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Antoine Douglas, Chevalier, seigneur de
Richagnard en Bugey et de Ployart en
Picardie, was the son of Louis Douglas, Lord of Ployart, captain in the
regiment of Picardy, Governor of Soissons, Captain of a company of one
hundred men at arms, and Catherine of Aumale whom he (Louis) married on 25
January i5g2 (?1592).
He was
Governor of Montreal Chateau..
The war between France
and Savoy demonstrated the
strategic importance of the
Citadel MONTREAL.
In 1602, King
Henry IV ordered the demolition
of the castle. In 1622,
Louis XIII
had it rebuilt the castle and
installed a garrison.
In 1635, Major
Antoine de DOUGLAS was
ordered to demolish
the castle again.
His son,
Charles bought
DOUGLAS County
MONTREAL 1757
MONTREAL Thus
entered the DOUGLAS
family who lived
a more modern castle built in
the foothills of MONTREAL.
This castle was acquired
by the town in
2000.
Notes: 1. The date in the painting, 1619, is the same date that
appears above the lintel in the
Douglas Chapel,
Montreal La Cluse. Note also the Douglas coat of arms. 2.
Louis Douglas is referred to as 'the captain-governor of the town the
Sieur du Glas (or Douglas), who was under the orders of M. de Villequier,
Francois de Montmorency successor to the government of the Isle of
France, which included dès-lors le Soissonnais.'
See also: •
The Douglas family in France
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