They met on the road to Amsterdam. We don't know exactly where, but somewhere between Schaffhausen in Switzerland and Frankfurt in Germany, Louis and Pierre started a conversation that would become a life-long friendship. It was October 1687, the start of winter, and they were fleeing their native France. Louis was eighteen years old, single, illiterate, and a farm labourer; Pierre Lombard was a few years older, traveling with his wife Marie, a baby and his sister. Like many thousands of Huguenots the Lombards were searching for a better life.
Moving on... and up
Moving on... and up
Moving on... and up
They met on the road to Amsterdam. We don't know exactly where, but somewhere between Schaffhausen in Switzerland and Frankfurt in Germany, Louis and Pierre started a conversation that would become a life-long friendship. It was October 1687, the start of winter, and they were fleeing their native France. Louis was eighteen years old, single, illiterate, and a farm labourer; Pierre Lombard was a few years older, traveling with his wife Marie, a baby and his sister. Like many thousands of Huguenots the Lombards were searching for a better life.