Dear Tony,
This is an interesting story, but you are aware that the original family
died out in the 1800s and the last one adopted twin-nephews of his wife and
they continued the name and title till the present. The present (8th) Duc de
Sabran married in 1997 and by 2001 appears not to have children, but there
are quite a few males in line to the title and, let's hope, there will be
Ducs de Sabran for many more years.
The list of genealogically inclined descendants is quite fascinating :
Gordon Banks, Brice Clagett, James Cummings, Ian Fettes, John Steele Gordon,
Gordon R. Hale, Tony Hoskins, Malinda Jones, Will Johnson, Peter de Loriol,
Andrew MacEwen, Doug McDonald, Grant Menzies, George Andrews Moriarty, Brom
Nichol Jr., Merilyn Pedrick, Tim Powys-Lybbe, John Ravilious, William Addams
Reitwiesner, Gary Boyd Roberts, Walter Lee Sheppard Jr., Sam Sloan, Louise
Staley, Don Stone, Gilbert van Studnitz, Hans Vogels, Mike Welch, Kelsey
Williams
With best wishes
Leo van de Pas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Hoskins" <hoskins@sonoma.lib.ca.us>
To: <GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 10:38 AM
Subject: Ansouis, ancient home of the Sabran family
Perhaps of interest. From _Point de Vue_ (30 mai-5 juin 2007).
Ansouis - home of the Sabran family for a millennium - is for sale.
Many of us descend from the Sabran lords of Ansouis, most numerously
though Eleanor of Provence, Queen of England * great-great
granddaughter of Rainon I de Sabran dit du Caylar, Seigneur du Caylar et
d'Ansouis (fl. 1155). More recent Sabran descents come to some of us
descending from Giovanna/Gorizia de Sabran (d.c. 1378), wife of Niccolò
Orsini, Conte di Nola.
"Le duc et la duchesse de Sabran-Pontèves sont morts respectivement
en 1973 et 1988. Depuis lors, leurs quatre enfants n'ont pas réussi à
se mettre d'accord sur un partage équitable de la succession, que
seule permet alors une vente judiciaire. C'est ainsi que seront
prochainement vendus, non seulement le château d'Ansouis mais aussi le
reste du patrimoine immobilier Sabran-Pontèves au tribunal de grand
instance de Paris. La vente aura lieu le 29 octobre 2007.
Pour une fois, il n'est pas question de probèmes financiers. Leurs
enfants, l'actuel duc de Sabran, les comtes Jean et Géraud de Sabran
et leur s*ur, S.A.R. la duchesse d'Orléans, ne parvenant pas à
s'accorder sur la valeur et le partage de ces biens, ils devront
être vendus aux enchères.
C'en est donc fini! Ansouis, la perle du Luberon, la demeaure de
saint Elzéar st sainte Dauphine, la place forte sur laquellt les Sabran
règnent depuis plus de mille ans, Ansouis a vécu."
Sad to see another ancient stammsitz lost. Perhaps a consortium of
Sabran descendants should be formed to consider a buy-out, before it's
too late!
Tony Hoskins
Anthony Hoskins
History, Genealogy and Archives Librarian
History and Genealogy Library
Sonoma County Library
3rd and E Streets
Santa Rosa, California 95404
707/545-0831, ext. 562
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