De la Rochejacquelein

Vergier de La Rochejacquelein
Vergier de La Rochejacquelein
Current region	France
Earlier spellings	Duverger
Etymology	"Of the Rock of Jacqueline"
Place of origin	Poitou, Vendée
Members	Henri de la Rochejaquelein; Victoire de Donnissan de La Rochejaquelein; Henri-Auguste-Georges du Vergier;
Traditions	Peers of France;

Vergier de La Rochejacquelein is the name of an ancient French noble family of the Vendée, celebrated for its devotion to the House of Bourbon during and after the French Revolution. Its original name was Duverger, derived from a fief near Bressuire in Poitou, and its pedigree is traceable back to the 13th century.

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