue (DC06)
    • Joan Declerque (DC07g), the Son of Antoni Desclergue (DC06)
    • Pere Declerque (DC07d), the Son of Antoni Desclergue (DC06) and Soldier
    • Michiel Declerque (DC07f), Merchant Son of Antoni Desclergue (DC06)
  • Antoni Declerque (DC07) & Martina de la Cruz
    • Introduction
    • Antoni Declerque (III) (DC07), the Son of Don Antoni Desclergue (II) (DC06) and Beatrice Declercq (DK02byx)
    • Antoni Declerque (III) (DC07) on the List of 'la Bourgeoisie Foraine' of Kortrijk at Deerlijk
      • Etymology of de la Cruz
    • The Ancestry of Martine Vercruyce or Martina de la Cruz, with Roots in Spain
      • Father and son Carlos Ximenes de la Cruz at Sint Eloois Vijve
      • On Martina's Ancestors
      • On Martina's Siblings
        • Joannes Ximenes de la Cruz
        • Maria Ximenes de la Cruz
        • Pedro Ximenes de la Cruz
        • Anna Ximenes de la Cruz
        • Catarina Ximenes de la Cruz
        • Pedro Ximenes de la Cruz
        • Maria Ximenes de la Cruz
        • Margarita Ximenes de la Cruz
        • Adriano Ximenes de la Cruz
      • An Early Connections Between the de la Cruz and Desclergue Families
      • Other Relatives of Martina
    • Marriage of Antoni Desclergue (DC07) and Martina de la Cruz
    • Their Residence in Ghent during the French Occupation of the Castellany of Kortrijk and the Dutch War (1672-1679)
    • The French Raid of 1681-1685
    • The Nine Year War of 1688-1697
    • Their Offspring
      • Maria Catarina Declercgz (DC08e)
      • Maria Declercgz (DC08d)
        • The Children of Maria Declercgz (DC08d) and Egidius Vandeputte (Du Puich)
      • Joanna Catharina Declercgz (DC08b)
      • Joan Declercgz (DC08c)
        • Joan Declercgz (DC08c) on the List of 'La Bourgeoisie Foraine' of Kortrijk at Deerlijk
      • Pere Declercgz (DC08)
  • Pere Declercgz (II) (DC08) & Marie Prienne
    • Introduction
    • Don Pere Declercgz (II) (DC08)
    • Marie Prienne
    • Their Marriage
    • Spanish Succession War (1701-1713)
    • Their Offspring
  • Joan Declercq (II) (DC09) & Marie Montaigne
    • Introduction
    • Don Joan Declercq (II) (DC09)
    • Marie Montaigne
    • Their Marriage
    • Their Offspring
    • The Total Destruction of 'Hof van Brussel' in 1731
  • Renier Declercq (DC10) & Marie Anne Thérèse Lombaerde
    • Introduction
    • Renier Declercq (DC10), Sometimes also Referred to as René Declercq
    • Marie Anne Thérèse Lombaerde
    • Their Marriage
    • Their Offspring
• VOLUME III
• IX The Desclergues in Modern Belgium
  • Pierre Joseph Declercq (DC11) & Barbara Thérèse d' Hont
    • Introduction
    • Pierre Joseph Declercq (DC11)
    • Barbara Thérèse d' Hont
    • Their Marriage
    • Their Offspring
  • Leo Bernard Declercq (DC12) & Thérèse Loncke
    • Introduction
    • Leo Bernard Declercq (DC12)
      • His Birth, Military Service and Death
    • Flax and linen
    • Thérèse Loncke
    • Their Marriage and Child
    • Thérèse's Grandfather 'Dominus' Jacobus Loncke
    • Link with the Renier and an Exciting Example of Name Evolution
    • Their Link with the Verriest Family
    • Other Acquaintances
  • Ivo Declercq (DC13) & Mathilde Van den Broucke
    • Introduction
    • Ivo Declercq (DC13)
      • His Birth, Military Service and Death
    • Mathilde Van den Broucke
      • Her Life
      • Her Relatives
    • Their Marriage
    • Their Offspring
    • The Mansion Ten Broucke in Wielsbeke
    • The Verriest Family
    • Other Acquaintances
    • Ivo Declercq (DC13) was Well Established
    • Were there Spanish Descendants Already in Wielsbeke?
  • Ernest Constant Declercq (DC14) & Marie Elodie Devenyn
    • Introduction
    • Ernest Constant Declercq (DC14)
      • His Birth, Military Service and Death
      • The Ancestry of Ernest Constant Declercq
      • Blood-Relatives of Ernest Constant Declercq
    • Marie Elodie Devenyn
      • Introduction
      • Her Birth and Death
      • Life and Blood-Relatives of Marie Elodie Devenyn
    • Their Marriage
    • Their Family Life and Offspring
      • Joseph Antonius Gerardus Declercq
        • Introduction
      • Maria Antoinette Gerarda Declercq
      • Michel Declercq (DC15)
      • Alida Maria Juliana Declercq
      • Valentine Declercq
      • Rachelle Gabrielle Declercq
      • Esther Ernestina Godeliva Declercq
        • Introduction
        • Stijn Streuvels
        • Karel Jonckheere
        • Her Adventure in Congo 1958-1964
        • Her Retirement
        • Her Death in 2011
        • Some Memorabilia
      • Judith Flavia Maria Declercq
        • Introduction
        • Her Life and Career
    • Their Life as Farmers and Flax Merchants
      • Introduction
      • Plowing, Harrowing and Sowing Flax ('Ploegen, 'Eggen' or 'Rakelen' and 'Zaaien')
      • Weeding the Field
      • The Bloom of Flax
      • 'De Mei steken'
      • Harvesting after 100 days : 'Slijten'
      • Stacking
      • Threshing ('Boten' or 'Dorsen')
      • Rippling ('Repelen')
      • Retting ('Roten')
    • He was an Investor
    • Stewards of Virtue, Knowledge, Literature, and Christianity
      • Ernest Constant Declercq
      • Edward Vermeulen and Elisa Vermeulen
      • Paul Ireneus Lesage
      • Joseph Ziller
      • Maurits Demedts
      • Georges Ista
      • Willem Elsschot
      • Karel Lateur
      • Marcel Matthijs
      • Henriette Roland Holst
      • Marnix Gijsen
      • Anton van Duinkerken
      • Stijn Streuvels
      • Jan Greshoff
      • Arthur van Schendel
      • Count Maurice Lippens
      • Anna Charlotte Ruys
      • August Defresne
      • Pierre Henri Ritter
      • Baron Leon Leander Bekaert
      • Baron Leon Antoine Bekaert
      • Other persons and some concluding remarks about the banquet picture of 1933
    • Friendship with the Family of André and Gabrielle Demedts
    • The Bekaert Family
    • The Influence of Hugo Verriest
    • The family of Van der Bruggen & de Nieulant et de Pottelsberghe
    • The De Clerck & Lauwers Family
    • The Lambrecht Family
    • The Van den Broucke Family
    • Other acquaintances in Wielsbeke and Meulebeke
  • Michel Achiel Renatus Declercq (DC15) & Irma Helena Lesage
    • Michel Achiel Renatus Declercq (DC15)
      • Introduction, his Birth and Death
      • His Early Youth
      • His Education
      • His Friendship with André and Gabrielle Demedts
      • His Career as a Flax Merchant
        • retting
        • Drying
        • Breaking flax
        • Scutching flax
        • Hackling flax
        • Textile: Spinning and Weaving and how this process moved to neighboring areas
      • His Acquaintance with the Bekaert Family
      • Other acquaintances of Michel Declercq
    • Irma Helena Lesage
      • Introduction, Birth and Death
      • The early days in Moorslede
      • Her stay at Oudezeele during WWI
      • Her Post-WWI Life in the Devastated Front Zone
      • Acquaintances of Irma Lesage
    • The Marriage of Michel Declercq & Irma Lesage
    • The Honeymoon Years in Wielsbeke
    • The Rugged WWII Years in Deerlijk
    • A new life at Sint Lodewijk in Deerlijk
    • Michel Declercq the Widower
    • The Family Tomb
    • Additional Acquaintances of the Family
    • Some Memorabilia
    • Their Offspring
  • Maurice Alois Declercq (DC16) & Nelly Maria Vangheluwe
    • Introduction
    • Maurice Alois Declercq (DC16)
      • Introduction, his Birth and Death
      • Spring: his Early life
      • The Death of his Mother
      • A Period when he was Temporary Bedridden
      • His Military Service
      • His Nearly Deadly Accident in 1961
      • Summer: his Marriage
      • His Passion for Sports and Fast Cars
      • His Passion for Baking Waffles
      • Acquaintances
      • His Career
      • His godfather Daniel Lesage
      • His Son and Grandchildren
      • Autumn: Happiness
    • Nelly Maria Vangheluwe
      • Introduction
      • Her Childhood
      • Her Youth
      • Her Marriage and Family
      • Her Career
  • Nico Felicien Declercq (DC17) & Shirani de Silva
    • Introduction
    • Nico Declercq (DC17)
    • Shirani de Silva
    • Youngest Declercq Generation
• VOLUME IV
• X The Maternal Desclergue Ancestry Branch
  • The Maternal Desclergue Ancestry Branch beginning with Joana Catharina Declercgz (DC08b) & Joannes De Vos
    • Introduction
    • A DNA Investigation
    • Joana Catharina Declercgz (DC08b)
      • Early Link Between Desclergue and de Vos
