596:. This revised version of the story stayed more-or-less intact right up to 1990, containing minor variations involving exact dates. The 1977 Priory document claimed Saunière discovered three documents: 1) a genealogy of the Counts of Rhedae dated 1243 bearing the seal of Blanche of Castile, 2) a document of 1608 relating to François-Pierre d'Hautpoul providing a complementary genealogy from 1240 onwards and, 3) a last will and testament of Henri d'Hautpoul dated 24 April 1695 bearing the stamp and signature of the testator, adding they were originally sold by Saunière's niece Madame James to two Englishmen, Captain Ronald Stansmore and Sir Thomas Frazer of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. Then repeating again that the parchments given in
818:. This initiative by Plantard had an unexpected consequence; in October 1993, the judge investigating the Pelat scandal had Pierre Plantard's house searched. The search failed to find any documents related to Pelat, but turned up a hoard of false documents, including some proclaiming Plantard the true king of France. Plantard admitted under oath he had fabricated everything, including Pelat's involvement with the Priory of Sion.
640:: "The parchments of Blanche of Castile were in Etienne Plantard's safe-deposit box in London since November 1955 and they did not 'mention' Dagobert, or a Dagobert II and Pierre Plantard de Saint-Clair was never 'a Merovingian pretender' to the throne of France: His lineage results from the Counts de Rhédae and by the female line of Saint Clair-sur-Epte, which has no relationship with 'Sinclair'."
232:("Conquer - for a young knighthood"), that lasted for six issues between September 1942 and February 1943, containing an anti-Semitic and anti-Masonic agenda; Plantard's disregard of the prohibition by the German authorities of the formation of the Alpha Galates earned him a four-month sentence in Fresnes Prison. The Statutes of the Alpha Galates existed in the German language as well as French.
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1781 at the deathbed of Marie de Negri d'Ables, Marquise d'Hautpoul-Blanchefort. There were four parchments altogether, two of which were reproduced in Gérard de Sède’s forthcoming book (their contents were described in this 1965 document) and the other two containing genealogies made by the Abbé Bigou (running from 1548 to 1789) and Henri
Lobineau (running from 1780 to 1915).
953:, page 180: "Personnage emblématique de l'affaire de Rennes-le-Château, éminence grise et co-auteur de livres avec l'écrivain Gérard de Sède, dessinateur industriel, ésotériste et médium sous le nomen de Chyren, directeur, journaliste et gérant de la revue Circuit, mystificateur". (Marseille: Éditions Arqa, 2009).
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This was elaborated upon in a 1965 Priory document by stating it was Abbé Antoine Bigou, one of Saunière's predecessor curés at Rennes-le-Château, who hid the parchments in 1790 in the hollow pillar that supported the church altar, after finding out about the secret of Rennes-le-Château on 17 January
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in 1967, it was claimed there were four parchments originally discovered by Saunière in the hollow pillar of his church. In “L'Enigme de Rhedae” (1964) Henri
Lobineau said that Saunière discovered documents bearing the royal seal of Blanche of Castile, giving the line of Dagobert II drawn up by Abbé
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Plantard: "We would like to repeat that in no case have we found any trace of the son of Dagobert II in the list of the Visigothic Razes. This Sigibert IV found refuge with his abbess sister at Oeren and was the cousin of Sigebert de Rhedae, who was alive more or less around the same time.
