Storia ucronistica N. XXV : un strano custode del Tesoro Reale, Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes (1746 - 1797) !

da Jean-Jacques COURTEY, Dottore in Geografia Economica, Ph. D

tradotto e adattato dal francese da lui stesso

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Ecco la traduzione e l'adattamento in italiano del nostro articolo dal titolo "Histoire uchronique n°XXV : un étrange gardien du Trésor Royal, Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes (1746 - 1797) !", pubblicato su Global Politics and Economics il 20 ottobre 2024 !

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Questo novo articolo di Storia ucronistica prenderà la forma di un racconto filosofico, tratto di elementi storici cari al Settecento, per parlare proprio del Settecento e della Francia di allora...o al contrario del tempo presente !

Il personaggio storico che abbiamo scelto per illustrare il nostro discorso, è del tutto sconosciuto al grande pubblico : lo è Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes (1746 - 1797) !

Ebbe l'onore di essere il custode del Tesoro Reale sotto il regno di Luigi XV (1715- 1774), e sopratutto di Luigi XVI (1754 - 1792), e la sua curiosa storia merita davvero una deviazione perché ha segnato la Francia dalla Rivoluzione del 1789. Merita ovviamente alcuni richiami storici !

Naturalmente, la nostra storia potrebbe sorprendervi con il dettagli poco conosciuti che forniamo su questo periodo altamente travagliato. Siediti sulla tua poltrona e fai una pausa dopo ogni parte se hai bisogno riprendere fiato : buona lettura !

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Sotto il Re Luigi X il Litigioso (1289 - 1316), Enguerrand de Marigny (versetto 1260 - 1315), il suo famoso sovrintendente alle finanze, della casa reale fu condannato per le sue presunte maleversazioni  e i suoi rapporti con il Diavolo - anche'ssi supposti - da impiccare al patibolo di Montfaucon (che he diventata la sede di un mercato nel 19° distretto di Parigi attualmente). Ed il suo corpo rimase esposto per due anni, fino alla sua riabilitazione mediante un secondo processo sotto il Re Filippo V il Alto (1293 - 1322). Enguerrand era il fratellastro di Philippe de Marigny (1250 - 1315), il vescovo di Cambrai che aveva ordenato il processo contro gli sfortunati Templari dal 1307...poi il suo nel 1314 - 1315 come arcivescovo di Sens ! Infatti, la morte di Filippo IV il Bello (1268 - 1314), suo prottetore di cui era stato il braccio destro, gli fu ben presto fatale. Decisivo fu l'intervento di Carlo di Valois (1270 - 1325), fratello di Filippo il Bello e zio del novo Re. Ha anche dato il suo nome al dinasta Valois, attraverso il figlio Filippo VI di Valois (1293 - 1350), alla rapida estinzione di Capetingi diretti !

Su Luigi XIV (1638 - 1715) fu la volta di Nicolas Fouquet (1615 - 1680), che aveva sbagliato a voler stupire il Re con il suo magnifico castello di Vaux-le-Vicomte. Ha suscitato troppo acutamente i suoi sospetti sulla sua onestà nel suo ruolo di sovrintendente alle finanze. Gli intrighi del ministro Colbert (1619 - 1683) avevano preparato la sua caduta. Gli storici spesso dimenticano che fu anche accusato di alto tradimento, per aver allestito una flotta privata nel porto di La Rochelle (senza conoscerne il scopo finale). Ma Fouquet fu condannato al ergastolo e mori nella fortezza di Pignerol (nell'attuale Piemonte italiano). Alcuni volevano vedere in lui "l'Uomo dalla Maschera di Ferro" che tuttavia mori il 19 novembre 1703 a Parigi (nella prigione della Bastiglia) - che non ha molto senso perché tutti sapevano che Fouquet era stato condannato !

Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes, Custode ladro del Tesoro Reale di Luigi XVI,  non è mai stato condannato a nulla come a lui : né impiccagione né prigione quindi. E` uno dei rari uomini che ha saputo compiere il delitto finanziaro perfetto, e ridere fino a scoppiare la milza, anche lui suidava freddo nel 1788. Viveva nel lusso. Conduceva una vita fantastica. Ma in un secolo di apparizioni, lo splendore della sua vita non era ineguagliabile. Elegante i libertino apprezzo` molto la vita di  "Ancien Régime" che condusse, anche segratamente intendeva insieme a molti altri porre fine a questo mondo considerato vecchio et sorpassato. Ed e fino a oggi tutti o quasi ancora ignorano la sua esistenza e la sua importante funzione. E, cosa più importante, nessuno è a conoscenza di cio` che ha fatto. Eppure rimane un ingranagio essenziale ma tuttavia ignorato della Rivoluzione francese del 1789, il suo Gran Tesoriere !

Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes nacque a Tours il 21 settembre 1746, e mori il 11 dicembre 1797. Figlio maggiore del Marquese Charles-Pierre de Savalette de Magnanville (1713 - 1790), ricevette l'incarico ereditario di Custode del Tesoro Reale nel 1756, quindi sotto Luigi XV (1710 - 1774). Esercito` pienamente questo ruolo alla fin del regno di quest'ultimo e sotto Luigi XVI (1754 - 1793 ?). Sicuramente la riorganizazzione delle finanze del Tesoro Reale nel 1788 cambio` un po` le sue abitudini. Penso` anche per un momento che il Re dubitasse della sua onestà (a ragione, a quanto pare), e che avrebbe perso la carica e sarebbe finito in prigione. Tuttavia, se dal 1788 il Tesoro Real fu effetivamente suddivisa tra quattro amministratori con un fondo ausiliario, egli poté finalmente tranquillizzarsi : rimase uno dei quattro amministratori, con una pensione di 20.000 sterline francesi all'anno sulle entrate del Re !

L'8 agosto 1788, quando il Re convoco` gli generali stati per l'inizio di maggio 1789 a Versailles, il deficit di balancio della Francia era allarmante. Oggi si parlerebbe di un buco enorme nelle casse Reali. Questo deficit persistente sarà stimato a 80 milioni di sterline francesi nel 1790, un anno dopo il inizio della Rivoluzione. Attraverso il suo "club filantropico" al 3 rue de la Sourdière a Parigi, Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes gestiva un impressionnante segreto tesoro. di un totale di 20 milioni sterline francesi : si trattava quindi di un'enorme fortuna che rappresentava il 25% dell'importo del deficit di balancio del regno di Francia. In 1791, questo bottino di guerra sali` addirittura a 10 milioni di sterline francesi in più, ovvero a 30 milioni di sterline francesi. Anche con la suddetta annua di 20.000 sterline francesi ci sarebbe voluto un mago per avere successo per riuscire a farli crescere a un livello cosi` stratosferico. La principale attività "filantropica" di Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes fu quella di finanziare le spese generate dalla Rivoluzione delle 1789, e di pagare non solo i suoi avidi scagnozzi, ma anche le sue donne complici (come l'accaparratice di soldi Madame Beauprez per gli sfoghi del 5 e 6 ottobre 1789), o i suoi grandi personaggi interessati come il Marquese di La Fayette, Camille Desmoulins et molti altri. Il suo scopo segreto e quello de suoi amici, che tuttavia avevano rinunciato al riferimento templare nel Convento di Wilhelmsbad nel 1782, era apparatemente quello di vendicare i Templari della dinasti dei Capetingi, arricchendosi in questo processo. Ricordiamo che se Philippe d'Orléans, anche'gli membro del club, scelse de ribattezarsi "Phlippe Egalité" nel 1792, è proprio perché pensava - a torto - di evitare cosi` di subire la presunta vendetta Templare !

La cosa più paradossale è che coloro che avevano mantenuto il riferimento templare, dopo il suddetto Convento di Wilhelmsbad apparatemente non volevano associarsi ad una messa in scena cosi`fuorviante. In effetti, c'erano alcuni problemi con l'esatezza della maledizione dell ultimo Gran Maestro dei Templari, Jacques de Molay (1244~1246 - 1314) che sarebbe stata la seguente : "Papa Clemente, Cavaliere Guillaume, Re Filippo, prima di un anno vi convoco a comparire davanti al tribunale di Dio per ricevere i vostri giuste punizioni ! Madedetti, siate maledetti fino alla tredicesima generazione delle vostre razze !" Ora, quanto al Cavaliere Guillaume (Guilaume de Nogaret, "Guilhem" del suo nome Occitane e Cataro), era già morto un anno prima, nel 1313 ! E dopo un conteggio complicato dal numero dei rami Capetingi indiretti, si considerava che la tredicesima generazione di Re di Francia, da Filippo il Bello, era quello di Enrico IV (1553 - 1610), e per niente quello di Luigi XVI. Ma è vero che questo primo Re Borbonico fu assassinato a Parigi il 14 maggio 1610 da François Ravaillac (1577 - 1610), originario di Angoulême, senza sapere se fosse stato manipolato !