      • Link Between Desclergue, De Vos and Maes (Mas / de la Maza)
      • The Vercruyce and Van der Gracht Families in a Document of King Felipe IV of Spain
    • Joannes De Vos, or Joan de Poch
      • The First Marriage of Joannes De Vos in Spain, to Maria Anna (de Portea y) Roure
      • The Second Marriage of Joannes De Vos in Harelbeke (Flanders - Belgium), to Joana Declercgz (DC08b)
      • The Children of Joannes De Vos and Catharina Declercgz (DC08b)
        • Martina De Vos (DC08bx1)
        • Maria Magdalena De Vos (DC08bx2)
        • Joannes Baptiste De Vos (DC08by1)
        • Maria Anna De Vos (DC08bx3)
        • Petrus De Vos (DC08by2)
    • Petrus De Vos (DC08by2)
      • His Birth, Life and Death
      • Elizabeth De Mets, the First Wife of Petrus De Vos (DC08by2), and their Children
        • Elizabeth De Mets' Birth and Death
        • Their Marriage and Children
      • Hendrica Theresia Depoorter, the Second Wife of Petrus De Vos (DC08by2), and their Children
        • Hendrica Theresia Depoorter's Birth and Death
        • Their Marriage and Children
    • Petrus Franciscus Josephus De Vos (DC08by2y1)
    • Petrus Franciscus De Vos (DC08by2y1y1) & Marie Agnes Vanhaezebrouck
      • Petrus Franciscus De Vos
      • Marie Agnes Vanhaezebrouck
      • Their Marriage
    • Louis De Vos (DC08by2y1y1y1) & Eugenie Libbrecht
      • Louis De Vos
      • Eugenie Libbrecht
      • Their Marriage
      • Their Offspring
    • Marie Louise De Vos (DC08by2y1y1y1x1) & Theophile Verhaeghe
      • Marie Louise De Vos
      • Theophile Verhaeghe
        • Introduction and some Basic Facts
        • The life of Theophile Verhaeghe
        • The Verhaeghe Family: A Legacy of Adventurous Spirit and Resilience
          • Bernard Verhaeghe
          • Jean Baptiste Verhaeghe
            • Jean Baptiste Verhaeghe
            • Maria Joanna Angela Rigolle
            • Their Marriage
          • Antonius Verhaeghe
            • Antonius Verhaeghe (V01)
            • Maria Josepha Corneille
            • Their Marriage
          • Edouard Verhaeghe (V02) & Ursula Baert
            • Edouard Verhaeghe (V02)
            • Ursula Baert
            • Their Marriage
      • The Marriage of Theophile Verhaeghe & Marie Louise De Vos
      • Their Offspring, Entrepreneurship and the France and Brussels link.
      • Offspring, Entrepreneurship and the Link to France and Brussels.
        • Seraphin René Verhaeghe & Rachelle Demeyere
        • Elisa Clara & Clothilde Verhaeghe
        • Elodie Marie Eeckhout, a Courageous Woman, Wife of Medardus Verhaeghe
        • Maurice Florimond Verhaeghe
          • Introduction
          • Birth in Harelbeke and the family that settled in Deerlijk
          • Soldier during WWI
          • Distinctions
          • Meanwhile, at the Homefront in Deerlijk
          • Life after the WWI
        • Other Descendants of Theophile Verhaeghe and Marie Louise de Vos
    • Verhaeghe: Pioneering Liberalism, Socialism, Resistance, and Education
      • The Importance of Deerlijk
      • The Personages in the Verhaeghe Network
      • Espionage During WWI
      • The Network During WWII
      • The WWII Resistance of the Last Semester
      • André Verhaeghe Before and After WWII
    • Zozyma Zulma Verhaeghe
      • Zozyma Zulma Verhaeghe
        • Introduction
        • Her Youth
        • The First World War
        • Their Marriage
        • Life in Pictures and Key Facts
      • Gerard Vangheluwe
    • René Vangheluwe & Anna Den Dauw
      • René Vangheluwe
        • Introduction
        • His Personality
        • A Life in Pictures
        • Some of his Acquaintances
      • Anna Den Dauw
        • Introduction
        • Her Youth
        • Some of her Acquaintances
        • Mother and Grandmother
    • Nelly Maria Vangheluwe
      • Nelly Maria Vangheluwe
      • Maurice Alois Declercq
    • Nico Felicien Declercq
• XI Solo la gloria a Dios
  • The Chapel of Nuestra Señora del Reposo or De Kapel van Onze Lieve Vrouw Ter Ruste, in Deerlijk
    • El Suelo del Reposo - Introduction
    • Historical Evidence
      • Antique Images of the Chapel's Original Spanish Architecture Reveal Antoni Desclergues' Initials
      • Antoni Desclergue's (DC06) Personal Connections involved in the 1634 Miracle and its Recognition
        • Birds of a Feather
        • The Role of Maximilien II Villain de Gand and his Connection with Antoni Desclergue
        • The Bonds Between Antoni Desclergue (DC06) and the Other Miracle Witnesses of 1634
    • Other Evidence of Antoni Desclergue's Persuasive Role
      • Éminence Grise
      • Artwork Observed in Visible Light and Signs of Influence by Andreu Ramírez
      • Observations with Ultraviolet Luminescence and the Discovery of Antoni Desclergue's Signature
        • About Ultraviolet Luminescence
        • General Observations
        • Antoni Desclergue's (DC06) Initials Found on Panel 7
    • Spanish Artwork Imported by Antoni Desclergue (DC06)
      • Cano's Miraculous Sculpture of Mary with Jesus
        • Introduction and Ultraviolet Fluorescence Investigation
        • Spanish Baroque sculptor Alonso Cano (1601-1667)
        • A Closer Look at the Jesus Figurine
      • The Plaza Mayor of Montblanc on a Panel of the Chapel's Original Retable
        • Introduction
        • A Visual Study of the Montblanc Panel
      • An Infrared Study of the Polychromes, including the Montblanc Panel
        • Alcoves
        • Original Details of the Montblanc Panel
        • The Panel with an Inscription Added Later
        • Vegetation Seen on the Flight from Egypt panel
        • The Original Retable Fabricated with 17th-century Spanish Techniques and later Recycled to the Seven Sorrows of Mary
          • Applied Fabrication Technique
          • Narrative of the Retable
          • The Retable in its Current Role as Seven Sorrows
    • Narrative of the Miracle and Antoni Desclergue's Role in 1634
      • Introduction
      • Antoni Desclergue (DC06) in 1634
      • The Miracle Pointed at la Mare de Déu de la Serra
      • Details of the 1634 Miracle
        • The Recorded Facts
        • This Author's Reflections on the Testimonies
        • Official Endorsement of the 1634 Miracle and further Contestation of the Chaplaincy until Antoni Desclergue died in 1690
    • Similarities with the Legend of la Mare de Déu de la Serra de Montblanc
    • Children Concerned in Montblanc and Deerlijk
    • Paranormal Events in Deerlijk and Montblanc
    • Marguerite Kelduwier as the chapel's proprietary
      • À propos on Marguerite Kelduwier
      • À propos on Marguerite Kelduwier's Husband Jean Du Bois
      • Narrative of the Chapel's Foundation
    • On Antoni Desclergue's Motives to Honor his Parents Jeroni Joan Desclergue y Cortés (DC05) and Felipa de Montoya
      • Introduction
      • Jeroni Joan Desclergue y Cortés (DC05) is Visible in the Montblanc Panel (nr 3) inside the Chapel
      • Felipa de Montoya is Visible on the Montblanc Panel (nr 3) inside the Chapel
      • Sancti Eusebii Hieronymi Stridonensis Presbyteri Opera Omnia
    • Noteworthy Curiosities
      • Numerology, Size and Orientation
        • Indicators in the Montblanc Panel
        • The Prominent S character
        • The Year 1639
        • The Chapel's Ostend-Montblanc Orientation
    • À Propos about the Legend
    • The Chapel's History After the Spanish Period, Further Connections with the Desclergues and a Miracle in 1884
      • The Chapel's Earthly Service and Renovations
      • The Original Architecture Revealed with the Naked Eye
      • The Original Architecture Revealed with Infrared Imaging
      • Restoration and Colors
      • Later Desclergue Connections
      • The Chapel's Second Miracle in 1884
  • The Church of Saint Louis or Sint Lodewijk in Deerlijk
    • Introduction
    • The Origins of Saint Louis
    • Connections with the Desclergues
• XII de Silva ancestry
  • The Island of Sri Lanka, Pearl of the Indian Ocean
  • Greeks in Sri Lanka
  • Fortresses and Settlements in Goa and Sri Lanka and the Appearance of Iberian Names
    • Introduction
  • Recent Family History of Shirani de Silva
    • Introduction
    • The Appearance of Lambda and Delta in Tombstones, Buildings and Churches at Goa
    • Alvaro de Carvalho, the Son of Alvar Garcia Bejarano and Mencia Gonzalez de Carvalho, the Eldest Known Paternal Ancestor of Shirani de Silva
