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Dreux de Boves and the De Kay of Coucy - Family Name Origin
Dreux de Boves' father is Hughes de Boves who was living in Chateau Coucy approximately 1000 CE. It is not clear how Hughes received access to the Chateau which had been in the hands of the Archbishop of Reimes until that time. Hughes son was Dreux de Boves, who became Comte de Crepy upon his marriage to the daughter of Raoul de Crepy, Seigneur de Pavery and Vicomte de Corbie. His first son, Enguerran I, inherited the chateau from Dreux.[1]
It was Dreux de Bove's second son, Anseau (1038-1116), who was given lands at Cais not far from Coucy approximately 1090. He became Anseau de Cais, the first to bear the de Kay family name. [1]
In approximately 1350 the hard "C" began to be replaced by a "K." Prior to that time the De Kay family name was spelled Cais, Caix, Cay, Cayear, and Que.[1]
Over time, Anseau de Cais' descendants spread throughout northern France and Belgium and finally escaped persecution by Phillip II of Spain by fleeing to the Netherlands where they became Dutch and their name would be spelled Key. The family members became involved in commerce, art, and government leadership. [1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 de Kay, Eckford James (1995). The De Kay Family in America. Acorn Press. ISBN 0-9638253-1-3 Search this book on
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