LA ROCHEJACQUELEIN

la rochejacquelein, de, the name of an ancient french family of la vendee, celebrated for its devotion to the throne during and after the revolution. its original name was duverger, derived from a fief near bressuire in poitou, and its pedigree is traceable to the 13th century. in 1505 gui duverger married renee, heiress of jacques lemartin, seigneur de la rochejacquelein, whose name he assumed. his grandson, louis duverger, seigneur de la rochejacquelein, was a devoted adherent of henry ii., and was badly wounded at the battle of arques; other members of the family were also distinguished soldiers, and the seigniory was raised to a countship and marquisate in reward for their services. at the outbreak of the revolution the chief of the family was henri