      • Alvaro de Carvalho & Leonor de la Torre
      • Diego de Carvalho & Elvira de Toledo
      • Antonio de Carvalho & Teresa de Mendoza
      • Honorato de Carvalho & Maria de Silva
    • Concerning the Carvalho family in the Extremadura and Goa
    • The Ancestors of Maria de Silva and her Family Connection in Portuguese India
      • Maria de Silva & Honorato de Carvalho
      • Pere de Cantabria
      • Fruela Pérez de Cantabria & Ozenda
      • Bermudo I de Asturias & Uzenda Nunilona
      • Ramiro I of Asturias & Urraca
      • Ordoño I de Asturias & Nuña
      • Alfonso III de Asturias & Jimena de Asturias
      • Fruela II de Leon
      • Anznar Fruela
      • Ximeno Fruela
      • Pelayo Pelaez
      • Gutierre Pelaez, the Lord of Alderete y de Silva
      • Pelayo Gutierrez de Silva
      • Gomez Paez de Silva
      • Pelayo Gomez de Silva & Maria Fernandes de Novoa
      • Gomez Paez de Silva (II) & Maria Ruiz de Caldelas
      • Martin Gomez de Silva & Teresa Garcia de Seabra
      • Aires Gomez de Silva & Urraca Tenorio
      • Alfonso Tenoria de Silva & Guiomar de Meneses
      • Don Juan (I) de Silva & Leonor de Acuña
        • Alonso de Silva (Conde de Cifuentes 1429-1469)
          • Juan de Silva & Catalina Alvarez de Toledo
          • Rodrigo de Silva y Castañeda
          • Alonso de Silva
          • Pere de Silva
          • Lope de Silva
          • Leonor de Silva
          • Maria Gomez de Silva
          • Luis Pacheco de Silva
          • Juan Pacheco
          • Ana de Silva
        • Leonor de Silva
        • Pere de Silva
        • Francisca de Silva y Rivera
          • Juan Hurtado de Mendoza
          • Diego Hurtado de Mendoza
          • Rodrigo de Mendoza
          • Pere Gonzales de Mendoza
          • Garcia Manrique
          • Francisco de Mendoza
          • Maria de Mendoza
          • Ines Manrique de Mendoza
          • Juana de Mendoza
          • Teresa de Mendoza
      • Juan de Rivera y Silva
        • Garcia de Toledo
        • Alonso Suarez de Toledo
        • Pere de Silva
        • Diego de Rivera de Toledo
        • Francesc Suarez de Toledo y Silva
        • Ines de Rivera y Silva
        • Francisca de Silva
        • Guiomar de Silva
      • Fernando de Silva y Rivera & Maria de Zuñiga
        • Pere de Silva y Rivera & Elvira Portocarrero y Guzmána
          • Isabel de Silva & Manuel Gomez de Porrez y Valmediano
          • Francisca de Silva & Juan de Ribadeneyra y Mendoza
          • Maria de Silva
      • Maria de Silva & Honorato de Carvalho
      • Juan Carvalho de Silva
      • The two sons of Juan Carvalho de Silva
    • Further evidence of the Carvalho family at Goa
    • Zameer Khan's Insights on Portuguese Burghers
    • Luso Indians and Evidence in Uduwara, Sri Lanka
    • Link with Goa in India
      • de Silva Governors of Goa
        • Pero da Silva
        • Joao da Silva
      • Other de Silvas in Goa
        • Luis de Silva Barreto
        • Edouard Sylva
        • Melchior de Sylva
        • Pedro de Sylva
        • Juan de Silva, the ruler of Manila
        • Jeronimo de Silva, the ruler of the Moluccas
        • Jeronimo de Silva of Peru
      • Other de Silvas in Sri Lanka
    • The Particular Connection between Shirani de Silva, Francisco de Almeida and Lorenzo de Almeida
    • Early Presence of de Silvas in Sri Lanka
  • The Appearance of the Portuguese and the Establishment of the Portuguese Kingdom of Kotte
    • Introduction
    • The Rulers of Kotte and Successors of Interest
      • Dharma Parakramabahu IX of Kotte
      • Vijayabahu of Kotte
      • Bhuvanaikabahu VII of Kotte
      • Dom Joao Dharmapala Peria Bandara of Kotte
      • Mayadunne of Sitawaka
      • Tikiri Bandara or Rajasingha I of Sitawaka
      • Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy and Dom Felipe
        • Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy
        • Nikapitiya Bandara of Sitawaka
      • Senarat of Kandy
      • Rajasinha II of Kandy
  • Strategic Strongholds of Balana, Thumpana, and Deewalkanda
    • Introduction
    • Balana: A Strategic Outpost in the Alagalla Mountains
      • The Strategic Importance of Balana Fort
      • The Kadugannawa Pass: Gateway to the Kandyan Kingdom
      • Portuguese Incursions and Battles at Balana
      • The British Era and the Kadugannawa Pass
    • Thumpana: A Battlefield of Portuguese Conflict in Sri Lanka
      • Strategic Location of Thumpana
      • Portuguese Expansion and the Battle of Thumpana
      • The Dynamics of Warfare at Thumpana
      • Historical Impact and Legacy
    • Deewalkanda: The Rocky Stronghold of Uduwara and the Battles of Fernando Samara de Cunha y Rala (Samarakoon)
      • Strategic Importance of Deewalkanda
      • The Battles of Deewalkanda and the Role of Samarakoon
      • Guerrilla Warfare and Defensive Strategies
      • Historical Impact and Legacy
    • Conclusion
    • The Approach and Arrival of Portuguese until Establishment of the Portuguese Kingdom of Kotte
      • Explorations and Navigation that Paved the Road to Sri Lanka
      • The Blood-Relatives of de Silva who became involved in the Quest for India and Sri Lanka
      • The Arrival of the de Silva Family in Goa
      • The Arrival of the de Silva Family in Sri Lanka
      • The Portuguese Settling in Sri Lanka
      • The First Portuguese arrival in Sri Lanka in 1506
      • The First 'Feitoria' in Colombo
      • The First Troubles between the Portuguese and the Locals
      • The Construction of the First Fortress in Colombo in 1518
      • The Construction of a Stronger Fortress in Colombo in 1519
      • The Portuguese and their Involvements in the Kingdom of Kotte
      • The Dismantling of the Fortress in 1524 to Preserve the Peace with Kotte
      • The Weakened Colombo was under Attack by Muslims from 1525 onwards
      • Rescue of Kotte by the Portuguese from Goa in 1538
      • The Crown of Portugal steadily became the heir of the Throne of Kotte
    • About Samara de Cunha y Rala ('Samarakoon')
    • Portuguese Ceylon
  • The Establishment of Uduwara in the Kingdom of Kotte by Antonio Carvalho de Silva
    • Uduwara: Echoes of the Douro and the Kalu Ganga
    • Uduwara: A Confluence of Cultures
    • Honors, Hierarchies, and Social Dynamics in Sinhalese Society During the Kotte Period
    • Military Campaigns and Political Intrigue: Portuguese Strategies in Kotte and Beyond
    • King Dharmapala's Strategic Alliance and the Donation of Kotte to Portugal
    • From Conquest to Control: Portuguese Expansion in Ceilao
    • Conflict and Diplomacy: The Portuguese and the Kingdom of Kotte
    • Dominion and Dissent: Dom Jerónimo de Azevedo's Governance in Sri Lanka
    • From Invasion to Resistance: The Portuguese Campaigns in Sri Lanka
    • The Rise and Fall of Domingos Correa: Political Intrigue and Military Struggle in Late 16th Century Sri Lanka
    • Dom Jerónimo de Azevedo's Governance: Exploitation, Rebellion, and Retreat
    • Pacification and Power: The Portuguese Military Strategy in Sri Lanka's Turbulent Era
    • Portuguese Ascendancy and the Restoration of Buddhism in Kotte
    • Conquest and Consolidation: Portuguese Fortifications and Battles in Kotte (1597-1600)
    • Betrayal and Fortification: The Tumultuous Decline of Portuguese Control in Sri Lanka
    • Administrative Corruption and Strategic Challenges: The Portuguese Rule in Ceilao (1594-1598)
    • The Formation and Impact of Portuguese Provinces in Sri Lanka (1597-1612)
    • The Fall of Kotte: Portuguese Consolidation and Local Resistance in 1597
    • Conflict, Alliance, and Strategic Dynamics in Early 17th Century Sri Lanka
    • Colonial Ambitions and Local Resistance: The Portuguese Influence in Early 17th Century Sri Lanka
    • Resistance and Retribution: The Seven Korales Uprising and Portuguese Struggles in Kotte
    • Colonial Encounters and Indigenous Resistance: Portuguese-Sinhalese Relations in the 16th Century
    • Transformations and Turmoil: The Portuguese Legacy in Sri Lanka
    • Turbulent Alliances and Power Struggles: Portuguese and Dutch Interactions in Early 17th Century Sri Lanka
    • Strategic Fortifications and Military Campaigns: Portuguese Efforts to Consolidate Control in Kotte (1607-1613)
    • The Portuguese Influence on Sri Lankan Socio-Political Dynamics
    • Diplomacy and Conflict: The Struggle for Dominance in Sri Lanka (1610-1617)