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According to the late Robert Amadou (1924–2006), Pierre
Plantard in 1953 was accused of selling degrees of esoteric orders for exorbitant sums. According to a more reliable source, given in a letter written by Léon Guersillon the Mayor of Annemasse in 1956, contained in the folder holding the 1956
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documentary that the Alpha
Galates "had only four regular members". According to a police report on the Alpha Galates dated 13 February 1945, the organisation was only composed of at most 50 members, who resigned one after the other as soon as they sized up the president of the association (Pierre
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that his group the French
National Renewal was to take possession of the unoccupied premises located at 22 place Malesherbes, 1st floor "which are currently let to an English Jew, Mr. Shapiro, who is presently fighting alongside his fellows in the British armed forces." By 1942, Plantard wanted to
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A book published in 1983 by Louis Vazart reproduced two fake "notarised documents" allegedly dating from
October 1955 naming Captain Ronald Stansmore Nutting (altered from Captain Ronald Stansmore), Major Hugh Murchison Clowes and the Right Honourable Viscount Leathers as the legal owners of the
501:(falsely claiming they were related), drew up genealogies giving the survival of the line of Dagobert II on 18 March 1939. Philippe de Chérisey, Plantard's friend and accomplice, later claimed that Abbé Pichon was the pseudonym of François Dron (a completely different historical person who was a
1395:, Number 1, "Etude complète sur Les Rois et les Gouvernements de la France des origines a nos jours" by Louis Saurel, pages 18-19; Tableau Généalogique des Mérovingiens, Tableau N° 1, pages 110-111 (Paris: Société Intercontinentals de Publications et d’Éditions S.A.R.L., 1960).
690:. It became a bestseller and publicized Plantard's Priory of Sion story, treating seriously the content of the Priory of Sion documents of the 1960s and 1970s. The book added a new element to the story, that the Merovingian line of kings had actually been descended from the
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parchments discovered by Saunière "whose value cannot be estimated", and requesting the parchments - all containing proof of the survival of the line of
Dagobert II - to be removed from France. The Notary Public was named as Maître Patrick Francis Jourdan Freeman.
756:(Black Rock), a promontory near Rennes-le-Château where he owned substantial property. The alleged contents of the "parchments" allegedly discovered by Saunière were revised and altered (see above). The genealogies contained in Jean Delaude's Priory document
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De Sède's book was most famous for its reproduction of two "parchments" that were allegedly discovered by Saunière that hinted at the survival of the line of
Dagobert II. However, Plantard and de Sède fell out over book royalties following the publication of
1891:, second part of an interview of Jean-Luc Chaumeil where he mentions his discovery of the bewitched hill and the owner of the abbé's estate, Henri Buthion, as well as his tumultuous relations with Pierre Plantard, Gérard de Sède and Mathieu Paoli
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dated 27 June 1959. Louis Vazart referred to a letter to
Plantard from de Gaulle dated 29 July 1958, also referring to another similar letter from de Gaulle dated 3 August 1958 where he allegedly thanked Plantard for his support during the
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Number 1 (1990), gave the caption "after a photograph taken by Etienne Plantard in London in 1958", naming only Captain R.S. Nutting as the owner of the "parchments". The firm of solicitors was given as John Newton & Sons, London.
353:, establishing his own version of a Committee of Public Safety (calling it the 'Central Committee') based in Paris, using the name "Captain Way", claiming it was part of the official Committee based in Algeria founded by General
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Quoting Pierre Plantard: "If anyone can claim to be a descendant of Sigisbert IV in the direct line it can only be Otto von Habsburg, and he alone. To all those people who write to me I have given this same reply." From
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were also revised. The previous claims found in the notarised documents published in Vazart's book in 1983 were made out of "errors of decipherment" and were falsified because of "political pressures of 1956".
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Généalogie des rois mérovingiens et origine des diverses familles françaises et étrangères de souche mérovingienne; d'après l'abbé Pichon, le Dr Hervé et les parchemins de l'abbé Saunière de Rennes-le-Château
617:, "the demand for the recognition of Merovingian rights made in 1955 and 1956 by Sir Alexander Aikman, Sir John Montague Brocklebank, Major Hugh Murchison Clowes and nineteen other men in the office of
357:. De Gaulle did not support the existence of any of the Committees of Public Safety, gave Algeria free elections and the country eventually got its independence, endorsed by de Gaulle, in 1962.