Ma torniamo a nostro personaggio del momento, Savalette de Langes ! La cosa più comica gli sembrava che fosse stato il Re Luigi XVI a finanziare alla fine...il suo sanguinoso rovesciamento ! Non sarebbe esagerato dire che nostro personaggio era cinico. Ma che dire di coloro che hanno beneficiato delle sue liberalità ? Pochi scritti mentionano il nostro personaggio. Eppure ce n'è uno che colpisce particolarmente sorpredente, ma che quasi nessuno ha letto, perché il libro risale a più di un secolo fa (1911) : "La Rivoluzione preparata dalla Massoneria" di Jean de Lannoy. Fornisce dettagli di alcuni incontri segreti al 3 rue de la Sourdière a Parigi (il suo quartier generale), e sulla preparazione concreta di disordini rivoluzionari con attori noti della Rivoluzione. Ufficialmente, era il tesoriere di un club guidato dal amore per la Filosofia e per l'unica "Filantropia" !

La fine della vita di Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes fu tuttavia triste e cupa. Era rimasto deluso da coloro che aveva aiutato finanziariamente a far scomparire il vecchio Ordine. Soltanto loro ne trassero titoli di gloria, anche se molti di loro finirono sul patibolo allestito dai loro ex compari. La Fayette fu il più astuto di tutti, poiché lascio` Sedan ed emigro` giusto in tempo, nella notte tra il 19 e il 20 agosto 1792, con una scorta di quindici dei suoi uomini, per evitare ogni cattiva sorpresa : era stato dichiarato "Traditore della Nazione". Anche se la monarchia di Luigi XVI era stata abolita proprio il giorno del suo compleanno, il 21 settembre 1792, nessuno riconobbe mai il ruolo di Savalette de Langes nell'attuazione concreta della Rivoluzione Francese. E` questa grave mancanza di riconoscimento che ha minato la fine della sua vita. Era già stato bruciato dal fallimento del Convento di Philalèthes nel 1787, con il mancato appoggio degli Illuminati di Bavaria filo-austriaci ai suoi progetti rivoluzionari. Dopo la morte di Philippe Egalité (il 6 novembre 1793), abbandono` tutti i suoi impegni "filantropici" iniziati nel 1773, ma sopratutto nel 1780, e mori` l'11 dicembre 1797, nella più grande amarezza e ignorato da tutti. Questo ex aiutante di campo di La Fayette è rimasto il più grande Anonimo del sogno - rapidamente trasformato in un incubo per la maggior parte delle persone - che aveva largamente contribuito a realizzare !

In conclusione, diremo che Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes ebbe una destinazione unica nel diciottesimo secolo. Era nel mondo, ma il mondo lo ha in gran parte ignorato e lo ignora ancora. Eppure l'eredità che ha lasciato è ancora li`!

Oggi, si potrebbe facilmente pensare che il Re non sorvegliasse abbastanza il suo Tesoro, né uno dei suoi amministratori che era in carica. Molti riderebbero anche, tanto la cosa sembra aberrante a prima vista !

Filantropia è fondamentalmente una buona cosa. Si riferisce al sentimento che spinge gli uomini ad aiutare gli altri o al disinteresse, secondo il dizionario Larousse. Ma la parola puo` essere deviata dal suo significato e svuotata del suo contenuto, per coprire di fatto una realtà completamente diversa. Inoltre, con la nova lingua ancora in vigore, non sappiamo più come interpretare le parole !

Con il passare del tempo, possiamo apprezzare più facilmente quanto è stato realizato in più di due secoli, respetto ad una Francia spesso considerata arcaica, mentre la nostra epoca incarna la modernità. E che modernità, con un "neofeudalesimo" in piena espansione ! 

Attualmente, il gioco yo-yo che si gioca con il deficit di balancio è curioso, gli indicatori economici della Francia sono in realtà piùttosto buoni  - se si considera la magica piazza di Khaldor -, rispetto ai nostri vicini europei. Noi cittadini non capiamo bene quale parte della fraseologia attuale sia un'esagerazione politica, né lo scopo previsto di questo "dramma" piuttosto artificiale. Forse è per evitare alcune riforme considerate troppo costose !

Le "parole-valigie" ripetute all'infinito da chi "vuole" il bene del Popolo, dominano le nostre vite. Loro, a quanto pare, non sono toccati dalla particepazione effettiva alla solidarietà nazionale apparentemente : rientano sempre nella categoria giusta. Come "oligarchia silenziosa" che beneficia dell'autoglorificazione rivoluzionaria, vengono miracolosamente risparmiati. Ma probabilmente è un colpo di fortuna !

In realtà, secondo noi, l'essere humano cambia ben poco nel suo profondo interiore, una volta liberato dall'involucro artificiale del tempo che scorre e dalle illusioni mantenute sulle apparence delle cose. Cio` che è effimero è l'opinione fugace e superficiale che abbiamo di loro, non la loro ostinata persistenza o il loro aspetto senza tempo !

Just science-fiction LXVII : astonishing Catharism, suprising Catholicism !

 by Jean-Jacques COURTEY, Doctor in Economic Geography, Ph. D

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We will treat this subject under one of our mascot series, "Just science-fiction", because it is involving in some respects Science-fiction, and not only Religion !

We wish you a good reading : you might be amazed to rediscover a part of our history, in a different angle...and new openings !

We let you discover our new article, announcing in advance that our conclusion will surprise you totally !

Geographically, in 1167 when the bogomile Bishop Niquinta (Nicetas from Constantinople) came most likely to Saint-Félix-de-Caraman - presently Saint-Félix-Lauragais in Haute-Garonne -, other Cathar representatives came too from Lille area, Germany, Switzerland, Lyon, the South of France, Italy, Bosnia, Bulgaria... !

The greatest secret of Cathars is not their supposed treasure (often strangely confused with the one of Templars) : it is certainly their true origin, their "mirror" origin in relation to Catholicism, hence our puzzling title !

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Catharism is in some way a misunderstood belief. Already its name is a nickname given by the Catholic Church. Was it a derision at the beginning, with a word derived from cat, or on the contrary a description of the demanding attitude of its members, "bonshommes et bonnes femmes", concerning the purity and the necessary humility of the Clergy ? As a matter of fact, Cathar could mean "Purifier". Cathars wanted to give back to Christianity its original meaning, which was related to the Spirit, and not to the Matter. The attitude of two Kings of France, both called Philip, towards Cathars may appear nowadays as quite singular - at least if we consider the question. We can even wonder if things about Catharism aren't still hidden from us today. Even nowadays, it is extremely complicated to grasp this form of belief, that recognizes Jesus-Christ while attributing him a role somewhat different from the majority belief. Some specialists, in search of an original point of view may be, tend to deny a little quickly the Manichean side of this religion. But the fact is that it was clearly based upon the "Book of the two principles" ("Liber de duobus principiis"). And the fundamental opposition between a good God and an evil God from the same family, is still central, and in a way rather similar to what exists in the teachings of the famous Zarathustra : "he who doesn't impose on others what is not good for himself, that one alone is noble and bright !" The evil God is the God of Flesh and Matter (opposed to the God of the Spirit), and he is reigning on Earth as the Prince of this World. They refused marriage because it was straightly connected to Flesh. So, they would certainly be happy to see that in today's France, the number of unmarried couples is now superior to the one of the married couples - and that in a society where Vegetarianism, another of their points, is expanding (through Veganism) !

