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1758 - "Ban" i.e. list of the members of the nobility of Saintonge
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"... in the present circumstances, when the English seem to be intending to attack the coasts of Poitou, Saintonge and country of Aunis : His Majesty is convinced that the nobility of these provinces will have the same zeal to be in his service ..."
The English, to attack Poitou, Saintonge and Aunis ?
As far as we know, they have always been keen of these provinces ...
Etat du ban de Saintonge tenu et convoqué sous le règne de Louis XV le 15 juin 1758.
240 members of the nobility of Saintonge are in this inventory.
Source : Bibliothèque Municipale de Saintes, fonds ancien - MS 137
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