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Early Origins of the Fredou family

The surname Fredou was first found in Poitou.

The name Fredol is cited as early as the ninth century, with a bishop of Narbonne who was mentioned in a letter from Pope Leon IV, dated circa 852. Beranger de Fredol was bishop of Maguelone in the thirteenth century; Cardinal Beranger I de Fredol was born at the chateau of La Vérune, near the town of Montpelier, around 1250. André de Fredol was bishop of Maguelone and in 1308 was elected bishop of Uzès; Arnaud Fredeti was named bishop of Couserans in 1309; Beranger II de Fredol was elected bishop of Béziers in 1309 and became cardinal; Guillaume de Fredol was named bishop of Béziers in 1313.

Early History of the Fredou family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fredou research. The years 1710, 1829, 1840, 1870 and 1899 are included under the topic Early Fredou History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fredou Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fredet, Fredin, Fredon, Fredot, Fredeval, Fredevaux, Fredonnet, Ferdonnet, Fredol, Fredeti, Fredou, Fredette and many more.

Early Notables of the Fredou family

  • Jean-Martial Fredou, born in 1710, was the first painter of the Monsieur, and is known mainly for his portraits of the count of Provence and the Duke of Berry, which are housed at Versailles

Migration of the Fredou family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 20 individuals of the lineage who arrived onto Canadian shores from France between 1600 and 1900. Among them, Marie-Joseph Fredet married in 1783; Basilisse Fredette married in 1783 in St-Ours, Quebec.

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