The Mysteries of Orange
One of the more famous and illustrious of these Merovingian descendants is said to have been Guillaume of Orange (Guillaume of Gellone), an 8th century contemporary of King Charlemagne and King Louis ( Fig 4.8 ). So if the Merovingians were indeed descended from the biblical family, then perhaps there should have been something very special about Guillaume of Orange, their direct descendant. As we shall see, that may well have been so.
Ellis, Ralph. Mary Magdalene: Princess of Orange (Egyptian Testament Book 7) (Kindle Locations 2156-2159). Edfu Books. Kindle Edition.
This Orange business is niggling at me, so I've been trawling my memory for hooks and keywords that I can follow up with.
Boom!
Boom!
Mary Magdalene is involved.
Ralph Ellis has written some works on the connection between Mary Magdalene and William of Orange ... the colour is being utilised to speak to those 'in the know'.
Mary Magdalene founded the royal Dutch house of Orange? Is this an all-fool’s-day joke? Actually, no. And one of the primary reasons for thinking that this may be so is that the House of Orange is not Dutch, nor was it French. In fact, the House of Orange was originally from Septimania—the small province in the south of France in which the fabled City of Orange is situated, the province where Mary Magdalene is supposed to have been exiled in the first century AD.
This is just from my first site I investigated. Of course I will dig further.
https://rosamondpress.com/2017/02/27/mary-madalene-de-orange/
Ralph Ellis has written some works on the connection between Mary Magdalene and William of Orange ... the colour is being utilised to speak to those 'in the know'.
Mary Magdalene founded the royal Dutch house of Orange? Is this an all-fool’s-day joke? Actually, no. And one of the primary reasons for thinking that this may be so is that the House of Orange is not Dutch, nor was it French. In fact, the House of Orange was originally from Septimania—the small province in the south of France in which the fabled City of Orange is situated, the province where Mary Magdalene is supposed to have been exiled in the first century AD.
This is just from my first site I investigated. Of course I will dig further.
https://rosamondpress.com/2017/02/27/mary-madalene-de-orange/
So, Ralph Ellis. This is the pertinent book he wrote about MM and Orange - https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Magdalene.../dp/B005FMRDBW
(It seems I purchased this kindle book back in 2015! I've totally forgotten about it ... will have to dig into it and share any interesting connections!)
From the Blurb ...
*** Mary Magdalene - Princess of the Dutch House of Orange ***
Did Mary Magdalene travel to Provence, in France? Ralph Ellis follows the trail of mythology and reveals compelling circumstantial evidence that she did, and that her presence there has left its mark on the history of the region. In addition, Ralph suggests that the legacy of Mary Magdalene was bequeathed upon the city of Orange in southern France, the city that was central to the Royal Dutch House of Orange, and thus central to the entire Reformation and Enlightenment movement. The book then goes on to explore the Orange Enlightenment and the Age of Reason, the twin religious reforms that created the modern rational and technical world that we live in today.
*** Mary Magdalene - Princess of the Dutch House of Orange ***
Did Mary Magdalene travel to Provence, in France? Ralph Ellis follows the trail of mythology and reveals compelling circumstantial evidence that she did, and that her presence there has left its mark on the history of the region. In addition, Ralph suggests that the legacy of Mary Magdalene was bequeathed upon the city of Orange in southern France, the city that was central to the Royal Dutch House of Orange, and thus central to the entire Reformation and Enlightenment movement. The book then goes on to explore the Orange Enlightenment and the Age of Reason, the twin religious reforms that created the modern rational and technical world that we live in today.
