The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30

at Montbarticr grandson OF the Louise de
Nicozc lie Nontnnrtcr Of III" renunciation. who
son Of her son ,Corhcyro4 ,d,Nstorg. created
| borne by, Francois, although carelessly omit
ted by NJ. dc In HGussayr., The other two
BGGrT ar and ac%es nSS Ts
/ of Paul d'AstorG. the son of Joseph and grand
son Of the great Ant2pe Iust as set forth ut ,t
! Pail Nal pedigree. Here we meet the strong
est evidence against the nIorGounded pedigree.
was still younger brother and had not inner
tied the title Of Auberode.. Far from being
| either dead or in Germany. he was holding an
Louis Ills brother Bernard died unmarried
! long afterward. and Charles. the son OF OF
| at Tarbcs., Circumstances dates, inheritance
birth of q son. Jean jacques d'Astorg. in l904
Ana me Th o, tna son to II loS2
father. his uncle. his brother. and cousins
were IN France high in royal favor;
Palatinntc IN ia" seventeenth century? 1t is
rot difficult to guess. II The heads Of tho house
humhl"T individuals ,clung, to Professionalism
From Montouhan itself We find various Astorgs
Germany. Among others we hnf q printer, a
WSayeT %G but no SS1gnt Or
/ !
with the French name. were the descendants
Of several gcnrratiHns from ,somc, Aston who
epoch in the troubles OF the Reformation.
After several long searches in tn" depart
mental archives at TarhcS ! finally came
across the following in the register OF the old
court:
ZIG" mil, sir cent Qnarrerng'ssep aIe Der'er
Gamr HTGTc % r , E Es D0 I Wsssi,rp
Jdcqurs d'iStOr gore ne,u DE Ia riiip de Bdue
$r'9"fD' dnn@r''e rt dW,eS pIdceS Ldq"e'lp a AZ.
fy b
| dis'dHcr DE- 1,enf hrur en- Mteir ans com GjVn"p
De der ge"tIhHme$ ct de"[ ralrt. arcr ga dr'Yot-
ts % % ",4T ps S% * E@p SS %Fs SSs
',,"hip L@'us de. Monduzn' rjsconte FArcitons
J,dir DE- son ooynge sc'roir Repu ri sp,, s,gnts.
" H. Ia Ne MIa-c0rDrH dc BuSca IL iSiDr."
Briefly in English thus:
"Th" year one thousand six hundred and
| eighty seven. and last day Of July, At the reg
Ii no "rr%Hrsd n E"rs%n LAZY naiI" De
! Governor of III" City OF laye, lor Of Aubcrcdo
/ and other places who has made declaration
, and declares having come from Peyrouses.
! panied by two gentlemen. two valrts her lady
in-waiting and iark KEYS. Tor the suit pending in
/ Gu2 r., vi,coupt Of Arnlnns. which deposition
has been received after taxing the costs Of her
! Journey. To wit. her return. and herewith
49, II l.. DC Mon Cornell dc Bnsca d'As,or.",
| The signature TO the book il In a I'M" bold
J but female hand. indicating tho great lazy
/ thar she really was. Nine illlairr de Busca.
I lcircss pr"~umTliNe To tn" Marpuisatc Of
! Eouu"pine. Tns picture Of this grand dame.
! coming 10 court with her two grmtltmen-i in
waiting, two Wallets and her maid ui honor two
years after the revocation of tn, Edict Of
! Nantes makes it most improbable that sh" had
, a son az that "r"ch. poor peasant III an OBJ
| sour" German Village.
| This much il cpnciusiycy proved: the pcdi-
! gree table IropGundrh 10y Mr.. Astor is re-
! leatrdly and vitality in error, The foregoing
Inquiries establish two important pruposl-
/ tion~. They show that no record exists any
4 whore in Germany. W her" tho rroG"nit"rs Of
| John Jacob Aston lived going to claim or even
aliude to tn" "nnohIrd French ancestry set out
/ in tn" propoandrd HrdiEi'". They show.
moreover. that the Descendants ot the French
d'Astorgs. Comics Il tubcred". did not any of
! them flee to Germany on III" revocation o; the
| Edirt Of Nantes. hut. "a the contrary. re-
manned in France. The. Offices and honors
! they "nJoycd under tn King Of France after
| III" revocation OF the Edct Of Nantes remain re-
! corded There ISL NOR" serious matter that
4 ii is clearly shown that the date OF marriage
Of jacques q ASiorg in France. which official
records show t. have been l,iS2. j. taisi,l"h in
the proruund"N table to 1862 the latter date
i ma King connected chain between tn" French
and German Records POSSIBLE. while the former
authentic date DESTROYS the claim,