Conférence, Être noble au Moyen ÀAge

Rendezvous at the municipal theatre
The Girard family is a perfect example of the lineages that, at the end of the Middle Ages, rose to the upper echelons of royal power. Officers in the service of the great lords, its first members entered into fruitful marriages and increased their wealth. Their descendants, unfailing supporters of the Kings of France, took advantage of the war against England to gain access to the royal court and extend their influence throughout France.

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