656:. The "Saint-Clair" part of his surname was added to his real surname on the basis that this was the family name associated with the area of Gisors associated with his hoax - according to the
592:, being an adaptation of material contained in a 1964 book by René Descadeillas involving François-Pierre d'Hautpoul, these revised claims appeared in a 1977 Priory document by Jean Delaude,
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Its file in the Grand Orient de France was published by Éric Giacometti and Jacques Ravenne, at the end of their book Apocalypse la 5e investigation du commissioner Marcas (Fleuve Noir 2009)
466:. This inspired Plantard to write his own book on the subject matter but, failing to find a publisher his manuscript was extensively rewritten by Gérard de Sède resulting in the 1967 book,
621:, P. J. F. Freeman." In 1981 Plantard circulated a French newspaper cutting of unknown provenance stating the parchments were stored in a Safe deposit box of Lloyds Bank, London.
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These Priory of Sion documents contained false genealogies attaching Plantard's family tree to another genealogy found in an article by Louis Saurel in the French magazine
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In 1978 Philippe de Chérisey repeated the parchments had been sold by Madame James to Captain Ronald Stanmore and Sir Thomas Frazer, adding they were deposited in a
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in 1967 and Philippe de Chérisey, Plantard's friend and accomplice, announced he had forged the "parchments". But it was due to the success of de Sède's book
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Historians conflate these two Sigiberts into one person. When did Sigebert IV die? We don't know. Some think that he was the founder of the Habsburg family."
1316:, page 272, note 2 (Suresnes, 1978). Part one of Vazart's book is dedicated to Comte Henri de Lénoncourt, part two is a modified version of Anne-Léa Hisler,
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in south-east France, near the border with Switzerland, until their separation in 1956. At the same time Plantard worked as a draughtsman for the company
434:("The Templars are Amongst Us, or The Enigma of Gisors"), that was published in 1962. The name Priory of Sion reappeared within the pages of this book.
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Plantard revised his Priory of Sion story, claiming the order was founded on 17 January 1681 in Rennes-le-Château, based upon documents discovered in
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768:"drew up the constitutions of the Priory of Sion on 14 July 1870, on the same day that he planted the oak-tree of the United States of Europe".
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as fiction on a French radio interview, and later even dismissed the Priory of Sion documents of the 1960s and 1970s as false and irrelevant.
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Rennes et ses derniers seigneurs: 1730-1820, contribution à l'étude économique et sociale de la baronnie de Rennes, Aude, au XVIIIe siècle
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were fakes, different claims were introduced about the exact nature of Sauniere's discovery. Based on a 1966 fake letter that appeared in
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Pichon between 1805 and 1814, using documents found during the Revolution. The parchments said the Merovingians were descended from the
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form another association, the Alpha Galates, membership prohibited to Jews, but the occupying German authorities refused permission.
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Pégase, No 5 hors série, Le Prieuré de Sion - Les Archives de Pierre Plantard de Saint-Clair - Rennes-le-Chateau - Gisors - Stenay
1174:, CBS News '60 Minutes' (CBS Worldwide Inc.), 30 April 2006, Presented by CBS Correspondent Ed Bradley, Produced By Jeanne Langley
295:(breach of trust), relating to other crimes. French researchers dispute the connection between Robert Amadou and Pierre Plantard.