But, the most complicated topic of the Cathar faith is that of Redemption : Jesus Christ would have come to Earth to allow it, but it would concern first and foremost Fallen Angels and their offsprings - before ordinary human beings. We underline it, because it's almost never put forward in the studies on Catharism, focused essentially on the aspect of institutional opposition to the Catholic Church...while having paradoxically a rather similar organization in bishoprics. And that's why they were called heretics !                         In some respects, Catharism could appear as an esoteric Christianism, in quest of purity, with a return to the sources. The "bonshommes" ("good men") and the "bonnes femmes" ("good women") as they were calling themselves, were directed by the "Parfaits" ("Perfects"), their sacerdotal class which had received the "Consolamentum" : the sacrament of "Consolation" by imposition of hands on the forehead (without water, but not necessarily without holy oil) in the only name of Jesus-Christ - which had developed from the middle of XII th century. In fact, most of them were "flexitarian" and rather free and equal, including women, the vegetarian diet with fish and abstinence being the obligations of the "Parfaits" ("Perfects") alone in reality. In the South of France and elsewhere, their simpler and more relaxed way of life could easily appeal to their Catholic coreligionists. Many liked them in reality, and they lived in osmosis. Then, this is explaining why so many Catholics defended them ardently, and without hesitation, against the brutal and greedy invaders from the North of France !

Philip II Augustus (1165 - 1223) did everything to combat the idea of a crusade against the Cathars in the South of France, which was hovering in the air. But, he had finally to bow to the Pope, from 1208. However, he forbade any noble of high lineage to participate to such an awful thing. Philip II had participated to the Third Crusade in the Holy Land (1189 - 1192). And he had kept a terrible memory about it. Sometimes, he was having nighmares about what he had seen over there. The doctrinal quarrels about Religion were making him tired. He tended to see the Cathars as cooler and more playful Christians. They were joyously living their lives and it didn't bother him personally. And the last thing he was wishing was to subject his Kingdom to such an horror, under the vain pretext of religion. That's why this crusade was led in 1209 by an obscure little nobleman of Paris area, called Simon de Montfort (c. 1170 - 1218). The latter was finally unlucky in this crusade, and died in Toulouse during its siege on June 25th, 1218. He was hit at the head by a big stone thrown by a pierrier woman : his helmet and his head exploded literally. Was it a punishment of God for his crualty and rapacity ?                          Still nowadays, some historians wonder why Philip II didn't associate to his throne his first son, Louis (1187 - 1226) - the future Louis VIII the Lion -, like his Capetian ancestors did ? In fact, it was not an oversight : it was deliberate. He had changed his mind about his eldest son, Louis. He didn't want him anymore to be King of France after his death, because the latter was in favour of this Crusade against the "Albigensians" (Cathars). Incidentaly, in 1218 he had sent Louis, his very insisting son, to replace the despised Simon de Monfort in the siege of Toulouse - but only for a matter of suzerainty and nothing else. Deep down, he was persuaded he would fail like he had done in England (in 1217)...and it happened. In any case, if he had stayed in Paris with him, he would have been unbearable. And since the Capetian Monarchy was still elective until his death on July 14th, 1223, he wanted the Assembly of the Grands of the Kingdom to designate his second son Philip (1200 - 1234). But this didn't happen, and the Capetian Monarchy became hereditary instead on that very day of July 14th, 1223 !

About Philip IV the Fair (1268 - 1314), who was though known to be strict in religious matters, he welcomed Guillaume de Nogaret ("Guilhem" from his Occitan and Cathar original name - c. 1260 - 1313), into his Private Council : this "Iron King" even made him one of his chief ministers in 1307. They entered in contact the first time in 1293, for a complicated question of territorial demarcation in the area of Montpellier, where he was able to appreciate his subtlety. Strangely this is a bit echoing to the difficult question of territorial demarcation between the Cathar bishoprics of Toulouse and Carcassès, regulated by the demarcation protocol of the bogomile bishop "Niquinta"(or Nicetas) in 1167 : this one happened in Saint-Félix-de-Caraman (renamed Saint-Félix-Lauragais in 1921), the very place "Guilhem" was born. Guillaume de Nogaret's lilting accent succeeded in relaxing the King. And he was the only one at Court to achieve such a feat. Yet, at the epoch of Philip IV, Cathars had almost entirely disappeared, except Guilhem Bélibaste (c. 1280 - 1321) who had taken refuge in Northern Italy. But, the French King wasn't at all after him. In fact, his personal Advisor, the Knight Guillaume de Nogaret was fighting personally with the Pope Boniface VIII (between 1217 and 1230 - 1303) at a distance first : it's him who encouraged Philip IV to tax Clergy and especially High Clergy in 1301. He even fought physically with the Pope during the attack of Anagni, near Roma (from 7 to 9 September 1303), which led to the Pope's death one month after. The latter had even called him "Patarin"(a vocable meaning "Cathar", in reference to the Pater Noster, their essential prayer) : thus, he clearly accused him to be a hidden Cathar. Besides, Nogaret hated Templars (the ones who had laughed at the public exhumation and burning of the bodies of his Cathar grandparents, when he was a small boy in Saint-Félix). Thus, his hatred of the Papacy and its militia, the Knights Templar, was coming from his childhood trauma : he and his family had been publicly humiliated and had lost everything, including their original title of nobility. That's why they had moved to Montpellier area. And it's precisely Philip the Fair who had restored him in all his rights. As Guillaume de Nogaret showed when serving this strong King of France from 1293-1295, a Cathar outburst even episodic, can be surprising and leave traces in History. Papacy was brought from Roma to Avignon in 1309 (till 1378). And no malediction of 1314 from the last Grand Master of Templars, Jacques de Molay (between 1244 and 1246 - 1314) could have reached him, as he had already died quietly in 1313, with the conviction of having rendered justice to the Cathars - officially disappeared ! 

In conclusion, we will say that Catharism has something to do with psycho-genealogy and Cosmos. It is basically a belief in the redemption - or more precisely the saving - of "Fallen Angels" and their offsprings, primarily to the one of ordinary human beings. "Fallen Angels" were called this way because they had fallen from the Sky, that's all. And they were actually more numerous than 200. The reference to a celestial accident leaving on Earth a lost battalion of Aliens is strangely echoing what said "Airl", the Andromedan female pilot and engineer interrogated on Roswell base in July 1947, after her accident of flying saucer with a J. rod (a Zeta) caused by lightning. She said that we ignore and misunderstand totally our real History. And she explained that the main role of the rare great awakened beings on Earth, was to find and help this battalion of 3000 lost souls to come back to the "Domain" (involving Andromeda) ! 

Airl warned Earthlings against bad scientists and their unfounded religion of Matter. She informed Earth of the unrivaled forces of the Domain she was an Officer. And finally, she didn't see the point of signing the telepathic transcriptions of her kind Catholic nurse, Matilda O'Donnell MacElroy : to her Matilda, who happened to be in fact a recovered one of the 3000 lost, was totally reliable. At this stage, both of them were over suddenly assaulted by military men and scientists. And Airl's frail body was submitted to electric shocks...before succumbing quickly to bad treatments, while Matilda was administered Pentothal. But Airl's soul could escape those soulless scientists ! 

In a way, it was the same for Cathars who were burnt alive, usually after torture by Inquisition : they were freed from Earth, seen as a jail-planet of Matter. Yet, they themselves were non-violent and peaceful...if not provoked. They used the famous truncated formula, "if you hit me on the left cheek, I will stick my right cheek" (derived from Saint Matthew, 5-39), while adding the missing section of Jesus Christ : "but I don't tell you what I do with my feet". As a matter of fact, they didn't regard at all the Gospel according to Saint Matthew as authentic, and rather practiced an active (or reactive) Christianity !

Historically, it's the murder of the cistercian legate of the Pope and first Inquisitor, Pierre de Castelnau (1170- 1208) near Saint-Gilles du Gard on January 15th, 1208, which provoked the Crusade the year after. He was killed possibly by the spear of an Officer of the Count of Toulouse, Raymond VI (1156 -1222). The latter  had just been excommunicated on the eve, after his violent altercation with the legate and his refusal to fight the "heresy" : he didn't want to have to combat his own subjects !                   Philip II Augustus was obliged to let the Pope acting in France from 1209, with his Crusade against Cathars. But he refused to participate to it. He was unfavourable to this fight of Christians against other Christians a little different. Béziers was ransacked, and all the population massacred, Cathars and Catholics as well, on July 22th, 1209. It was more looking like a Crusade against the South ("le Midi") in reality. But it was just the beginning...till the fall of Montségur on March 16th, 1244, with the burning of more than 200 Cathars !

The remaining Cathars were hiding to escape from the Inquisition, specially set up for them from 1199, by Pope Innocent III (1160 - 1216). And in 1321, there was only one "Parfait" ("Perfect") left in France, Guilhem Bélibaste, who was both a Bishop and a Prophet as it seems. Back to France, he had been betrayed by his friend Arnaud Sicre, a Cathar too and not a Southern Catholic. But we don't know if his prophecy about the future resurrection of the Lilies and Catharism, on the day he was burnt alive - August 24th, 1321 -  in the Castle of Villerouge-Termenès (in the department of Aude, France currently), will happen in 2025 ?

