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‘s §hovT ,\ \ St
2 C.riC”.' , nd
loth ox ‘ - ~ . In
1ide«do,_., ' the
ry branch of, the -
Association of
Lhepherd’Dogs. .
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30ciati0l’l- "Baron de Montesquieu (second right) pictured at Bridge after visiting his
~ ' ' ancestors grave on Tuesday with (left to right) villager Mr Alamlaackson, 
_ Colin Perry, Mrs Perry, Viscountess Molickton of Brenchley, Baronne de
Wk  ‘ Montesquieu and MrJolm Williamson. ' ’
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mile ‘the others 
{ed by Mr Joe _ t
" in . rnational Recalling links with the

jsudge_ who Est ‘on Tuesday was
eifirst-show

an
 ran de Monies uieu. who
5:}: travelled from French
ufi to  -*"‘,xn [home to visit an ancestor’s
*— fig,‘ F....,._~ ;‘ ‘grave a.tBridge. ’
 s  The baron, who lives at
I Chateau Labreade, near
‘ Bordeaux, is a direct"
descendant of Charles
Louis Secondat, Baron de
Montesquieu, a French
1 nobleman who settled in
Bridge and died there in‘

 

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 

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i.\ y by M1LJohn V_V,i_lliamson. of
 -V  Beechmount, ‘Conyngham
 X lane; Bridge. the village's
,  E, kg‘ unofficial historian and
 '  "=;._who*has maintained links
MB  ,_ with the family. _
2 _ ; ' After visiting the ve,
 .Ba'ron and Baronega de
it they .§m,~§ner~ ‘Montejsquieu. called at
=’mé>ets fiery. Br1dge—~Hi]l House, the
7»_1~5:pmA-§‘t,;the~"m1-iginal family home. and
ige:-I. Lefgn-1:; en ha‘.gi1nu_r1ch with Igrfand
\ r  __ iamson eoe
$_mea'§R°€d' re. 'gtoFr_a.nce. _ r
A 'J5he —n_obleman; who was
  in 1749. came
  1790, driven »
his home lliiy the
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