title: Lord of War: Black Angel (de Russe Legacy) (Volume 1)
author:  Kathryn Le Veque 
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  LORD OF WAR: BLACK ANGEL
  
  A Medieval Romance Novel
  
  By Kathryn Le Veque
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  De Russe Family Tree (Generations between 1313 A.D. and 1457 A.D.)
  
  Succession of the male de Russe line:
  
  > > > · Brandt b. 1313 (Known as the Black Angel, born in Exeter, only son of
  > Aramis de Russe)
  
  > > > · Aramis b. 1357 (Mother was a de Nerra, bringing the bloodlines of the
  > great mercenary Braxton de Nerra into the de Russe bloodlines)
  
  > > > · Trenton b. 1390
  
  > > > · Brandt b. 1428 (Second son of Trenton, younger brother is Martin de
  > Russe, father of Patrick and Nicolas – eldest brother, not mentioned in The
  > Dark One: Dark Knight, is the heir to the dukedom of Exeter)
  
  > > > · Gaston* b. 1457 (Son of Brandt, known as The Dark One)
  
  > > > · Trenton b. 1487
  
  * Maternal great-great-great grandfather was Braxton de Nerra, mercenary commander
  
  Author’s Note:
  
  The storyline involves the Battle of Poitier and for the most part, the
  locations and events leading up to the battle are