    • The Struggle for Sovereignty: Portuguese Aggression and the Battle for Control (1638-1654)
    • The Transition of Power: From Portuguese to Dutch Dominance in Sri Lanka
    • Enduring Imprints: The Portuguese Legacy in Sri Lanka
  • The Critical Voice
    • Portuguese propaganda
    • McGilvray on the Portuguese in Sri Lanka
  • Encyclopedic Overview of the Caste Systems in India and Sri Lanka: Historical Context, Structure, and Contemporary Dynamics
    • Introduction
    • The Indian Caste System
      • Historical Origins
      • Varna System
        • Brahmins
        • Kshatriyas
        • Vaishyas
        • Shudras
      • Jati System
      • Social Mobility and Rigidity
      • Colonial and Post-Colonial Impact
      • Contemporary Caste Dynamics
      • Conclusion
    • The Sri Lankan Caste System
      • Historical Context
      • Major Ethnic Groups and Caste Systems
        • Sinhalese Caste System
          • Goyigama
          • Radala
          • Karava
          • Durava and Salagama
          • Rodiya
        • Tamil Caste System
          • Vellalar
          • Karaiyar
          • Paraiyar
          • Other Castes
      • Colonial and Post-Colonial Impact
      • Contemporary Dynamics
      • Conclusion
    • Comparative Analysis of the Caste Systems in India and Sri Lanka
      • Historical Origins and Development
        • India
          • Origins
          • Evolution
          • Colonial Impact
        • Sri Lanka
          • Origins
          • Evolution
          • Colonial Impact
      • Structure and Hierarchy
        • India
          • Varna System
          • Jatis
        • Sri Lanka
          • Sinhalese Caste System
          • Tamil Caste System
      • Social Mobility and Rigidity
        • India
          • Rigidity
          • Contemporary Changes
        • Sri Lanka
          • Rigidity
          • Contemporary Changes
      • Cultural and Religious Influences
        • India
          • Hinduism
          • Diversity
        • Sri Lanka
          • Buddhism
          • Hinduism
      • Colonial and Post-Colonial Policies
        • India
          • British Rule
          • Post-Independence
        • Sri Lanka
          • Colonial Rule
          • Post-Independence
      • Contemporary Dynamics
        • India
          • Legal and Social Reforms
          • Urban vs. Rural
        • Sri Lanka
          • Civil War Impact
          • Urban vs. Rural
    • Overlaps and Differences
      • Overlaps
      • Differences
    • Conclusion
  • The Karava and Salagama Caste and the Origins of the Olupathage Family
    • Introduction
    • The House of the Heads
    • The Sri Lankan Caste System
    • The Karava and Salagama Castes
      • Historical Origins and Migration
      • Social and Economic Factors
      • Family and Caste Dynamics
      • Migration and Cultural Integration
      • Salagama Caste and Economic Contributions
      • Colonial Policies and Social Structures
      • Economic Incentives and Social Mobility
      • Social Integration and Cultural Exchange
      • Ancestral Names of Karava
      • Karava and Salagama Customs
        • Karava and Salagama Births and Upbringing
        • Karava and Salagama Weddings
        • Karava and Salagama Funerals
  • Uduwara: the Ancestral Village of Shirani de Silva in Sri Lanka
    • Introduction
    • The Geographic Situation
    • A Brief Recapitulation of Local History and Construction of a Fortress at Uduwara by Antonio Carvalho de Silva
    • An Archeological investigation of the Fortress of Uduwara
      • Similarities with Other Portuguese Colonial Mansions and Homes
      • Its Strategic Location along the Kalu Ganga River
      • Fortress Wall Remains and Access to Kalu Ganga River
      • The House of the Heads: a Polyvalent Building for Governance, Trade and a Gunpowder Factory
        • Ornaments
        • East Side Ornament Revealing a Seat of Governance
        • The Other Walls Depict the Story of the Arrival of the de Silva Family from Goa, Symbolized by an Abundance of Head-Shaped Figurines
    • Style of the Sculptures on the House of the Heads
    • Other Remaining Constructions on the Site
      • The Gate at Uduwara to resemble Goa
      • Other Noteworthy items
    • Remaining Portuguese houses nearby
  • Richmond Castle
    • Introduction
    • Appuhamilage Arthur de Silva Constructed It
    • The British Presence in India and Sri Lanka
      • The East India Company and Its Rule
      • Transition to Crown Rule
      • British Rule in Sri Lanka: A Separate Entity
        • Geopolitical and Strategic Considerations
          • Economic Interests
          • Cultural and Ethnic Diversity
          • Colonial Administration Efficiency
      • Richmond Castle Expressed Harmony
  • More Literature on the Portuguese and Sri Lanka
• VOLUME V
• XIII Other ancestry lines I
  • The Lesage Ancestry line
    • Introduction
    • Joannes Lesage (LS02) & Petronella Magerman
      • Joannes Lesage (LS02)
      • Petronella Magerman
      • Their Marriage
      • Their Children
    • Jean Baptiste Joseph Lesage (LS03) & Jeanne Claire Van Oost
      • Jean Lesage
      • Jeanne Claire Van Oost
      • Their Marriage
    • Jean Lesage (LS04) & Barbe Thérèse Reynaert
      • Jean Lesage
      • Barbara Thérèse Reynaert
      • Their Marriage
    • Louis François Lesage (LS05) & Rosalie Dewanckele
      • Louis François Lesage
      • Rosalie Dewanckele
      • Their Marriage
      • Their Acquaintances and some Memorabilia
    • Emile Theophile Lesage & Eudoxie Romanie Lammens
      • Emile Theophile Lesage
        • Introduction
        • Birth and childhood
        • His Military Service
        • Whereabouts in Peace and War
        • The WWI experience
          • Ledegem
          • Wielsbeke
          • Meanwhile in Emile Lesage's Birthplace
        • His Wife's Death and His Role as a Widower
        • His Death
        • Selected memorabilia
      • Eudoxie Romanie Lammens
        • Introduction
        • Military Blood
        • Birth and Childhood
        • Whereabouts in Peacetime
        • Residence at Oudezeele During WWI
        • Devastation During WWI and Rehabilitation of the Area Where Eudoxie was Rooted
          • Devastations During WWI
          • Rehabilitation of the Area After WWI
        • Human Loss During WWI
          • Cyrille Camille Lesage
          • Hector Alidor Lesage
          • Paul Lesage
          • Gerard Lesage
          • Maurice Cyrille Willaert
        • The Death of Eudoxie Lammens
      • The Marriage of Emile Theophile Lesage and Eudoxie Romanie Lammens
      • Acquaintances of Emile Theophile Lesage and Eudoxie Romanie Lammens
        • Acquaintance Edward Vermeulen
        • Other Acquaintances
    • The Offspring of Emile Lesage and Eudoxie Lammens
      • Cyrille Camille Lesage
        • Introduction
        • His Birth
        • His Early life
        • His Military Career Before WWI
        • His Civil Life just Before WWI
        • His Military Career During WWI
          • The Mobilization
          • The Gette River
          • The Fortifications of Antwerp
          • Eppeghem
          • Pont Brulé
          • Retreat to the Coast
          • The Yser Battle
        • His Death in Paris and Burial at Père Lachaise
        • Other Memorials Honoring Cyrille Lesage
        • The Medals of Cyrille Lesage
      • Alida Lesage
      • Martha Lesage
        • Introduction
        • Her Birth and Youth
        • Her Death
        • Her Descendants
      • Amandine Lesage
        • Her Birth and Early Life
        • Her Marriage and Death
      • Gerard Medard Lesage
        • Introduction
        • Birth and Childhood
        • His Military Career
        • His Marriage with Magdalena Meersseman
      • Hector Lesage
        • Introduction
        • Birth and Childhood
        • His Residence at Oudezeele in France
        • His Military Career
        • His Death and Burial at Houthulst Military Cemetery
        • His Distinctions
        • His Military Records
      • Maria Magdalena Lesage
        • Introduction
        • Her Birth
        • Marie Magdalena Lesage and her Husband Jules Maesen
        • Her Death
        • Their Offspring
      • Paul Lesage
        • Introduction
        • His Birth
        • About Petrus Jules Herpoelaert
        • His Marriage and Offspring
        • About Joseph Ziller
