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La branche anglaise de la famille Vernon
The English branch of the Vernon family
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La famille Vernon commence avec Richard Reviers, à qui le Duc de Normandie,Guillaume, qui allait devenir Guillaume le Conquérant, donna la petite ville de Vernon. Ceci se passait en 1050.
Quelques membres de la famille partirent en Angleterre avec Guillaume
le Conquérant en 1066 pour combattre avec leur Duc. L'un d'eux, Baudoin
de Reviers, devint Comte de Devon et un autre, Richard II de Vernon fut
fait Baron of Shipbrook. S'étant marié avec l'héritière de William Avenell,
la famille entra aussi en possession de Haddon Hall, dans le Derbyshire,
domaine qui appartient toujours à des descendants. |
The Vernon family began with Richard Reviers, who was given the little town of Vernon by the Duke of Normandy, William, who was to become William the Conqueror. This was in 1050. Some members
of the Vernon family went over to England with the Conqueror in 1066 where
they gallantly fought for their Duke. One of them, Baudoin de Reviers,
was made Earl of Dorset and
another one, Richard II of Vernon was created Baron of Shipbrook. After
his marriage with the heiress of William Avenell, the family was seated
at Haddon Hall, in Derbyshire, which still belongs to the descendants.
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Plusieurs membres de la famille ont une certaine célébrité, en particulier les trois frères quakers et l'Amiral Edouard Vernon:
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The British branch has had a number of famous people, especially three Quaker brothers and Admiral Edward Vernon:
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Y a-t-il un lien entre Vernon
et Mont Vernon, la célèbre demeure de George Washington?
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Plan de Mont Vernon au 18ème
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Is there a connection between Vernon and Mount Vernon, George Washington's famous home? Yes indeed, though it is a small one. Mount
Vernon, home to George Washington, was built in 1743 by Lawrence, half-brother
of George. Now, Admiral Edward Vernon (see above) had become friendly
with a Lawrence Washington who unsuccessfully tried to obtain a midshipman-ship
for his younger brother George. In addition to private links with the
admiral, neither George nor Lawrence forgot Vernon's services to the American
colonies so that Lawrence changed the name of the place to Mount Vernon
in honour of Admiral Vernon, under whom he had served against Spain.
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