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From: Michael King <>
Subject: Re: Béatrix d'Albon
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:35:12 -0500


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>And so you see Mike this area is where monsters dwell.
>I just want to point out one more thing. I'm a bit suspicious that
>there is any person called Marguerite Clemence of Burgundy (or any
>other place) at this time.
>
>Rather I think it quite possible that two different women are being
>combined into one, or two different souces, conflicting, cannot agree
>as-to her name. So the name might be rendered as Marguerite OR
>Clemence... to illustrate this problem.
>
>Of course, the primary source that refers to her as either name should
>be tracked. I'm also suspicious that the niece is the other person
>mentioned originally in your posting. While it is true, that this
>Beatrix did have a niece Beatrix, that does not necessarily mean that
>we must make her the wife of Aymar. I'd like to see more details on
>these relationships more properly layed out.
>
>Medlands although it has some details on this family d'Albon doesn't
>seem to have this material or even these people except in passing.
>

Hi Will,

Thanks for your thoughts. Two given names like that often raises a
flag that two people may be confused. I have found that sort of
problem even in more "modern" family groups.

Finding original sources from that era must be very difficult. My
wife's Danish family included at least one state archivist. He and
some of his friends/colleagues spent some time looking for hard
evidence of my wife's (direct father-father-father, etc.)
9g-grandfather in the archives of Flensborg, but only came up with
good circumstantial evidence. Sometimes the definitive records don't
exist (and this example is "only" the early 16th century)

Regards,

Mike King.

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