      • Godelieve Angela Lesage
        • A Brief Description
        • Her Marriage and Offspring
        • Her Death
        • Some Memorabilia
      • Irma Helena Lesage
      • Oscar Petrus Lesage
        • His Birth and Youth
        • His Marriage and Offspring
        • His Military Service during the Interbellum and WWII
        • His Death
        • Some Memorabilia
      • Daniel Abel Lesage
        • Introduction
        • Birth and Early Childhood
        • His Childhood in Oudezeele during WWI
        • The Time at Beitem
        • His Love Affair with Valentine Declercq
        • His Marriage with Magdalena Meersseman
        • His godchild Maurice Declercq
        • His Career as a Farmer
        • The Death of his Wife and the Decision to move to the Elderly Home
        • His Move to Deerlijk
        • His Death
        • Some Acquaintances
        • Some Memorabilia
    • Irma Helena Lesage & Michel Achiel Renatus Declercq
      • Irma Helena Lesage
      • Michel Achiel Renatus Declercq (DC15)
      • Their Marriage
    • Maurice Alois Declercq (DC16) & Nelly Maria Vangheluwe
      • Maurice Declercq (DC16)
      • Nelly Maria Vangheluwe
    • Nico Felicien Declercq (DC17) & Shirani Olupathage de Silva
      • Nico Felicien Declercq (DC17)
      • Shirani Olupathage de Silva
  • Ancestry line de Patin
    • Introduction
    • Raoul de Patin (DP01) & Guyotte de Hames
      • Raoul de Patin
      • Guyotte de Hames
      • Their descendants
      • Catherine de Patin & Jan van Dadizeele
      • Jan van Dadizele & Catherine Breydel
    • Richard de Patin (DP02)
      • Wautier de Patin or Gauthier de Patin (DP03b)
    • Pierre de Patin (DP03) & Mathilde
      • Pierre de Patin
      • Mathilde
      • Their Children
    • Martin or Wautier de Patin (DP04) & Attente Peronne
      • Wautier de Patin (DP05b) & Maria van der Gracht
        • Gilles de Patin (DP05by)
        • Marie de Patin (DP05bx)
      • Josine de Patin (DP05c) & Heylaert van Moorslede
    • Jean de Patin (DP05) & Jeanne van Lauwe de Lede
      • Jean de Patin
      • Jeanne van Lauwe de Lede
      • Jean de Patin (DP06c) & Willemina de Keyzer
      • Simon de Patin (DP06d)
    • Cornil de Patin (DP06) & N. Pype
      • Cornil de Patin
      • N. Pype
      • Their Children
        • Georgine de Patin (DP07e) & Jaspar van der Woestine
    • Michel de Patin (DP07) & Proese Ambrosine vanden Berghe
      • Michel de Patin
    • Josse de Patin (DP08) & N. van de Casteele
      • Josse de Patin (DP08)
    • Denis de Patin (DP09) & Katrien van Pamele
      • Denis de Patin (DP09)
    • Pierre de Patin (DP10) & Catherine Bossette
      • Pierre de Patin (DP10)
      • Catherine Bossette
      • Their Children
    • Pierre de Patin (DP11) & Marie Douchy
      • Pierre de Patin (DP11)
      • Marie Douchy
      • Their Children
        • Pierre de Patin (DP12a) & Joanna Clerbaudt
          • Judocus Andries de Patin (DP12ay1) & Maria Delvael
          • Pierre de Patin (DP12ay2) & Maria Anna van Eecke
          • Katrien de Patin (DP12ax)
          • Benedict de Patin (DP12ay3) & Katrien Bekaert
        • Philippe de Patin (DP12b) & Anne-Thérèse Vermeersch
        • Jacques de Patin (DP12c) & Marie Magdalena De Hondt
        • Marie de Patin (DP12d) & Joris Vermeersch
        • Hubert de Patin (DP12e) & Josine Verscheure
          • Hubert de Patin (DP12ey1) & Petronelle Huyghe
          • Pierre de Patin (DP12ey2) & Joanna Vangheluwe
          • Josine-Thérèse de Patin (DP12ex1) & Antoine van Tomme
          • Jean-Baptiste de Patin (DP12ey3) & Anna-Clara de Brouwere
            • Hubert de Patin (DP12ey3y1) & Pieternel-Francisca Larmuseau
            • Jean-Bernard de Patin (DP12ey3y2) & Maria-Angelica van den Berghe
        • Rogerius de Patin (DP12f)
        • Catherine de Patin (DP12g)
        • Catherine de Patin (DP12h)
    • Marinus Vermeersch & Adrienne de Patin (DP12)
      • Adrienne de Patin
      • Marinus Vermeersch
    • Nathalis Vermeersch (DP12V01) & Marie Jeanne Dael
      • Nathalis Vermeersch
      • Marie Jeanne Dael
      • Their Marriage
    • Joseph Vermeersch (DP12V02) & Marie Anne Claire Pennet
      • Joseph Vermeersch
      • Marie Claire Pennet
      • Their Marriage
    • Marie Jeanne Claire Vermeersch (DP12V03) & Charles Ignace Dewanckele
      • Marie Jeanne Claire Vermeersch
      • Charles Ignace Dewanckele
      • Their Marriage
      • Their Offspring
        • Pierre Charles Dewanckele
        • Eugene Dewanckele
          • Introduction
    • Pierre Charles Dewanckele & Barbara Goddyn
      • Pierre Charles Dewanckele
      • Barbara Goddyn
      • Their Marriage
    • Rosalie Dewanckele & Louis François Lesage (LS05)
      • Rosalie Dewanckele
      • Louis François Lesage
      • Their Marriage
    • Emile Theophile Lesage & Eudoxie Romanie Lammens
      • Emile Theophile Lesage (LS05)
      • Eudoxie Romanie Lammens
      • Their Marriage
      • Their Children
    • Irma Helena Lesage (LS06) & Michel Achiel Renatus Declercq (DC15)
      • Irma Helena Lesage
      • Michel Achiel Renatus Declercq (DC15)
      • Their Marriage
    • Maurice Alois Declercq (DC16) & Nelly Maria Vangheluwe
      • Maurice Alois Declercq (DC16)
      • Nelly Maria Vangheluwe
    • Nico Felicien Declercq (DC17) & Shirani Olupathage de Silva
      • Nico Declercq (DC17)
      • Shirani de Silva
  • The Benoit Ancestry lines
    • The Benoit Ancestry line , Declercq Branch
      • Introduction
      • Peter Benoit: The Life and Legacy of a Flemish Musical Pioneer
        • Early Life and Education
        • Early Career and Influences
        • Commitment to Flemish Music
        • Pedagogical Contributions
        • Legacy and Recognition
      • Gilles Benoit & ega Gilles Benoit
        • Gilles Benoit
        • Ega Gilles Benoit
        • Their Marriage
      • Olivier Benoit & Jane Waeye
        • Olivier Benoit
        • Jane Waeye
        • Their Marriage
      • Jean Benoit & Vandewalle
        • Jean Benoit
        • Vandewalle
        • Their Marriage
      • Olivier Benoit & Tack
        • Olivier Benoit
        • Tack
        • Their Marriage
      • Pierre Benoit & Jeanne Waelkens
        • Pierre Benoit
        • Jeanne Waelkens
        • Their Marriage
      • Jean Benoit & Catheline Deschietere
        • Jean Benoit
        • Catheline Deschietere
        • Their Marriage
      • Joos Benoit & Jeanne Debackere
        • Joos Benoit
        • Jeanne Debackere
        • Their Marriage
      • Pierre Benoit & Josine Calmeyn
        • Pierre Benoit
        • Josine Calmeyn
        • Their Marriage
      • Judocus Benoit & Jeanne Vancaesele
        • Judocus Benoit
        • Jeanne Vancaesele
        • Their Marriage
      • Charles Benoit & Marie Lammertyn
        • Charles Benoit
        • Marie Lammertyn
        • Their Marriage
      • Christiaen Benoit & Judoca Coopman
        • Christiaen Benoit
        • Judoca Coopman
        • Their Marriage
      • Livinus Desplenter & Barbara Benoit
        • Livinus Desplenter
        • Barbara Benoit
        • Their Marriage
      • Marie Magdalena Desplenter & Jean François Loncke
        • Marie Magdalena Desplenter
        • Jean François Loncke
        • Their Marriage
      • Thérèse Loncke & Leo Bernard Declercq (DC12)
        • Thérèse Loncke
        • Leo Bernard Declercq (DC12)
        • Their Marriage
      • Ivo Declercq (DC13) & Mathilde Van den Broucke
        • Ivo Declercq
        • Mathilde Van den Broucke
        • Their Marriage
      • Ernest Constant Declercq (DC14) & Marie Elodie Devenyn
        • Ernest Constant Declercq
        • Marie Elodie Devenyn
        • Their Marriage
      • Michel Achiel Renatus Declercq (DC15) & Irma Helena Lesage
        • Michel Achiel Renatus Declercq (DC15)
        • Irma Helena Lesage
        • Their Marriage
      • Maurice Alois Declercq (DC16) & Nelly Maria Vangheluwe
        • Maurice Alois Declercq
        • Nelly Maria Vangheluwe
      • Nico Felicien Declercq (DC17) & Shirani Olupathage de Silva
        • Nico Felicien Declercq
        • Shirani Olupathage de Silva
    • The Benoit Ancestry line, Lesage Branch
      • Introduction
      • Gilles Benoit & ega Gilles Benoit
        • Gilles Benoit
        • Ega Gilles Benoit
        • Their Marriage
      • Olivier Benoit & Jane Waeye
        • Olivier Benoit
        • Jane Waeye
        • Their Marriage