The Crusade against Cathars is also recalling the combat between two big areas of influence inside France, connected to two different languages : the language of Oïl above the Loire River, and the language of Oc ("langue d'oc") below with the rich Occitan civilization. Cathars were bearers of a vigorous impulse of freedom and freshness, which Catholics can also carry through their faith found and vivified today, in a rather unfavourable environment. The wall of incomprehension which was established between Guilhem de Nogaret, the hidden vengeful Cathar, and Templars peculiarly, didn't come originally from their beliefs which were rather close - especially with their only accepted Gospel, the Gospel according to Saint John -, but from the most elementary psychology of childhood. About the various studies about the Cathars, it is always strange to discover that some specialists do not understand anything about Religion and Faith, whatsoever ! 

As a matter of fact, nowadays some studies about the Cathars are marked by atheism, which complicates their understanding : were they Dualist or not, ordinary Christians or not, and Gnostic or not, with their reference to Barbèlô, the Celestial mother who engendered Jesus-Christ ? Even the Inquisitors, yet not nice at all, never put in question the fact Cathars were believing in a way in Jesus-Christ and in the same good God as the Catholics, yet seen differently : that's why, they called them heretics. Obviously, they didn't adhere at all to their philosophy of life, but they never found it inconceivable. And they never cut it either into slices !

It is remarkable that since 1810, the Royalist push against Napoléon I (1769 - 1821) had been made from Toulouse and Bordeaux with the "Knights of the Faith", and supported by Montpellier (capital of Languedoc), Avignon, Lyon, and Lille - so then from previous areas of Cathar influence. About Montpellier, it has to be quoted that Guillaume de Nogaret has studied law over there at the highest level, and equally that Nostradamus (1503 - 1566) became a Doctor in Medicine in the same town !

On September 23rd, 2016, the Roman Catholic Church unexpectedly apologized in Roma for the Slaughter of Cathars, through the voice of Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger - 1927 - 2022) : he recognized it was a big mistake. And on October 17th, 2016, equally, the Bishop of Pamiers asked for pardon in the name of the Catholic church in the church of Montségur (Ariège). What a strange U-turn of history ? If it's really the Pope Sergius II (844 - 847) who has created Catharism during his short reign to regenerate the Christian Faith, it would have been better to inform the Roman Curia ! Will the Cathar rebirth very paradoxically be accompanied, by a surprising renewal of the Catholic faith in parallel then, within the framework of a healthy secularism ? Will finally the Catholic Church, more broad minded or more aware today, be that invigorating source driven by Jesus-Christ, in a France with reblooming paths, marked by one of the greatest bounces in History ? And at the end, will an unexpected Joy succeed to Bitterness ?

In this "Holy Year", will the enemies of yesterday reconcile at the end, by being aware of the burdens of Atheism, that deny them both with disdain ? The ways of the Lord being impenetrable, is there going to be a strange and miraculous ecumenical leap in this regard : a strong wind from "Autan" ? As a matter of fact, Atheism was inconceivable for Cathars, as for Catholics. On June 1st, 1980, in Le Bourget (near Paris), Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla - 1920 - 2005) asked : "France, eldest daughter of the Church, are you faithful to the promises of your baptism ?" And it is known that an atheist, when he is at the dawn of his death, panics verily, and finds again the paths of faith for fear of sinking into the great void like a small thing. Yet, a joyful fervor accompanying a vibrant faith, in a renewed fraternal impulse that abolishes distinctions, can overcome everything. This is how we have understood the beautiful universal message of the current Pope, Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio, born in 1936 in Buenos Aires - Argentina), when he came to Ajaccio - Corsica, France - on December 15th, 2024 !

Uchronic History XXV : a strange keeper of the Royal Treasury, Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes (1746 - 1797) !

by Jean-Jacques COURTEY, Doctor in Economic Geography, Ph. D

translated and adapted from French by himself

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Here is the translation and adaptation in English of our article untitled "Histoire Uchronique n°XXV : un étrange gardien du Trésor Royal : Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes (1746 - 1797) !", published on Global Politics and economics on October 20th, 2024 !

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This new article of uchronic history will take the form of the philosophical tale, borrowed from historical elements dear to the XVIII th century, to speak precisely of the XVIII th century and of France of then...or of present time on the contrary !

The historical figure we have chosen to illustrate our point is totally unknown of the general public : it is Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes (1746 - 1797) !

He had the honour of being the Keeper of the Royal Treasury under the reign of Louis XV (1715 - 1774), and especially the one of Louis XVI (1774 - 1792), and his curious history is really worth the detour as it has marked France since the Revolution of 1789. It deserves, obviously, a few historical reminders !

Of course, our story may surprise you with the little-known historical details it gives on this highly troubled period. Sit back in your armchair and take a break after each part if you need to catch your breath. Enjoy your reading !

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Under the King Louis X the Quarrelsome (1289 - 1316), Enguerrand de Marigny (c. 1260 - 1315), his great Superintendent of the Royal Household was condemned for his alleged malversations and his dealings with the Evil - also supposed - to be hanged at the gallows of Montfaucon (which became the location of a market in the XIX th district of Paris currently). And his body remained exposed for two years, until his rehabilitation by a second trial in 1317 under the King Philip V the Tall (1293 - 1322). Enguerrand was the half-brother of Philippe de Marigny (1250 - 1315), the bishop of Cambrai who had instructed the trial of the unfortunate Templars from 1307...then his own in 1314-1315 as archibishop of Sens ! In fact, the death of Philip IV the Fair (1268 - 1314), his protector, whose right arm he had been was quickly fatal. The intervention of Charles de Valois (1270 - 1325), brother of Philip the Fair and uncle of the new King was decisive. He also gave his name to the Valois dynasty, through his son Philip VI of Valois (1293 - 1350), at the rapid extinction of the direct Capetians ! 

Under Louis XIV (1638 - 1715), it was the turn of Nicolas Fouquet (1615 - 1680), who had been wrong to want to dazzle the King with his magnificent castle of Vaux-Le-Vicomte. He aroused too sharply his suspicion about his honesty in his role as Superintendent of Finances. The intrigues of the minister Colbert (1619 - 1683) had prepared his downfall. Historians often forget he was also accused of high treason, for having set up a private fleet in the harbour of La Rochelle (without knowing the ultimate purpose). But Fouquet was sentenced to life in prison and died in the fortress of Pignerol (in the Italian Piedmont today). Some wanted to see in him the Man with the "Iron Mask", who died nevertheless on November 19th, 1703 in Paris (at the prison of La Bastille) - which doesn't make much sense since everyone knew that Fouquet had been condemned !

Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes, Keeper thief of the Royal Treasury of Louis XVI, has never been condemn to anything as for him : neither hanging nor prison then. He is one of the rare men who has been able to carry out the perfect financial crime, and to laugh to the point of blowing his spleen, even he had cold sweats in 1788. He lived in luxury and led a great life. But in a century of appearing, the splendor of his life didn't un-match. Elegant and libertine, he really appreciated the life of Ancien Régime that he led, even though he secretly intended with many others to put an end to this world considered as old and outdated. And until today everyone or almost still ignores his existence and his important function. And most importantly, no one is aware of what he did. Yet, he remains an essential but nevertheless ignored cog of the French Revolution of 1789, his great treasurer !

Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes was born in Tours on September 21st, 1746, and he died on December 11th, 1797. Eldest son of the Marquis Charles-Pierre de Savalette de Magnanville (1713 - 1790), he received the hereditary post of Royal Treasurer in 1756, thus under Louis XV (1710 - 1774). He fully exercised this role only at the end of the latter's reign, and under King Louis XVI (1754 - 1793 ?). Certainly the reorganization of the finances of the Royal Treasury in 1788 changed his habits a little. He even thought for a moment that the King doubted his honesty (with reason, it seems), and that he would lose his office and perhaps end up in prison. However, if from 1788 the Royal Treasury was effectively subdivided between four administrators with an auxiliary fund, he could finally be reassured : he remained one of the four administrators, with a pension  of 20,000 pounds per year on the King's income ! 

