Roquefeuil Versols
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The Roquefeuil Versols family appeared around 900 as an offshoot of the House of Barcelona, Spain, who were kings of Aragon. At this time they controlled vast territories in the Languedoc
(southern France) under various noble titles. They lost their nobility and particule "de" with a natural filiation in 1752. The surname may have been germanized in "Rockefeller" or "Rockenfeld" (1644 - Claude de Roquefeuil disappeared in the German army). It comes from the possession of Roquefeuil
).
The heiress Adelais de Roquefeuil married Bernard d'Anduze (1129). The Anduze was another powerful family which coined money. The son of Adelais and Bernard, Arnaud, "Contor de Nant" maintained the name of Roquefeuil. He, his brother Raymond and their descendants fought in the wars of the Middle Ages
: the Cathar Crusade, Seventh Crusade
and the Hundred Years War. From Arnaud were descended the Lords of Versols, in Aveyron
, and of Saint-Etienne de Gourgas. Their best known member is Guillaume de Roquefeuil who signed the Treaty of Corbeil
on behalf of King James I of Aragon
in 1258.
That branch continued to be located in the Languedoc as landowners, and has mainly produced, since the French Revolution
, doctors, lawyers, and a politician (Pierre-Frédéric Roquefeuil, conseiller général de l'Hérault
, at the end of the Second Empire
).
The related branch of the Roccafull served the King of Aragon and participated in the Reconquista
of Spain from the Moors
. Ramon Perellos y Roccaful
was Grand Master
of the Order of St. John
from 1697 to 1720.
See also :
Treaty of Corbeil
Notes :
Languedoc
Languedoc is a former province of France, now continued in the modern-day régions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées in the south of France, and whose capital city was Toulouse, now in Midi-Pyrénées. It had an area of approximately 42,700 km² .-Geographical Extent:The traditional...
(southern France) under various noble titles. They lost their nobility and particule "de" with a natural filiation in 1752. The surname may have been germanized in "Rockefeller" or "Rockenfeld" (1644 - Claude de Roquefeuil disappeared in the German army). It comes from the possession of Roquefeuil
Roquefeuil, Aude
Roquefeuil is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
).
The heiress Adelais de Roquefeuil married Bernard d'Anduze (1129). The Anduze was another powerful family which coined money. The son of Adelais and Bernard, Arnaud, "Contor de Nant" maintained the name of Roquefeuil. He, his brother Raymond and their descendants fought in the wars of the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
: the Cathar Crusade, Seventh Crusade
Seventh Crusade
The Seventh Crusade was a crusade led by Louis IX of France from 1248 to 1254. Approximately 800,000 bezants were paid in ransom for King Louis who, along with thousands of his troops, was captured and defeated by the Egyptian army led by the Ayyubid Sultan Turanshah supported by the Bahariyya...
and the Hundred Years War. From Arnaud were descended the Lords of Versols, in Aveyron
Aveyron
Aveyron is a département in southern France named after the Aveyron River.- History :Aveyron is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790....
, and of Saint-Etienne de Gourgas. Their best known member is Guillaume de Roquefeuil who signed the Treaty of Corbeil
Treaty of Corbeil (1258)
The Treaty of Corbeil was an agreement signed on 11 May 1258, in Corbeil between Louis IX of France and James I of Aragon....
on behalf of King James I of Aragon
James I of Aragon
James I the Conqueror was the King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276...
in 1258.
That branch continued to be located in the Languedoc as landowners, and has mainly produced, since the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
, doctors, lawyers, and a politician (Pierre-Frédéric Roquefeuil, conseiller général de l'Hérault
Hérault
Hérault is a department in the south of France named after the Hérault river.-History:Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
, at the end of the Second Empire
Second French Empire
The Second French Empire or French Empire was the Imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, between the Second Republic and the Third Republic, in France.-Rule of Napoleon III:...
).
The related branch of the Roccafull served the King of Aragon and participated in the Reconquista
Reconquista
The Reconquista was a period of almost 800 years in the Middle Ages during which several Christian kingdoms succeeded in retaking the Muslim-controlled areas of the Iberian Peninsula broadly known as Al-Andalus...
of Spain from the Moors
Al-Andalus
Al-Andalus was the Arabic name given to a nation and territorial region also commonly referred to as Moorish Iberia. The name describes parts of the Iberian Peninsula and Septimania governed by Muslims , at various times in the period between 711 and 1492, although the territorial boundaries...
. Ramon Perellos y Roccaful
Ramon Perellos y Roccaful
Fra' Ramon Perellos de Rocaful was the 64th Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta between 1697 and 1720. He lived in Malta in 1653, as soon as he entered the order. In 1658 he joined the board of the Master and in 1697 was elected Grand Master...
was Grand Master
Grand Master (order)
Grand Master is the typical title of the supreme head of various orders of knighthood, including various military orders, religious orders and civil orders such as the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Orange Order...
of the Order of St. John
Knights Hospitaller
The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's...
from 1697 to 1720.
See also :
Treaty of Corbeil
Treaty of Corbeil (1258)
The Treaty of Corbeil was an agreement signed on 11 May 1258, in Corbeil between Louis IX of France and James I of Aragon....
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