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1650:, (Jonathan Cape, 1982); Genealogy V: The families of Gisors, Payen and Saint-Clair, page 374 (a simplified version of
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government, referring to a 'terrible Masonic and Jewish conspiracy'. On 21 April 1941, Plantard wrote to the
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in Normandy, linked to the claims of Roger Lhomoy who since 1946, alleged it contained the treasure of the
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The Priory of Sion - Shedding Light On The Treasure And Legacy of Rennes-le-Château And The Priory of Sion
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512:" dated 14 April 1960 showing his former wife Anne-Léa Hisler had been paid for the article contained in
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1409:. Dated 1956, deposited in the Bibliothèque nationale on 18 January 1964. Later incorporated into the
1366:(with Sophie de Sède, Paris: René Julliard, 1967). Later re-published in 1968 as a paperback entitled
652:, described as an epithet by Jean-Luc Chaumeil, following his interview with Plantard in the magazine
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Rennes-le-Château – Gisors – Le Testament du Prieuré de Sion (Le Crépuscule d’une Ténebreuse Affaire)
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Rois et Gouvernants de la France, les grandes dynasties depuis l'origine
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Tableaux Comparatifs des Charges Sociales dans les Pays du Marché Commun
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and Dagobert II had hidden an ‘accursed’ treasure in Rennes-le-Château.
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topics. At the same time, Plantard was offering his services as a
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Beyond The Da Vinci Code: History and Myth of the Priory of Sion
795:, drawing on content found in a 1979 book by Jean-Luc Chaumeil.
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Pierre Plantard de Saint-Clair, "Le Mythe Merovingien", in
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La Vraie Langue Celtique et le Cromleck de Rennes-les-Bains
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La Vraie Langue Celtique et le Cromleck de Rennes-les-Bains
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of "Comte de Saint-Clair" and "Comte de Rhédæ" to himself.
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Les Descendants mérovingiens ou l'Énigme du Razès wisigoth
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898:"L'Horloge Sacrée qui permet décoder les quatrains", in
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1303:, Number 2, page 6. Bibliothèque nationale, 4-JO-14140
105:, best known for being the principal fabricator of the
1522:(Toulouse, 1977). Bibliothèque nationale, 4-LK7-51754
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Jean-Luc Chaumeil, "Les Archives du Prieuré de Sion" (
516:, and therefore claiming she was the original author.
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Les Templiers sont parmi nous, ou, L'Enigme de Gisors
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171:(1941) to support a "National Revolution" based upon
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1210:, page 550 (Tome 2, Editions Bélisane: Nice, 1988).
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1740:Le Cercle: Rennes-le-Château et le Prieuré de Sion
1646:Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln,
1580:His real name was Arthur Ronald Stansmore Nutting.
1099:, page 70 (Monte-Carlo, Èditions du Rocher, 2005.
1078:, page 63 (Monte-Carlo, Èditions du Rocher, 2005.
951:L'ABC de RLC – l'Encyclopédie de Rennes-le-Château
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228:. The Alpha Galates published a periodical called
783:, who was the son of Bera II and the grandson of
482:giving the secret history of the Priory of Sion.
153:at the church of Saint-Louis d'Antin, in the 9th
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1439:(1984). Bibliothèque nationale, EL 4-Z PIECE-245
125:. Today in France, he is commonly regarded as a
1351:Trésors du Monde: enterrées, emmurés, engloutis
590:International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
937:Marie-France Etchegoin & Frédéric Lenoir,
895:(1979). Bibliothèque nationale, 4-Z PIECE-1182
869:(1961). Bibliothèque nationale, 4-R PIECE-5274
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1426:(1975). Bibliothèque nationale, 4-LB44-2360
1263:, pages 71-93 (Haus Publishing Ltd, 2003).
1247:, 6 June 1958, 8–9 June 1958, 29 July 1958.
863:(1961). Bibliothèque nationale, 4-LK7-56747
1448:Pierre Plantard, Preface to Henri Boudet,
1222:, BBC 2, transmitted on 17 September 1996.
996:La Table d'Isis ou Le Secret de la Lumière
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1812:Nr IX, page 59 (Éditions Bélisane, 1989).
1233:Rennes-le-Château, une Affaire Paradoxale
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1846:"Affaire Pelat: Le Rapport du Juge",
1824:, no. 1112 (dated 8–14 January 1994).