On August 8th, 1788, when the King convened the General Estates for the beginning of May 1789 at Versailles, France's budget deficit was alarming. Nowadays we would talk of a huge hole in the Royal coffers. This persistent deficit will be estimated at 80 million pounds in 1790, one year after the start of the Revolution. Through his "philanthropic club" at 3 rue de la Sourdière in Paris, Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes managed an impressive secret treasury, of a total of 20 million pounds : it was therefore a huge fortune representing 25% of the amount of the budget deficit of the Kingdom of France. In 1791, this war chest even rose to 10 million pounds more, or 30 million pounds. Even with the above-mentioned annual amount of 20,000 pounds, it would have taken a magician to succeed in making them grow at such a stratospheric level !

The main "philanthropic" activity of Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes, was to finance the expenses generated by the Revolution of 1789, and to pay not only his greedy henchmen, but also his women accomplices (like the money grabber Madame Beauprez for the events of October 5th and 6th, 1789), or its great characters interested - such as the Marquis de la la Fayette, Camille Desmoulins, and many others. His secret aim, as well as that of his cronies, who had nevertheless renounced the Templar reference in the Convent of Wilhelmsbad in 1782, was apparently to avenge the Templars from the Capetian dynasty, while making themselves rich in this process. Let us recall that if Philippe d'Orléans, also a member of the Club, chose to rename himself "Philippe Egalité" in 1792, it is precisely because he thought - wrongly - thus avoid suffering this supposed Templar revenge !

The most paradoxical thing is that those who had kept the Templar reference, after the aforesaid Convent of Wilhelmsbad, apparently didn't want to associate themselves with such a misleading staging. There were indeed some problems with the accuracy of the curse of the last Grand Master of Templars, Jacques de Molay (between 1244 and 1246 - 1314) which would have been as follows :                                                                                        "Pope Clement, Knight Guillaume, King Philip, before a year I summon you to appear before the court of God to receive your just punishment ! Cursed, cursed, be cursed all until the thirteenth generation of your races !"                                                                          Now, as for the Knight Guillaume (Guillaume de Nogaret, "Guilhem" of his Occitan and Cathare name), he had already died a year earlier, in 1313 ! And after a count complicated by the number of indirect Capetian branches, they were considering that the thirteenth generation of Kings of France from Philip the Fair, was that of Henri IV (1553 - 1610) and not at all that of Louis XVI. But it is true that this first Bourbon King was murdered in Paris on May 14th, 1610, by François Ravaillac (1577 - 1610), who came from Angoulême, without knowing if he had been manipulated !

But let's return to our character of the day, Savalette de Langes ! What seemed the most comical to him, was that it was King Louis XVI who financed in the end...his bloody overthrow ! It would not be an exaggeration to say that our character was cynical. But what about those who benefited from his liberalities ? Few writings mention our character. Yet, there is one which is particularly striking, but which almost no one has read, because the book dates back more than a century (1911) : "The Revolution prepared by Free-Masonry" from Jean de Lannoy. It gives details from some secret meetings at 3 rue de la Sourdière in Paris (his headquarters), and the concrete preparation of revolutionary troubles with known actors of the Revolution. Officially, he was the treasurer of a club driven by the love of Philosophy and the only "Philanthropy" !

The end of Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes' life was sad and gloomy, however. He had been disappointed by those he had helped financially to make the old Order disappear. They alone drew from it titles of glory, even if many of them ended up on the scaffold set up by their former cronies. La Fayette (1757 - 1834) was the most shrewd of all, since he left Sedan and emigrated just in time on the night of 19 to 20 August 1792, with an escort of fifteen of his men, to avoid being snubbed : he had been declared "Traitor to the Nation". Even if the Monarchy of Louis XVI had been abolished on the very day of his birthday, on September 21th, 1792, no one ever recognized the role of Savalette de Langes in the concrete implementation of the French Revolution. It is this cruel lack of recognition that has undermined the end of his life. He had already been burnt by the failure of the Philalèthes Convent in 1787, with the non-support of the pro-Austrian Illuminati of Bavaria for his revolutionary projects. After the death of Philippe Egalité (on November 6th, 1793), he abandoned all his "philanthropic" commitments initiated in 1773, but especially from 1780, and died on December 11th, 1797 in the greatest bitterness and ignored by all. This former Aide-de-Camp of La Fayette remained the greatest Anonymous of the dream - quickly transformed into a nightmare for most people - which he had largely helped to realize !

In conclusion, we will say that Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes had a unique destiny in the XVIII th century. He was in the world, but the world has largely ignored him and still ignores him. Yet the legacy he left is still there ! 

Today, one could easily think that the King didn't supervise his Treasury enough, nor one of his administrators who was in charge. Many would laugh even, so much the thing seems aberrant at first sight !

Philanthropy is basically a good thing. It refers to the feeling that drives men to help others or disinterestedness, according to the Larousse dictionary. But the word can be diverted from its meaning and emptied from its content, to cover a completely different reality in fact. Moreover, with the "Nova Lingua" still in force, we do not know anymore how to interpret the words !

But it remains that since then, cynicism is reigning supreme. One can make people believing anything shamelessly, to better channel and manage them. As long as they are presented with the right "portmanteau words", they are ready to believe anything by abandoning their critical mind or common sense, and to follow without hesitation. The truth seems to come from the repetition of these trigger words that stimulate the reptilian brain, rather than their actual content !

With the benefit of hindsight, we can more easily appreciate all what was accomplished in more than two centuries, compared to a France often considered as archaic, while our epoch embodies modernity. And what a modernity, with a "neo-feudalism" in full expansion !

Currently, the yoyo game that is played with the budget deficit is curious, the economic indicators of France being rather good in reality - when considering the magic Square of Khaldor - compared to our European neighbors. We as citizens do not understand well what part of the current phraseology is political exaggeration, nor the intended purpose of this rather artificial "drama". It may be to avoid some reforms that are considered too costly !

The "portmanteau words" repeated endlessly by those who "want" the good of the People, dominate our daily lives. Them, they are not affected by the effective participation in national solidarity apparently : they always fall into the right category. As a "silent oligarchy" benefiting from the Revolutionary self-glorification, they are miraculously spared. But it's probably a stroke of luck !

In reality, in our opinion, the human being changes rather little in his deep interior, once freed from the artificial enveloppe of time that passes and illusions maintained on the appearance of things. What is ephemeral is the fleeting and superficial opinion we have of them, not their stubborn persistence or their timeless aspect !

Uchronic History XXV : a strange keeper of the Royal Treasury, Charles Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes (1746 - 1797) ! - Addendum

by Jean-Jacques COURTEY, Doctor in Economic Geography, Ph. D

translated and adapted from French by himself

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This is the translation and the adaptation in English of our article published on Novembre 4th, 2024, on Global Politics and Economics : "Histoire Uchronique n°XXV : un étrange gardien du Trésor Royal, Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes ( 1746 - 1797) ! - Addendum ".

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We return to the exceptional contribution of solidarity of the ultra-rich, for a France supposedly ruined, approached in filigree in our conclusion. It was originally intended to cover 65,000 tax households, but will in reality only cover 24,300, with parliamentarians themselves being exempt except in exceptional cases ! 

With an expected revenue of only 2 billion Euros, the average amount of additional taxation of an ultra-rich household will be only 823.00 Euros. It is true that it does not correspond to their thunderous announcement effects, the mountain giving birth to a mouse. If we had stayed with the initial project of 65.000 households it is true that the average would have been only 308.00 Euros per household !

But parliamentary discussions are still ongoing. So if we returned to the initial 65.000 tax households, with a same average contribution of 823.00 Euros per year, we could avoid unfairly affecting retirees, with the cancelled 6-month postponement of the indexation of their pension. The latter do not earn thousand and hundred ! 

And meanwhile, among the deputies, a part of those who are not absent from the National Assembly (they do not concern themselves with the question of unjustified work stoppages and days of absence), spend their time inventing new taxes or new taxations, or to want to recreate old taxes !

Also the preparation of the coming World War, a little too desired, costs dearly to the Nation : the latter would be even more quickly "ruined" if such an occurrence was happening, whether in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Baltic countries, Poland...)...or elsewhere on Earth...and.even in Space with the fleet "Starfleet". Because the part of preparation for the "Space War" - Jupiter version since July 2019 - which is never directly discussed in Parliament, already costs a fortune with the joint development with our partners of the fleet capable of facing possible future exopolitical threats ! 

