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Sigisbert III (629-56)
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Dagobert II (651-79)
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Childeric III (deposed)
The Church had a hand in the assassination of Dagobert II, and Childeric III was deposed by
Pepin III, the first of the Carolingian dynasty. The removal of the Merovingians was culminated
with the coronation of Charles the Great, Carolus Magnus, or Charlemagne, who in 800 became
the Holy Roman Emperor, thus betraying the pact made with the Merovingian bloodline, ending
their dynasty. But the bloodline continued in the personage of Sigisbert IV (son of Dagobert II),
who fled southward, taking on the surname “Plant-Ard” (eventually “Plantard”), and the title of
the Count of Razes.
In 1956, the Prieuré de Sion was registered with the French Government, with the objective
of “studies and mutual aid to members.” They were headquartered in Sous-Cassan, and within
the group they circulated a magazine called CIRCUIT, which was an abbreviation for “Chivalry
of Catholic Rules and Institutions of the Independent and Traditionalist Union.”
In 1976, the excommunication of traditionalist Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre by Pope Paul VI
was expected. He represented the conservative branch of the Roman Catholic Church, who
fought against the modernization of the Church. In the end, the Pope backed down, and the
Guardian (8/30/76) revealed their theory why: “The Archbishop’s team of priests in England ...
believe their leader still has a powerful ecclesiastical weapon to use in his dispute with the
Vatican. No one will gave any hint of its nature, but Father Peter Morgan, the group’s leader ...
describes it as being something ‘earth-shaking’.”
The Order held a convent at Blois on January 17, 1981, the first since the one in Paris in
1956. The 121 at the meeting were all figures in high finance and international politics. A man
named Pierre Plantard de Saint-Clair was elected as their Grand Master. His name figures
prominently in many Prieuré documents. He is the lineal descendant of King Dagobert II and the
Merovingian dynasty. In 1960, he spoke of an “international secret” hidden at Gisors. His
grandfather was a personal friend of Berenger Sauniere, and he owns land in the area of Rennesle-Chateau.
In French records, he was listed as the Secretary-General of the Prieuré de Sion.
When asked what their objectives were, he said: “I cannot tell you that. The Society to which I
am attached is extremely ancient. I merely succeed others, a point in a sequence. We are the
guardians of certain things. And without publicity.”
The organization is not limited to just restoring the Merovingian bloodline, and has many
Jewish members, though the full extent of the membership is unknown. Documents on file
indicate that their organizational hierarchy is similar to the Masons.
In 1979, in Paris, Plantard told reporters of the BBC, when asked if his organization had the
treasures of the ancient Jewish Temple, he said: “Yes ... they will be returned to Jerusalem when
the time is right.” He claimed that the real treasure was “spiritual” and consisted of a “secret”
that would create a major social change regarding the restoration of the monarchy. In talking
about France, Plantard said that Mitterand was “a necessary stepping-stone.” He revealed that
their Order is on a timetable, and that their plans were unstoppable.
Plantard talked about unrest within the membership of the Prieuré’s Anglo-American
contingent. The signatures of Gaylord Freeman, John Drick, and A. Robert Abboud were found