*For 100 years after the death of Dagobert II, the Merovingian bloodline was protected by an
unnamed secret society. Then in 790, Guillem de Gellone assumed the title of "Count of Razes", the
title Sigisbert is said to have possessed and passed on to his descendants. (bk-1,260)
   *Guillem de Gellone was to direct the re-establishment of the Merovingian bloodline. (bk-2,53)
   *Before the epoch of the crusades, there were at least six major epic poems composed about him.
(bk-1)
   *Guillem maintained close connections with Charlemagne of the Carolingian dynasty. His sister
married one of Charlemagne's sons, thus establishing once again the Merovingian bloodline in
European royalty. (bk-2,53)
   *By 886, the line of Guillem de Gellone culminated in Bernard Platavelue, precisely the same
individual as Sigisbert IV and his descendants. (bk-1,261)
   *The authors of "Holy Blood" believe that Guillem de Gellone was in fact Sigisbert VI, grandson of
Sigisbert IV, thus making him the Great Grandson of Dagobert II.
   *Sigisbert VI was also known as "Prince Ursus". Ursus in Latin means "an echo".
   *Between 877 and 879, Prince Ursus was officially proclaimed "King Ursus". He led a revolt
against Louis II of France in an attempt to re-establish the Merovingian dynasty. The revolt failed.
Prince Ursus and his supporters were defeated in a battle near Pointiers in 881. Following the defeat,
the Plantard family lost it's possessions in the south of France. Ursus died in Brittany, (Northwest
France), his line allied by marriage with the Breton-Ducal House. By the turn of the ninth century,
the Merovingian blood had flowed into the Duchies of both Brittany and Aquitaine.
   *Approximately 2 centuries before the crusades, Plantard family fled to England, establishing an
English branch of the family called "Planta". From this line came Bera VI, nicknamed as "The Architect". He and his descendants, having found a haven in England under King Athelstan, practiced
the "Art of Building". (bk-2,54)
   *The authors of "Holy Blood" state "Masonic sources date the origin of Freemasonry in England
from the reign of King Athelstan". (bk-1,265)

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