"Histoire Uchronique n° XXV : un étrange gardien du Trésor Royal, Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes (1746 - 1797) - Addendum

 par Jean-Jacques COURTEY, Docteur en Géographie Economique, Ph. D

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Nous revenons sur la contribution exceptionnelle de solidarité des ultra-riches, pour une France soit disant ruinée, abordée en filigrane dans notre conclusion. Elle devait initialement toucher 65 000 foyers fiscaux, mais n'en concernera en réalité que 24 300, les parlementaires en étant eux-mêmes exonérés sauf cas exceptionnel ! 

Avec une rentrée espérée de 2 milliards d'Euros seulement, le montant moyen d'imposition supplémentaire d'un foyer ultra-riche ne sera que de 823,00 Euros. C'est vrai que cela ne correspond guère aux tonitruants effets d'annonce, la montagne accouchant d'une souris. Si l'on était resté sur le projet initial de 65 000 foyers, il est vrai que la moyenne n'aurait été que d'environ 308,00 Euros par foyer !

Mais les discussions parlementaires sont toujours en cours. Donc, si l'on en revenait aux 65 000 foyers fiscaux initiaux, avec une même ponction moyenne de 823,00 Euros annuels, on pourrait éviter de toucher injustement les retraités, avec le report annulé de 6 mois de l'indexation de leur pension. Ces derniers en effet, ne gagnent pas des mille et des cents !

Et pendant ce temps là, parmi les députés, une partie de ceux qui ne sont pas absents de l'Assemblée Nationale (eux la question des arrêts de travail injustifiés et des jours de carence ne les concerne pas), passent leur temps à inventer des impôts nouveaux ou des taxes nouvelles, ou à vouloir recréer d'anciens impôts !

Egalement la préparation de la Guerre Mondiale à venir, un peu trop souhaitée, coûte cher à la Nation : cette dernière serait encore plus rapidement "ruinée" si une telle occurrence se présentait, que ce soit en Europe de l'Est (Ukraine, pays Baltes, Pologne...) ou ailleurs sur Terre... voire dans l'Espace avec la flotte "Starfleet". Car la partie préparation à la "guerre de l'Espace" - version jupitérienne depuis juillet 2019 -, qui n'est jamais directement discutée au Parlement, coûte déjà une fortune avec le développement conjoint avec nos partenaires de cette flotte capable de faire face à d'éventuelles menaces exopolitiques futures ! 

Just science-fiction LXVI : the Council of the Nine no longer wants to be kept silent !

 by Jean-Jacques COURTEY, Doctor in Economic Geography, Ph. D

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In this new article of Just science-fiction, we will talk about an ET frustration, which is lasting for years and years. Effectively, our subject of the day is the Council of the Nine. To be clear, this very important ET organization is annoyed to be snobbed by Earth. That's why we have chosen this first day of the new Pleiadian year to talk about it !

Officially, it is called the Andromedan Council of the Nine, even if Andromeda is just a part of it. You will discover or actually rediscover a familiar name for you : Ra (Râ in French), as an eminent member of this Council !

Two years ago, we have again talked about him in our article dedicated to Pharaoh Kheops, untitled 'Rediscovering famous characters VIII : "Souphis Chembes" was a far too ordinary name for him !', published on Global Politics and Economics on March 21st, 2022 !

The peculiarity of the Andromedan Council of the Nine, is that its members are really fed up that almost no one is making any communication about them on Earth, especially concerning Râ envisioned this way. They do not want anymore to be kept silent, for the sake of Earth and its inhabitants (Earthlings and their ET predecessors) !

So relax, have a seat, fasten your seat belt, and enjoy your reading by being propelled in a different world. Of course, you must just take our narration as a masterpiece of pure imagination, id est "Just science-fiction" !

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The Council of the Nine is echoing the Ennead of the Egyptian Gods, who were nine, and coming from various places in the Cosmos (Sirius, Orion, the Pleiades...and the Lyra, as mother civilization). Normally, this Council of the Nine is not interventionist on Earth, except one of their members, Râ ! Râ has from a long time the habit to do things his own way. And he is particularly fond of the Earth. Nine is a figure which can be seen as important in the Universe. For instance, this number is too appearing in the "Tau-IX Treaty for the preservation of Humanity" of 1958 between the USA and the various Greys from Orion Empire - led by the Alpha Dracos. And on Earth, the "Illuminati of Bavaria" led by a Man-King (Johann Adam Weishaupt, 1748 - 1830), and the Royalist "Knights of the Faith" (1810 - 1826 or 1864) as well, were also directed by a Council of the Nine (the Aeropagus).                                                                                                                                            Nine is the number of completeness in numerology. It is a very important number on the esoteric and cosmologic point of view. Nowadays, some people are easily making a connection between the aforementioned human iniatic organization of Illuminati and ETs. It's true that ETs are massively functioning with a King, and sometimes a Queen at their head : they usually do not trust other forms of leadership, which can be easily misled according to them. But it's not always as simple. For instance, the Templar Strict Observance Order was said to be led by Unknown Superiors till 1782, but nobody ever saw them. This brought members to lose faith in their Order, and caused its final collapse ten years after the famous Convent of Wilhelmsbad (Hesse, in present Germany), at the death of his last Grand Master, the Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick (1721 - 1792) !

Coming back to Râ, he became the supreme Alien God of Pharaoh Kheops or Khufu  during his reign (c. 2620 BC - c. 2580 BC), instead of Ptah. As for this Pharaoh of the IVth dynasty, are there Egyptian mysteries accessible to us, without any time or space barriers ? The Cartesian answer would appear to be No at the first sight. But if we bypass Descartes (1596 - 1650), a man who was certainly interesting, but was always doubting, the answer could be very different. And to consider unpublished synchronicities, the answer could be more Perhaps, and sometimes outright Yes ! Souphis Chembes who chose the new name of Khufu (rendered in Greek as Kheops), because he didn't like his original name, did it under the advice of Râ who supported his delegate, the God Khnum, after a dream. As a matter of fact the name of Khufu is based upon the one of Khnum, and shows this God is protecting him. And according to this famous Pharaoh, it's not him who believed first in Râ as the God of Sun, but on the opposite Râ who believed in Souphis Chembes (or Suphis Chembes) to become a great Pharaoh. And he dictated to him the Sacred Books, and made him travel during his lifetime - and not only after his death - in the Cosmos, in his Solar boat ! If Râ, usually represented with a Falcon head topped by a big Solar disk and a tall human body, wants to be heard again by Earthlings finally, he is saying he can bypass obstacles by using the obelisks present in various capitals of Earth : as a matter of fact, they are actually transmitters. So when you pass an obelisk, give a little hello to Râ, he will appreciate the gesture !

Last October 14th, the Europa Clipper probe has been launched in direction of Europa, one of the 79 known moons of Jupiter. And it will reach it by six years, in 2030. When this probe initiated by Space X (in a joint program with NASA) is going to be in sight of the moons of Jupiter, it could also as a suggestion of Râ have a look on Ganymede which is not very far. Ganymede is the biggest moon of Jupiter, even bigger than some planets, and it has got a magnetic field and plenty water - not necessarily iced. Checking if life has been able to develop below the ice ocean of Europa could prove more difficult than observing more accurately the surface of Ganymede. As a matter of fact, the Council of the Nine has got a big base on it. If people on Ganymede see the explorer Europa Clipper, Râ is saying that they will wave their hands at it showingly ! There is a so long time they are waiting to be recognized by Earthlings officially, and not anymore unofficially. The first connection was established in 1972 by the talented Israeli psychic Uri Geller (born in Tell-Aviv in 1946), under the direction of Dr. Andrija Puharich (1918 - 1995) in the SRI - Stanford Research Institute, California, USA. He was followed by other less controversial psychics from 1974. But this established link through Remote Viewing and very long distance Telepathy is bothering for the ones who want to be our masters : they want to persuade us that we are only "biological computers" and nothing more. Our free soul is annoying for them. And fifty-two years waiting up to now, is already a long time for the Council of the Nine ! 

It has to be noticed that the organization of the worlds in the Universe is a bit weird. If the Pleiadians are important members of the Galactic Federation, how come they can be at the same time in the Council of the Nine which is representing 24 Kings and Queens of various ET civilizations ? Especially, when you know that the Council of the Nine is not at all an emanation of the Galactic Federation, but a quite competitive organization ! And those Pleiadians, are they going to "vote" again for Donald Trump (born in 1946 in New York, USA), in the American Presidential election of next November 5th, like they did in 2016 ? As a matter of fact, one month before the election of 2016, on October 3rd, we published on Global Politics and Economics, an article untitled : "Just science-fiction XIV : Trump, the Pleiades' option, and the message RIVATIVJ !"