      • Jean Benoit & Vandewalle
        • Jean Benoit
        • Vandewalle
        • Their Marriage
      • Antheunis Benoit & ega Antheunis Benoit
        • Antheunis Benoit
        • Antheunis Benoit
      • Jacques Benoit & ega Jacques Benoit
        • Jacques Benoit
        • Ega Jacques Benoit
        • Their Marriage
      • Jean Benoit & ega Jean Benoit
        • Jean Benoit
        • Ega Jean Benoit
      • Jacques Benoit & ega Jacques Benoit
        • Jacques Benoit
        • Ega Jacques Benoit
      • Jean Benoit & ega Jean Benoit
        • Jean Benoit
        • Ega Jean Benoit
        • Their Marriage
      • Livinus Benoit & Petronella
        • Livinus Benoit
        • Petronella
      • Livinus Benoit & Marie Duyck
        • Livinus Benoit
        • Marie le Ducq
        • Their Marriage
      • Louis Benoit & Claire Legaet
        • Louis Benoit
        • Claire Legaet
        • Their Marriage
      • Pierre Camerteyn & Marie Jeanne Benoit
        • Pierre Camerteyn
        • Marie Jeanne Benoit
        • Their Marriage
      • Marie Jeanne Camerteyn & Pierre Dewanckele
        • Marie Jeanne Camerteyn
        • Pierre Dewanckele
        • Their Marriage
      • Charles Ignace Dewanckele & Marie Jeanne Claire Vermeersch
        • Charles Ignace Dewanckele
        • Marie Jeanne Claire Vermeersch
        • Their Marriage
      • Pierre Charles Dewanckele & Barbara Goddyn
        • Pierre Charles Dewanckele
        • Barbara Goddyn
        • Their Marriage
      • Rosalie Dewanckele & Louis François Lesage
        • Rosalie Dewanckele
        • Louis François Lesage
        • Their Marriage
      • Emile Theophile Lesage & Eudoxie Romanie Lammens
        • Emile Theophile Lesage
        • Eudoxie Romanie Lammens
        • Their Marriage
      • Irma Helena Lesage & Michel Achiel Renatus Declercq (DC15)
        • Irma Helena Lesage
        • Michel Achiel Renatus Declercq (DC15)
        • Their Marriage
      • Maurice Alois Declercq (DC16) & Nelly Maria Vangheluwe
        • Maurice Alois Declercq (DC16)
        • Nelly Maria Vangheluwe
      • Nico Felicien Declercq (DC17) & Shirani Olupathage de Silva
        • Nico Felicien Declercq (DC17)
        • Shirani Olupathage de Silva
  • The Den Dauw Ancestry line
    • Introduction
    • Judocus Den Dauw & Elisabeth Vinck
      • Judocus Den Dauw
      • Elisabeth Vinck
      • Their Marriage
    • Jean Den Dauw & Françoise Depraetere
      • Jean Den Dauw
      • Françoise Depraetere
      • Their Marriage
    • Pierre Joseph Den Dauw & Marie Thérèse Houttequiet
      • Pierre Joseph Den Dauw
      • Marie Thérèse Houttequiet
      • Their Marriage
    • Jean Baptiste Den Dauw & Colette Regine Vereecke
      • Jean Baptiste Den Dauw
      • Colette Regine Vereecke
      • Their Marriage
    • Jacques Joseph Den Dauw & Constance van Tieghem
      • Jacques Joseph Den Dauw
      • Marie Constance van Tieghem
      • Their Marriage
    • Charles Louis Den Dauw & Julie de Meurie
      • Charles Louis Den Dauw
      • Julie de Meurie
      • Their Marriage
      • Their Offspring
        • Richard Den Dauw
        • Alois Den Dauw
        • Hippolyte Den Dauw
        • Alphonse V. Den Dauw
      • Acquaintances
    • Richard Den Dauw & Irma Clemence de Meire
      • Richard Den Dauw
      • Irma Clemence de Meire
      • Their Marriage
      • Their Offspring
        • Alfred Den Dauw
        • Alida Maria Den Dauw
        • Gentil Camille Hippolyte Den Dauw
        • René André Den Dauw
        • Jerome Bernard Den Dauw
        • Remi Julien Den Dauw
      • Some Acquaintances
    • Alfred Den Dauw & Augusta Waelkens
      • Alfred Den Dauw
        • Introduction
        • His Life
      • Augusta Waelkens
        • Mr and Mrs Migneau & Waelkens
        • Octaaf Henri Benedictus Waelkens & Marina Maria Furnier
        • Remi Gentil Waelkens & Marie Louise Euphrasie Furnier
        • Cyrille Arthur Loosvelt & Alida C. Waelkens
        • Richard Ludolf Waelkens & Romanie Helene Malfait
        • Jules Waelkens & Demeyer
        • Julien Waelkens & Mahieu
        • Jozef Waelkens & Waelkens
      • Their Marriage
      • Their Offspring
        • Richard Den Dauw
        • Maria Den Dauw
        • Maurice Felicien Den Dauw
        • Anna Den Dauw
        • Camilla Den Dauw
        • Paula Den Dauw
        • Joseph Den Dauw
      • Marc Waelkens, a Distant Blood-relative
        • Genealogy
          • The Life and Career of Professor Marc Waelkens
      • Ferdinand Waelkens
      • Their Acquaintances
    • Anna Den Dauw & René Vangheluwe
      • Anna Den Dauw
      • René Vangheluwe
    • Nelly Maria Vangheluwe & Maurice Alois Declercq
      • Nelly Maria Vangheluwe
      • Maurice Alois Declercq
    • Nico Felicien Declercq & Shirani Olupathage de Silva
      • Nico Felicien Declercq
      • Shirani Olupathage de Silva
  • The 't Kint Ancestry line
    • Introduction
    • Catherine 't Kint & François Camerteyn
      • Catherine 't Kint
      • François Camerteyn
    • Jean Camerteyn & Judoca Geldof
      • Jean Camerteyn
      • Judoca Geldof
      • Their Marriage
    • Pierre Camerteyn & Marie Jeanne Christine Benoit
      • Pierre Camerteyn
      • Marie Jeanne Christine Benoit
      • Their Marriage
    • Marie Jeanne Camerteyn & Pierre Dewanckele
      • Marie Jeanne Camerteyn
      • Pierre Dewanckele
      • Their Marriage
    • Charles Ignace Dewanckele & Marie Jeanne Claire Vermeersch
      • Charles Ignace Dewanckele
      • Marie Jeanne Claire Vermeersch
      • Their Marriage
    • Pierre Charles Dewanckele & Barbara Goddyn
      • Pierre Charles Dewanckele
      • Barbara Goddyn
      • Their Marriage
    • Rosalie Dewanckele & Louis François Lesage
      • Rosalie Dewanckele
      • Louis François Lesage
      • Their Marriage
    • Emile Theophile Lesage & Eudoxie Romanie Lammens
      • Emile Theophile Lesage
      • Eudoxie Romanie Lammens
      • Their Marriage
    • Irma Helena Lesage & Michel Achiel Renatus Declercq (DC15)
      • Irma Helena Lesage
      • Michel Achiel Renatus Declercq (DC15)
      • Their Marriage
    • Maurice Alois Declercq (DC16) & Nelly Maria Vangheluwe
      • Maurice Alois Declercq (DC16)
      • Nelly Maria Vangheluwe
    • Nico Felicien Declercq (DC17) & Shirani Olupathage de Silva
      • Nico Felicien Declercq (DC17)
      • Shirani Olupathage de Silva
• VOLUME VI
• XIV Other ancestry lines II
  • The Surmont - de Croock Ancestry line
    • Introduction
    • François Surmont & Joanna Veys
    • Judocus Surmont & Catharina Notebaert
      • Judocus Surmont
      • Catharina Notebaert
      • Their Marriage
    • Louis Joseph Surmont & Petronilla Verhaeghen
      • Joseph Louis Surmont
      • Petronilla Verhaeghen
      • Their Marriage
    • Pierre Amand Surmont & Marie-Jeanne De Meulemeester
      • Pierre Amand Surmont
      • Marie-Anne De Meulemeester
      • Their Marriage
    • Pierre François Surmont & Marie Thérèse de Croock
      • Pierre François Surmont
      • Marie Thérèse de Croock
        • Her connection to Van Flandern
          • Astronomer Thomas Van Flandern
        • Her Life
        • Her Parents
          • Pierre François de Croock
          • Maria Theresia Balderdoot
          • Her Parents' marriage
      • Their Marriage
    • Jean Baptiste Surmont & Susanne d' Huyvetter
      • Jean Baptiste Surmont
      • Susanne d' Huyvetter
        • Her Life
        • Her Relatives
          • Ursula D' Huyvetter
          • Jean Baptiste D' Huyvetter
          • Georges D' Huyvetter
      • Their Marriage
    • Marie Nathalie Surmont & V. François Vangheluwe
      • Marie Nathalie Surmont
      • V. François Vangheluwe
        • His life
        • His Relative Octavie Vangheluwe
        • His Sibling Valerie Vangheluwe
        • His Sibling Emile Vangheluwe
        • His Paternal Ancestry Line
      • Marriage and Family
    • Gerard Vangheluwe & Zozyma Zulma Verhaeghe
      • Gerard Vangheluwe
        • Introduction
        • His Youth
        • WWI, Ziviel Arbeiter Bataillon 3, nr 186
          • Introduction
          • The Selection
          • The Farewell
          • The Kortrijk Barracks
          • The Departure
          • Arrival in France
          • Life in Sedan
          • A Brush with Death
          • The Brutal Realities
          • The Aftermath and Legacy
        • Just after WWI
        • Life and Hobbies
        • Their Acquaintances