1652:Les Dossiers Secrets d'Henri Lobineau
1368:Le Trésor Maudit de Rennes-le-Château
1143:Les sources secrètes du Da Vinci Code
1097:Les Sources Secrètes du Da Vinci Code
1076:Les Sources Secrètes du Da Vinci Code
744:, relating to a secret involving the
709:In February 1982, Plantard dismissed
1705:, Number 1, pages 1-3 (April, 1990).
1624:Number 3, page 38 (September, 1989).
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1637:, Editions Pégase, 2006, page 143.
843:Vaincre: Pour une Jeune Chevalerie
805:Grand Master of the Priory of Sion
14:
1951:
1882:
1648:The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
1612:, Number 1, page 8 (April, 1990).
1549:Les Archives de Rennes-le-Château
1411:Dossiers Secrets d'Henri Lobineau
1208:Les Archives de Rennes-le-Château
1154:Reproduced in Jean-Luc Chaumeil,
807:. Pelat was a friend of the then
716:
711:The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
687:The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
668:The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
298:
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1810:Les Cahiers de Rennes-le-Château
1688:"Le Secret d'Etienne Plantard",
1379:Pierre Plantard de Saint-Clair,
1231:Laurent 'Octonovo' Buccholtzer,
1172:The Secret of the Priory of Sion
1065:(No. 51, Spring 1999), p. 49-55.
902:, Special-Issue Number 1 (1982).
799:Roger-Patrice Pelat and downfall
388:It was in this second series of
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558:Parchments and genealogies hoax
529:Abbey of Our Lady of Mount Zion
499:Basilica of St. Clotilde, Paris
458:had discovered the treasure of
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23:Pierre Plantard de Saint-Clair
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1381:L'Or de Rennes, mise au point
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787:, the founding father of the
313:a new association called the
199:offering his services to the
187:Following the dissolution of
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1863:, Nr. 10 (1996), p. 140–151.
1188:, page 227 (Avalonia, 2010).
1158:, page 227 (Avalonia, 2010).
418:had an article published in
385:under the name of "Chyren".
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1437:L'Affaire Jean-Luc Chaumeil
333:, but to a local mountain,
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1837:Nr. 10 (1996), p. 140-151.
1798:Le trésor du Triangle d'Or
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1393:Les Cahiers de l'Histoire
878:Preface to Henri Boudet,
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1220:The History of a Mystery
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727:Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
721:A new revived series of
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289:Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
1876:, Oeil-du-Sphinx, 2007.
1731:, Number 1, April 1990
1235:(Oeil-du-Sphinx; 2008).
1057:The Priory of Sion Hoax
752:and sunrise lines, and
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650:Plantard de Saint-Clair
644:Plantard de Saint Clair
265:établissements Chanovin
205:Paris Police Prefecture
169:French National Renewal
1874:Actes du Colloque 2006
1534:Philippe de Chérisey,
1482:Madeleine Blancasall,
1435:Philippe de Chérisey,
1422:Philippe de Chérisey,
1353:(Paris: Fayard, 1962).
480:Bibliothèque nationale
450:telling the story of
1940:Criminals from Paris
1679:, page 18, June 1989
1035:Massimo Introvigne,
861:Gisors et son secret
729:", proponent of the
273:Philippe de Chérisey
183:Occupation of France
1925:Priory of Sion hoax
1920:Impostor pretenders
1889:Chaumeil - Plantard
1796:Jean-Luc Chaumeil,
1717:, page 7, June 1989
1667:, 18 February 1982.
1633:Jean-Luc Chaumeil,
1498:René Descadeillas,
1184:Jean-Luc Chaumeil,
1141:Jean-Jacques Bedu,
1095:Jean-Jacques Bedu,
1074:Jean-Jacques Bedu,
1055:Robert Richardson,
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460:Blanche of Castile
163:associations like
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1508:978-2-9526844-1-5
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1261:Charles De Gaulle
789:House of Habsburg
777:Otto von Habsburg
735:Frederick Forsyth
672:In 1982, authors
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569:Tribe of Benjamin
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