The interrogations about the Pleiadian role on Earth are huge, as they are reputed being interventionist. They are very often confused with the "woke" Venusians, because both of them look like "Nordics", and have more senses than a ordinary human being. It has to be added that the most well known Venusians on Earth are quite small as ETs : they are bees, with a Queen in their hives ! Since, the war of Ukraine (2022), Pleiadians appear to have gone nearer the Aldebarans. The latters seem to have rebecome - temporarily at least - their brothers and sisters after so many millenia ! And about the various Greys of Orion (Zetas A and B, and Rigelians), they themselves have unexpectedly joined with Pleiadians and Aldebarans to preserve Earth from major nuclear explosions of nuclear plants in Zaporijjia (Ukraine) several times already, and this year equally in Kursk (Russia) !

How is it possible that those previous enemies have been able to put apart their multi-millenary hatreds and grudges, to save Earth and its inhabitants in these crucial recent occasions ? Are they here to protect Earth from the Earthlings' agressivity and from their inclination for dangerous wars without return ? And why is our blue planet so special for them, to preserve it at all costs from human excesses ? Since the attempt of Treaty of  February 1954 (under President Eisenhower - 1890 - 1969) with Pleiadians, things have evolved much with clouds and Sun, under a wider scope involving the Council of the Nine - Agreements of Jupiter of July 2019. The most thorny issue is the one connected to the financing of the Renewal of the old US Solar Warden Fleet (now "Starfleet"), which is an heavy burden for the budgets of the Earthling Nations participating to those secret agreements. The Exopolitical question is less and less underlying nowadays !

The Alpha-Dracos of Orion (also called Rakshasas in the Antic times) about them, are fed up to be seen only as demonized enemies. They are skeptical on the actual goodness displayed by their opponents towards people, even if they were disappearing. They don't believe much either new ways of curing serious or incurable diseases very simply sometimes, will be made available to the greatest number, if they don't do it themselves. And they are very upset by the dangerous experiments of so-called human scientists, tinted with Environmentalist Ecology in our atmosphere. It really gets on their nerves that those self-declared Eco-scientists may pour out huge quantities of Sulfur in the Earth atmosphere, in order to make Earth becoming colder : it doesn't work, but it could easily damage their skin and their health condition ! 

Above that, spreading Sulfur in the Earth atmosphere could consequently make the climate disruption worse by provoking heavy rains, and at times even torrential rains a bit everywhere on Earth. The huge Space vessels of the Council of the Nine and the Galactic Federation to save a part of Earthlings from a new Deluge (or another threat, sometimes not exxagerated at all) are not ready yet. Even the Lyrans present in the Empire of Orion, who look like us and don't especially appreciate Alpha-Dracos, think that humans must stop buying in all the green nonsense right now for their own sake. Them, they are fully aware of the dark projects of Mantis !

Histoire uchronique n° XXV : un étrange gardien du Trésor Royal, Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes (1746 - 1797) !

 par Jean-Jacques COURTEY, Docteur en Géographie Economique, Ph. D

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Ce nouvel article d'histoire uchronique va emprunter la forme du conte philosophique emprunt d'éléments historiques chers au XVIIIème siècle, pour parler justement du XVIIIème siècle et de la France d'alors ...ou du temps présent au contraire !

Le personnage historique que nous avons choisi pour illustrer notre propos est totalement inconnu du grand public : il s'agit de Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes (1746 - 1797) !

Il eut l'honneur d'être le Gardien du Trésor Royal sous le règne de Louis XV (1715 - 1774), et surtout sous celui de Louis XVI (1774 - 1792), et sa curieuse histoire vaut vraiment le détour tant elle a marqué la France depuis la Révolution de 1789. Elle mérite évidemment au préalable quelques rappels historiques ! 

Bien sûr, notre récit risque de vous surprendre par les détails historiques très peu connus, qu'il donne sur cette période hautement troublée. Enfoncez-vous bien dans votre fauteuil, et n'hésitez pas à faire une pause après chaque partie si vous avez besoin de reprendre votre souffle. Bonne lecture !

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Sous le Roi Louis X le Hutin (1289 - 1316), Enguerrand de Marigny (vers 1260  - 1315), son grand Argentier fut condamné notamment pour ses malversations supposées et ses menées avec le Malin - supposées également -, à être pendu au gibet de Montfaucon (devenu l'emplacement d'un marché dans le XIXème arrondissement de Paris, présentement). Et son corps y resta exposé pendant deux ans, jusqu'à sa réhabilitation par un deuxième procès en 1317 sous Philippe V Le Long (1293 - 1322). Enguerrand était le demi-frère de Philippe de Marigny (1250 - 1315), l'évêque de Cambrai qui avait instruit le procès des malheureux Templiers à partir de 1307... puis le sien en 1314-1315 en tant qu'archevêque de Sens ! En fait, la mort de Philippe IV le Bel (1268 - 1314), son protecteur dont il avait été le bras droit, lui fut rapidement fatale. L'intervention de Charles de Valois (1270 - 1325), frère de Philippe Le Bel et oncle du nouveau Roi fut déterminante. Il donna d'ailleurs son nom à la dynastie des Valois, à travers son fils Philippe VI de Valois (1293-1350), à l'extinction rapide des Capétiens directs ! 

Sous Louis XIV (1638 - 1715), ce fut le tour de Nicolas Fouquet (1615 - 1680), qui avait eu tort de vouloir éblouir le Roi avec son magnifique Château de Vaux-Le-Vicomte. Il aiguillonna trop vivement sa suspicion quant à son honnêteté dans son rôle de Surintendant des finances. Les intrigues du ministre Colbert (1619 - 1683) avaient d'ailleurs préparé sa chute. Souvent, les historiens oublient qu'il fut également accusé de haute trahison, pour s'être discrètement constitué une flotte privée dans le port de La Rochelle (sans qu'on en sache le but ultime). Mais Fouquet quant à lui, fut condamné à la prison à vie et mourut dans la forteresse de Pignerol (dans le Piémont italien de nos jours). Certains ont voulu voir en lui l'homme au "Masque de Fer", pourtant mort le 19 novembre 1703 à Paris (à la prison de La Bastille) - ce qui n'a pas grand sens puisque tout le monde savait que Fouquet avait été condamné !

Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes, Gardien voleur du Trésor Royal de Louis XVI, n'a jamais été condamné à rien quant à lui : ni pendaison, ni prison donc. Il est l'un des rares hommes qui ait pu accomplir le crime financier parfait, et en rire à s'en faire exploser la rate, même s'il eut quelques sueurs froides en 1788. Il vivait dans le luxe et menait la grande vie. Mais dans un siècle du paraître, le faste de sa vie ne dépareillait guère. Elégant et libertin, il appréciait vraiment la vie d'Ancien Régime qu'il menait...même s'il entendait secrètement avec bien d'autres mettre fin à ce monde jugé ancien et dépassé. Et jusqu'à nos jours, tout le monde ou presque ignore jusqu'à son existence et à sa fonction pourtant importante. Et surtout, personne n'est conscient de ce qu'il a fait. Pourtant, il reste un rouage essentiel, mais cependant inconnu de la Révolution Française de 1789, son grand trésorier ! 

Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes est né à Tours le 21 septembre 1746, et il est mort le 11 décembre 1797. Fils aîné du Marquis Charles-Pierre de Savalette de Magnanville (1713 - 1790), il reçut la charge héréditaire de Gardien du Trésor Royal en 1756, donc sous Louis XV (1710 - 1774). Il n'exerça pleinement ce rôle qu'à la fin du règne de ce dernier, et sous le Roi Louis XVI (1754 - 1793 ?). Certes, la réorganisation des finances du Trésor Royal de 1788 bouleversa un peu ses habitudes. Il crut même un moment que le Roi doutait de son honnêteté (avec raison semble-t-il), et qu'il allait perdre sa charge et peut-être finir en prison. Cependant, si à partir de 1788, la garde du Trésor Royal fut effectivement subdivisée entre quatre administrateurs chargés d'une caisse auxiliaire, il put finalement se rassurer : il demeura l'un de ses quatre administrateurs, avec une constitution de rente de 20 000 livres par an sur les revenus du Roi !