        • His Death
      • Zozyma Zulma Verhaeghe
      • Their Offspring
    • René Vangheluwe & Anna Den Dauw
      • René Vangheluwe
      • Anna Den Dauw
    • Pierre Frans Vangheluwe & Jeanette Leona Verbrugghe
      • Pierre Frans Vangheluwe
        • Introduction
        • His Youth
        • Military Service: A Sailor in the Belgian Marine
        • Their Marriage
        • A Globe Trotter
        • His Death came too Soon
      • Jeanette Leona Verbrugghe
        • Introduction
        • Her Youth
        • Their Marriage
        • A Globe Trotter
    • Maurice Alois Declercq & Nelly Maria Vangheluwe
      • Maurice Alois Declercq
      • Nelly Maria Vangheluwe
    • Nico Felicien Declercq & Shirani Olupathage de Silva
      • Nico Felicien Declercq
      • Shirani Olupathage de Silva
  • The Side-Branch of de Patin de Langemarck
    • Introduction
    • Philippe de Patin
      • Philippe de Patin
      • Monique de Patin
      • Marie Catherine de Patin
      • Anne de Patin
      • Philippine de Patin
      • Josephine de Patin
      • Jean de Patin
    • Pierre de Patin & Catherine-Thérèse de Smet
      • Charles Joseph de Patin & Marie-Jacqueline de Voldere
        • Marie Josèphe de Patin
        • Jeanne Jacqueline de Patin
        • Thérèse Rose de Patin
        • Anne Caroline de Patin
        • Isabelle Dorothée de Patin
        • Isabelle Joséphine de Patin
        • Colette de Patin
        • Geneviève Constance de Patin
        • Anne Charlotte de Patin
        • Charles Marie de Patin
        • Louis Augustin Benedict de Patin
        • Marie Thérèse de Patin
      • Caroline Joséphine de Patin
    • Joseph de Patin & Catherine Thérèse Françoise de Ghelcke
      • Marie Thérèse Charlotte de Patin
      • Charles Eugène Joseph de Patin
      • Géneviève Antoinette Constance de Patin
      • Thérèse-Joséphine de Patin
      • Joseph Jacques Benoît de Patin & Susanne-Charlotte Letten
    • Charles Joseph François de Patin & Lucie Fidèle Thérèse de Hem
      • Aline Caroline Joséphine de Patin
      • Jules Philippe de Patin
      • Hélène Emélie Joséphine de Patin
    • Charles Philippe de Patin & Thérèse Waltrude du Bois
      • Introduction
      • Parents and Ancestors
      • Early Years and Education
      • Career in Austrian Belgium During the Reign of Charles VI and Before Becoming a Viscount
      • Career as a Viscount in Austrian Belgium during the reign of Charles VI
      • Career in Austrian Belgium during the reign of Maria Theresa
      • Official Reports
      • Handwritings Lost During the Destruction of Langemark in WWI
      • Preserved Handwritings
      • Mare Liberum
      • Poem in Honor of Charles Philippe de Patin
      • Additional works on Charles Philippe de Patin
      • Offspring of Charles Philippe de Patin and Thérèse du Bois
        • Caroline de Patin
        • Jean Baptiste Benedict de Patin
        • Léopold Joseph de Patin
          • Charles de Patin
          • François de Patin
          • Reine Anne Marie Colette Félicité de Patin
        • Thérèse Catherine de Patin
        • Jeanne de Patin
        • Joséphine de Patin
        • Marie Louise Bernardine de Patin
          • Alexandre Charles Marie de Nobili
          • César de Nobili
          • Mr de Nobili
          • Marie de Nobili
          • Jean Baptiste de Nobili
          • Thérèse Sabine Colette de Nobili
          • Charlotte Jeanne de Nobili
          • Hypolite Bernard de Nobili
          • Joseph de Nobili
          • Charles Benedict Joseph de Nobili
      • Other Offspring of Charles Philippe de Patin
    • François Guillaume de Patin de Langemarck & Joanna Antoinette Monica de Grou
      • Jean Baptiste Guillaume de Patin
        • Florence Aline Adélaïde de Patin
          • Eulalie Hubertine Sophie de Moreau
          • Charlotte Josèphine Adélaïde de Moreau
          • Joseph Charles Alexandre de Moreau
          • Jean Baptiste Joseph Charles Auguste Diericx de Tenham
          • Marie Josèphe Virginie Diericx de Tenham
          • Nathalie Diericx de Tenham
        • Josephine Virginie Adelaide de Patin
          • Joseph Marie Jean Baptiste Diericx de Tenham
          • Félicie Josèphe Marie Aline Diericx de Tenham
          • Ernest Joseph Maric François Diericx de Tenham
          • Marie Augustine Guislaine Diericx de Tenham
          • Victor Henri Michel Diericx de Tenham
        • Joseph de Patin
      • Caroline de Patin
        • Alphonse du Montet de la Moliere et Malussin
          • Hortence du Montet de Malussin
            • Joseph Glangeaud
    • Joseph Charles de Patin
      • Joseph Charles Jean Antoine de Patin
        • Caroline de Patin de Langemarck & Jean-Pierre Cassiers
          • Introduction
          • Marriage with Jean Pierre Cassiers
          • The Houthulst project
          • The Castle of Houthulst
          • Destruction in 1918
          • Relatives
        • Aline Elisabeth Joséphine Antoinette de Patin de Langemarck & Charles Louis Victor Joseph Cotteau
          • Charles Louis Victor Joseph Cotteau
          • René Charles François Cotteau de Simencourt de Patin
            • Charles Cotteau de Patin & Céline Gantois
            • Marie Louise Cotteau de Patin & Fernand de Theux de Meylandt et Montjardin
        • Félicie de Patin de Langemarck & Edmond du Jardin
    • Joseph Felix Marie Charles François de Patin de Langemarck
    • Charles Philippe Jean Marie Joseph de Patin de Langemarck
  • The Ardan-Rouye-Lammens-Decaestecker Ancestry line
    • Introduction
    • Jean François Ardan (ARLD01) & Marie Josephe Rouye
      • Jean François Harden
        • Introduction
      • Marie Josephe Rouye
      • Marriage and offspring
    • Charles Caestecker & Joana Francisca Ardan (ARLD02)
      • Charles Caestecker
      • Jeanne Françoise Ardan (ARLD02)
      • Marriage and offspring
    • Ivo Benedictus Pareyn & Anna Marie Françoise Caestecker (ARLD03)
      • Ivo Benedictus François Pareyn
      • Anne Marie Françoise Caestecker (ARLD03)
      • Marriage and Offspring
    • Charles Benoit Pareyn (ARLD04) & Anne Thérèse Devisschere
      • Charles Benoit Pareyn (ARLD04)
      • Anne Thérèse Devisschere
      • Marriage and Offspring
    • Joseph Leopold Lammens & Anne Thérèse Pareyn (ARLD05)
      • Joseph Leopold Lammens
      • Anne Thérèse Pareyn (ARLD05)
      • Marriage and Offspring
      • Relatives
      • Charles Lammens, a chasseur à pied with Hendrik Conscience
        • Introduction
        • Military files
        • Birth
        • Service with Hendrik Conscience
        • Their Marriage
        • His Death
    • Clemens Lammens (ARLD06) & Natalia Juliana Decaestecker (C02)
      • Clemens Lammens (ARLD06)
      • Natalia Juliana Decaestecker (C02)
      • Pierre Joseph Decaestecker (C01), the Father of Natalia Juliana Decaestecker
        • Introduction
        • Battle of Austerlitz
        • The battles of Crewitz and Lübeck
        • The battles of Ostrelenka and Friedland
        • The period 1808-1809
        • The period 1810-1813
        • The battles of Bayonne, Orthez and Toulouse
        • The Battle near Waterloo
        • La Médaille de Sainte Hélène
        • The Parents of Pierre Joseph Decaestecker (C01)
          • The Parents, Pierre Joseph Decaestecker Senior and Catherine Rose Develter
        • The Death of Petrus Josephus Decaestecker
        • His Marriage with Coleta Francisca Debrabander
        • The Uncle of Pierre Joseph Decaestecker (C01)
      • Marriage and Offspring
      • Their Acquaintances
    • Eudoxie Romanie Lammens (ARLD07-C03) & Emile Theophile Lesage
      • Eudoxie Romanie Lammens
      • Emile Theophile Lesage
    • Irma Helena Lesage & Michel Achiel Renatus Declercq (DC15)
      • Michel Achiel Renatus Declercq (DC15)
      • Irma Helena Lesage
    • Maurice Alois Declercq (DC16) & Nelly Maria Vangheluwe
      • Maurice Alois Declercq (DC16)
      • Nelly Maria Vangheluwe
    • Nico Felicien Declercq (DC17) & Shirani O. de Silva
      • Shirani Olupathage de Silva
  • The Maternal (mt-DNA) Ancestry Line of N F Declercq
    • Introduction
    • Mitochondrial DNA Analysis
    • Autosomal DNA analysis
    • Genealogy
      • The Hypothesis of Margareth Driscoll, the Wife of Peter McParland
      • Petronilla McParland, the Wife of Gabrielus Depraetere
      • Maria Depraetere, the Wife of Antonius Isebaert
      • Maria Isebaert, the Wife of Petrus Soete
