Les Essarts, Forbes family estate

Les Essarts is the Forbes family estate at Saint-Briac, France, and the international family seat of the descendants of James Grant Forbes (b. Shanghai, China), a member of the Forbes family of China and Boston who settled in Brittany at Les Essarts.[1][2] He is the grandfather of two famous politicians, Brice Lalonde, a Green Party candidate for President of France in 1981, and former US Secretary of State John Forbes Kerry,[2] the Democratic nominee for President of the United States of America in 2004. Many of the Forbes family have socialized during summers spent in Brittany at Les Essarts.[3]

Les Essarts had been occupied and used as a Nazi headquarters during World War II. When the Germans fled, they bombed Les Essarts and burnt it down.[2] The sprawling estate was rebuilt in 1954.

References

  1. ^ Kranish, Michael; Easton, Nina J; Mooney, Brian (February 5, 2013). John F. Kerry: The Boston Globe Biography. PublicAffairs. p. 480. ASIN B00B3M3X9Y. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
  2. ^ a b c "Kerry's relatives in France say Dem candidate is 'all-American'". USA Today. 2004-03-30. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
  3. ^ Rotella, Sebastian (2004-08-15). "French Village Where Kerry Vacationed As A Child Is Rooting For Him". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-12.

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