Le 8 août 1788, lorsque Louis XVI convoqua les Etats-Généraux pour le début du mois de mai 1789 à Versailles, le déficit budgétaire de la France était alarmant. De nos jours, on parlerait d'un énorme trou dans les caisses royales. Ce déficit persistant sera estimé à 80 millions de livres en 1790, un an après le début de la Révolution. Or à travers son "club philanthropique" du 3 rue de la Sourdière à Paris, Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes gérait la même année une impressionnante trésorerie secrète, d'un total général de 20 millions de livres : c'était donc là un énorme pactole, représentant 25% du montant du déficit budgétaire du Royaume de France. En 1791, ce trésor de guerre grimpa même à 10 millions de livres de plus, soit 30 millions de livres. Même avec le montant des 20 000 livres annuelles susmentionnées, il aurait fallu qu'il soit un magicien pour parvenir à les faire fructifier à un niveau aussi stratosphérique !

L'activité "philanthropique" principale de Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes fut de financer les dépenses engendrées par la Révolution de 1789, et de payer non seulement ses hommes de main gourmands, mais également ses femmes complices (à l'instar de la cupide Mme Beauprez pour les événements des 5 et 6 octobre 1789), ou encore ses grandes figures intéressées (tels Le Marquis de la Fayette, Camille Desmoulins et bien d'autres). Son but secret, ainsi que celui de ses comparses, qui avaient pourtant renoncé à la référence templière au Convent de Wilhelmsbad en 1782, était apparemment de venger les Templiers de la dynastie Capétienne, tout en s'enrichissant au passage. Rappelons que si Philippe d'Orléans, également membre du Club, choisit de se rebaptiser lui-même "Philippe Egalité" en 1792, c'est justement parce qu'il pensait - à tort - éviter ainsi de subir cette vengeance templière supposée !

Le plus paradoxal, c'est que ceux qui au contraire avaient conservé la référence templière, après ledit Convent maçonnique de Wilhelmsbad, n'ont semble-t-il pas voulu s'associer à une mise en scène aussi trompeuse. Il  y avait en effet quelques problèmes sur l'exactitude de la malédiction du 18 mars 1314 du dernier Grand-Maître des Templiers, Jacques de Molay (entre 1244 et 1246 - 1314), qui aurait été la suivante : "Pape Clément, Chevalier Guillaume, Roi Philippe, avant un an je vous cite à comparaître devant le tribunal de Dieu pour y recevoir votre juste châtiment ! Maudits, maudits, soyez tous maudits jusqu'à la treizième génération de vos races !"                    Or, pour ce qui est du Chevalier Guillaume (Guillaume de Nogaret, "Guilhem" de son prénom Occitan et Cathare), il était déjà mort un an plus tôt, en 1313 ! Et après un décompte compliqué par le nombre de branches capétiennes indirectes, ils considéraient que la treizième génération de Rois de France à compter de Philippe le Bel, était celle d'Henri IV (1553 - 1610), et pas du tout celle de Louis XVI. Mais il est vrai que ce premier Roi Bourbon était mort assassiné à Paris le 14 mai 1610, par François Ravaillac (1577 - 1610) qui venait d'Angoulême, sans qu'on sache s'il avait été manipulé ! 

Mais revenons-en à notre personnage du jour, Savalette de Langes. Ce qui paraissait le plus comique à ce dernier, c'est que c'était le Roi Louis XVI qui finançait au final...son propre renversement sanglant ! Dire que notre personnage était cynique ne serait pas exagéré. Mais que penser alors de ceux et celles qui bénéficièrent de ses largesses ? Peu d'écrits mentionnent notre personnage. Pourtant, il y en a un qui est particulièrement percutant, mais que presque personne n'a lu, parce que l'ouvrage date de plus d'un siècle (1911)  : "La Révolution préparée par la Franc-Maçonnerie" de Jean de Lannoy. Il y donne des détails de certaines rencontres secrètes au 3 rue de la Sourdière à Paris (son quartier général), et de la préparation concrète des troubles révolutionnaires avec des acteurs connus de la Révolution. Officiellement, il était le trésorier d'un club animé par l'amour de la philosophie et la seule "philanthropie" !

La fin de la vie de Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes fut cependant triste et maussade. Il avait été déçu par ceux-là mêmes qu'il avait aidé financièrement à faire disparaître l'Ordre ancien. Eux-seuls en tirèrent des titres de gloire, même si beaucoup finirent à l'échafaud dressé par leurs anciens comparses. La Fayette (1757 - 1834) fut de tous le plus malin, puisqu'il quitta Sedan et émigra juste à temps dans la nuit du 19 au 20 août 1792, avec une escorte de quinze de ses hommes pour éviter toute avanie : il venait d'être décrété "Traître à la Nation". Même si la Monarchie de Louis XVI avait été abolie le jour même de son anniversaire, le 21 septembre 1792, personne ne reconnut jamais le rôle historique de Savalette de Langes dans la mise en oeuvre concrète de la Révolution Française. Or, c'est ce manque cruel de reconnaissance qui mina la fin de sa vie. Il avait déjà été échaudé par l'échec du Convent des Philialèthes en 1787, avec le non-soutien des Illuminati de Bavière pro-autrichiens pour ses projets révolutionnaires. Après la mort de Philippe Egalité (guillotiné le 6 novembre 1793), il abandonna tous ses engagements "philanthropiques" initiés dès 1773, mais surtout à partir de 1780, et mourut le 11 décembre 1797 dans la plus grande amertume et ignoré de tous. Cet ancien Aide-de-Camp de La Fayette resta le plus grand Anonyme du rêve - rapidement transformé en cauchemar pour le plus grand nombre -, qu'il avait largement contribué à concrétiser !

En conclusion, nous dirons que Charles-Pierre-Paul de Savalette de Langes eut un destin unique au XVIIIème siècle. Il était dans le monde, mais le monde l'a grandement ignoré, et l'ignore encore. Pourtant, l'héritage qu'il a laissé est toujours bien présent !

Aujourd'hui, on pourrait aisément penser que le Roi ne surveillait pas assez son Trésor, ni l'un des administrateurs qui en avait la charge. Beaucoup en riraient même, tellement la chose paraît aberrante à première vue !   

La philanthropie est à la base une bonne chose. Elle désigne le sentiment qui pousse les hommes à venir en aide aux autres ou le désintéressement, selon le dictionnaire Larousse. Mais le mot peut être détourné de son sens et vidé de son contenu, pour recouvrir une toute autre réalité en fait. De plus, avec la "Novlangue" toujours en vigueur, on ne sait plus trop comment interpréter les mots !                

Mais il demeure que depuis cette époque, le cynisme règne en maître. On fait croire aux gens n'importe quoi sans vergogne, pour mieux les canaliser et les manager. Du moment qu'on leur présente les bons "mots valises", ils sont prêts à tout croire en abandonnant leur esprit critique ou leur bon sens, et à suivre sans hésiter. La vérité leur semble provenir de la répétition de ces mots déclencheurs qui stimulent le cerveau reptilien, plus que de leur contenu réel !

Avec le recul du temps, on peut plus facilement apprécier tout le chemin parcouru en plus de deux siècles, comparé à une France souvent jugée comme archaïque, alors que notre époque incarne bien sûr la modernité. Et quelle modernité, avec un "néo-féodalisme" en pleine expansion !

Actuellement, le jeu de yoyo que l'on fait jouer au déficit budgétaire est curieux, les indicateurs économiques de la France étant plutôt bons en réalité - au vu du Carré magique de Kaldor -, par rapport à nos voisins européens. On ne comprend pas bien en tant que citoyens, quelle est la part de l'exagération politique dans la phraséologie actuelle, ni le but recherché de cette "dramaturgie" assez artificielle, si ce n'est peut-être d'éviter certaines réformes jugées trop coûteuses !

Les "mots valises", répétés à l'envi par ceux ou celles qui "veulent" le bien du peuple dominent sans partage notre quotidien. Eux, la participation effective à la solidarité nationale ne les touche guère apparemment : ils sont toujours dans la bonne catégorie. En tant qu'"oligarchie silencieuse" bénéficiant de l'auto-glorification révolutionnaire, ils sont comme miraculeusement épargnés. Mais c'est sans doute un coup de chance !

En réalité, à notre sens l'être humain change assez peu dans sa nature profonde, une fois dégagé de l'enveloppe artificielle du temps qui passe et des illusions entretenues sur l'apparence des choses. Ce qui est éphémère, c'est l'opinion fugace et superficielle que nous en avons, pas leur persistance têtue ni leur aspect atemporel !