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Name: Plon
Location: Plon
Country: Germany
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| John Altoft, from Canada, wrote: |
| Plon castle is located in northern
Germany, about 30 min south of Kiel Germany. My ancestors used to
own this castle in the 18th century, they were dukes of Denmark (this part
of Germany used to belong to Denmark), eventually some descendants went to
Norway. My ancestors are entombed in granite coffins in the crypt of the
castle and we had the opportunity to visit this crypt on a special tour in
1997.The castle is not really open to tourists mainly because it is a
school now. There are a few room that have been preserved. We have found
out that it seems to be here that Le Marquis de LaFayette fled from France
in exile from Napoleon Bonaparte and stayed with his Danish friends. The
indirect descendants were William Plon who was a shrewd businessman in
Oslo Norway. He was a glassmaster and was partly responsible for the
building of the cathedral in Oslo. He also helped rebuild the stained
glass windows of many church's in the great Chicago fires of 1850's or so.
He was my Great grand father. |
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