      • Joanna Soete, the Wife of Antonius Vandriesche
      • Isabelle Fernandine Vandriesche, the Wife of Pierre Joseph Buysschaert
      • Barbara Theresa Buysschaert, the Wife of Pierre Joseph Houttequiet
      • Amelie Francisca Houttequiet, the Wife of Frederic Verbeke
      • Sidonie Verbeke, the Wife of Camillus Waelkens
      • Augusta Emma Waelkens, the Wife of Alfred Den Dauw
      • Anna Den Dauw, the Wife of René Vangheluwe
      • Nelly Maria Vangheluwe, the Wife of Maurice Alois Declercq
• VOLUME VII
• XV Genetics
  • DNA Analysis of N. F. Declercq
    • Introduction
    • Y-DNA and mt-DNA
    • Nearest Y-DNA Haplogroup Matches
    • DNA and Family Names in Catalonia, with Strong Evidence of Tarragona as the Ancient Origin
    • Genetic Connection with the Counts of Barcelona and the Royal House of Aragon
    • Y-STR Closest Connections within the R-M269 Y-DNA-Haplogroup (FamilyTreeDNA®)
      • Y-12 Tested Samples
      • Y-25 Tested Samples
      • Y-37 Tested Samples
      • Y-67 Tested Samples
      • Y-111 Tested Samples
      • R Haplogroup Samples
    • Autosomal DNA (FamilyTreeDNA®) - The Spanish connection
    • Autosomal DNA (FamilyTreeDNA®) - The North Sea basin and the Flemish connection
    • Autosomal DNA (FamilyTreeDNA®) - The Irish connection
    • GEDmatch® Results
      • Population matches
      • Spanish Matches
      • Detailed Autosomal Analysis
        • The Brittany Cluster
        • The Soria Cluster
          • Genes in common with Soriano
        • Genes in common with de Montoya
        • Genes in common with Cortés
        • Genes in common with de la Cruz
        • Genes in common with de Poch
        • The maternal Perlan Irish Ancestry Line
        • Genes in common with Montaigne
        • Genes in common with Lombaerde
        • Genes in common with Lesage
        • Genes in common with Desplenter
        • Genes in common with Benoit
        • Genes in common with Goddyn
        • Genes in common with Pennet
        • Genes in common with Corneille
        • Genes in common with De Croock
        • Genes in common with Massa
      • A Focus on the Regions
        • Spain and Portugal in general
          • Spain
          • Portugal
          • Iberia, unspecified
        • Galicia
        • Brittany
          • Old families of Brittany
          • Other names related to Brittany, in Brittany
          • Other names associated with Brittany, around Brittany
          • Names possibly related to the 'legend' that Du Guesclin had some of his roots at the coast of Algeria (Bougie)
        • Other Particular Spanish Regions
          • Soria
          • Catalonia
          • Navarra, Aquitaine, Cerdanya, and Provence
          • Crown of Aragon
        • Expansion of Catalonia and the Crown of Aragon
          • Sardinia
          • Naples
          • Deep South Italy
          • Sicily
          • Greece
          • Malta
        • Spanish Territories in the 16th-17th centuries
          • Milan and Genua
          • Milan and Genua, but also the Deep South of Italy
          • Cross match between GEDmatch® and the Montblanc Census of 1359
        • Cross-match between GEDmatch® and other Spanish names of interest
    • Genetic Analysis based on MyTrueAncestry®
    • Genetic Analysis based on MyHeritage®
      • Spanish Rooted
      • Spanish Residents
      • Portuguese Residents
      • Other
    • Genetic Analysis based on Geneanet®
      • Spanish Links
      • Links with Brittany
      • Other
    • Comparison with Ancient Skeletons by GEDmatch®
      • Alps (13700 year old skeletons)
        • French-Burgundian-Helvetian
      • Byzantine area (8300-9700 year old skeletons)
        • Georgia (9700 years ago; weight 22)
        • Turkey (8300-8400 years ago; weights 1-5)
      • Iberia (4700-7200 year old skeletons)
        • Spain (4700-7200 years ago; weights 3-10)
      • Celtic British Isles (4000-5200-year-old skeletons)
        • Ireland (4000-5200 years ago; weights 28-40)
      • Germanic-Hungarian (3100-7000-year-old skeletons)
        • Hungary (4200-7200 years ago; weights 1-2)
        • Germany (3100-7000 years ago; weights 1-5)
        • Russia (1500-5300 years ago; weights 1-5)
      • Roman and Anglo Saxon British Isles (1500-1800-year-old skeletons)
        • (1500-1800 years ago; weights 1-13)
  • DNA de Silva
    • Introduction
    • Iberia and the Ancestors Before Genealogical Records: The Byzantine Migration Path 224-1300
    • Mixed Byzantine and Iberian Genes
    • An Interesting Observation
    • DNA analysis by FamilyTreeDNA®
    • The Iberian Byzantine Haplogroup
    • YFull® DNA analysis
    • The Y-STR values indicate Iberian Roots from a Byzantine Origin
    • The Autosomal DNA Analysis Reveals Sri Lankan, Indian, Byzantine and Iberian Origins (FamilyTreeDNA®)
    • The mt-DNA Haplogroup reveals the Kuru Kingdom as the Maternal-line Origin (FamilyTreeDNA®)
    • Old DNA analysis by Consanguinitas® Agrees with New Results
    • GEDmatch® Results for De Silva
      • Population Matches with de Silva (GEDmatch®)
        • Dodecad V3 Admixture Proportions
        • MDLP K23b Admixture Proportions
        • HarappaWorld Admixture Proportions
        • MDLP K16 Admixture Proportions
        • puntDNAL K12 Modern Admixture Proportions
        • Eurogenes K12b Admixture Proportions
        • Eurogenes K13 Admixture Proportions
        • Eurogenes EUtest V2 K15 Admixture Proportions
        • Eurogenes K36 Admixture Proportions
        • Dodecad K12b Admixture Proportions
        • MDLP K16 Modern Admixture Proportions
        • MDLP World Admixture Proportions
        • MDLP World-22 Admixture Proportions
        • puntDNAL K15 Admixture Proportions
        • EUtest Admixture Proportions
        • puntDNAL K13 Global Admixture Proportions
        • EthioHelixK10 Africa Only Admixture Proportions
        • Jtest Admixture Proportions
        • Africa9 Admixture Proportions
        • Harappa World Admixture Proportions
        • A focus on India
      • Individual Matches with de Silva (GEDmatch®)
        • Total centiMorgans 40.0-50.0
        • Total centiMorgans 16.5-20.0
        • Total centiMorgans 10.1-16.5
        • Total centiMorgans 9.0-10.0
        • Total centiMorgans 8.5-8.9
        • Total centiMorgans 8.0-8.4
        • Total centiMorgans 7.5-7.9
        • Total centiMorgans 7.0-7.4
      • Match between de Silva and Declercq
      • Old Ancestry Matches between de Silva and de Rivera
      • De Silva - Carvalho - de Almeida DNA (GEDmatch®)
        • Carvalho
        • de Silva
        • de Almeida
        • Mutual Overlap Between De Silva, Carvalho and de Almeida
        • DNA Comparison with the Families of the First Fidalgos of Goa and Kotte (GEDmatch®)
    • Genetic Analysis based on MyTrueAncestry®
    • Geneanet® DNA Results for De Silva
    • MyHeritage® DNA Results for De Silva
      • Portugal
      • Far-East Portuguese Settlements
    • Comparison with ancient Skeletons
      • Byzantine and Georgia (8300-9700 year old skeletons; weights 1-31)
      • Ireland (3900-5200 year old skeletons; weights 1-30)
      • Switzerland (13700 year old skeletons; weight 16)
      • England (1450-1800 year old skeletons); weights 2-11)
      • Iberia (5800-7200 year old skeletons; weights 2-9)
      • Germany (4200-9100 year old skeletons; weights 1-9)
      • Russia (2300-7300 year old skeletons) (weights 1-3)
      • Sweden (5700-7700 year old skeletons; weights 1-2)
      • Hungary (4200-4900 year old skeletons; weight 1)
• VOLUME VIII
• XVI Appendix
  • Faucon's Study of the Onomastics of Du Guesclin
  • The Merovingian Ancestry of Guyotte de Hames
    • Introduction
    • DNA and Genealogy
  • Gerard Verbrugghe & Maria Vandenabeele
    • Introduction
    • The French Military Adventure during WWII
      • The Train Journey into the Unknown
      • The journey on foot and the near-death experiences
      • The Border Crossing between Vichy-France and German-France and the Return Home.
    • Their life in Photos
  • Genealogy Reports
    • Introduction
    • The Author's Kinship Report
    • The Author's Ahnentafel Report
    • Persons in the Author's Ancestry Tree
    • Events in the Author's Ancestry Tree
  • The 1661 Report by Francesc de Pedrolo
  • The Author's Academic Ancestry and Curriculum
    • Short Biography - 2024
• XVII Acknowlegements
• XVIII Final Contemplation