Robert de Valicourt suffered his first death in 1493 as a seaman who fell overboard in rough seas and drowned. He was still connected to the sea and sailed over the centuries, with half of the pirates through the Caribbean, including Sir Francis Drake (ca. 1540-1596) and the infamous Blackbeard (about 1680 - 1718). He amassed considerable wealth and earned a title of baron. De Valicourt resided 1696 in a château near Paris, and was, according to the Watcher records still a pirate. They use the same type of sword, a sword-Roland.