GRUY FRENCH COURT LINKS / st. simon at versailles palace

+DISCLAIMER+

>i write about our de gruy(ere) family history<

>at versailles reluctently / i abhor grown men<

+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+

+ / VERSAILLES PALACE)+

>in wigs & high heels. /  but there are SOME<

>good factors of our people's versailles years<

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+LOUISIANA, OUR ROOTS WAS+

+DEDICATED TO  >LOUIS XIV<+

>(google : eugene ray<

>>> / king louis xiv)<

+WHO OUR GRUY ANCESTORS+

+LINK as  MILITARY OFFICERS+

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>just north of the >degruy chateau magny<

>fouchard in the >orient forest near troyes<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>> / DUKE de BRIENE)+

>was the briene military school. napoleon<

>bonaparte & our gruy people alma mater<

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+OUR COL. VERLOIN de GRUY &+

+DUKE de ST. SIMON BOTH HAD+

>(general momtmorency, had<

>vendeuvre< chateau in next<

>town gruy magny fouchard)<

+APTs @ >VERSAILLES AS WELL+

+as FAMILY COUNTRY CHATEAU+

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 >the duke de saint simon is famed for his<
>accounts of court life at versailles during<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / DUKE de ST. SIMON)+
>louis xiv's reign / >his daughter married<
>into the degruy providing strong insights<
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 >LOUIS DE ROUVROY+
>the >duke de st. simon< had a powerful<
>position at versailles< on a regent kings<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+COUNTS de GRUYERE)+
>council / >several generations of degruy<
>crusade knights were at the french court<
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 +THE SIEGE de NAMUR+
>reminds us how >stupid mankind is in the<
>act of war / in the days of louis xiv, it was<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>  / de GRUY CHATEAU)+
>like sporting events />sadly, a military life<
>was the role of nobility (or the priesthood)<
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 +MANSART'S DESIGN, VERSAILLES+
>on the positive side, the great french architect<
>mansart, left his imprint at versailles / in paris<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / HOTEL MANSART)+
>the hotel mansart was a wonderful experience<
>for marianne & i on beautiful place vendome<
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 +DUCHESS OF SAVOY / BURGUNDY+
>the >savoy & burgundy counts DNA is strong<
>in the french court w/ marie adelaide de savoy<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY +
+>>> / DUKE de SAVOY)+
>wedding the bourbon heir / counts de gruyere<
>de savoy was prominent at a >french wedding<
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+VERSAILLES IN 1699+
>as a small boy, visiting the museum of<
>louisiana in new orleans i remember a<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+J.B. ANTOINE de GRUY)+
>stone carved w/ 1699 found in mobile<
>at the >site of the first< french fortress<
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 +LOUIS XIV & DOGE de GENOA+
>another link of our ancestors to versailles<
>was the admiral de bresse family at genoa<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / ADMIRAL de BRESSE)+
>& villefranche sur mer w/ templar history<
>(they built templar fortress and war ships)<
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 +GARDENS OF FOUNTAINBLEAU+
>it was at the >french royal palace of francois I<
>at >fountainbleu< that our >counts de gruyere<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / LUIS ACOSTA, LSU)+
>were very close to the king / >synchronistic to<
>this was my lsu student luis acosta's education<
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 +PALAIS ROYALE / DUC d'ORLEANS+
>the brother of louis xiv built the palais royale<
>where marianne & i hosted friend francois de<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+FRANCOIS de BOURBON)+
>bourbon & violinist michelle morgand to dine<
>(they had >hosted us to a dinner at their home)<
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 +MEUDON, LOUIS XV CHATEAU+
>de gruy pioneer immigrant ancestor jean<
>baptiste antoine valentin verloin de gruy<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+FRENCH KING LOUIS XV)+
>of the >french marine was the childhood<
>friend of french king louis xv @ meudon<
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+ST. SIMON CHATEAU NEAR DREUX+
>in new orleans architect bob dreux was a link<
>to gruy french dna link to french royal tombs<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / DREUX-GRUY LINK)+
>at the >dreux chateau where st. simon family<
>chateau was neighbor / gruy dna strong here<
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 +DUCHESS OF BURGUNDY+
>burgundy originally was a >separate country<
>and the ray chateau was the oldest & largest<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>  / de RAY CHATEAU)+
>chateau and the original locus of the import<
>of the shroud of turin by the la roche de ray<
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 +REGENCY COUNCIL / ST. SIMON+
>the >st. simon family were close to the family<
>of french king louis xiv and were present for<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / DUKE de BURGUNDY)+
>the death of the king's duke of burgundy son<
>de gruy family were related< to this >history<
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+LOUIS XIV AT FOUNTAINBLEAU+
>french king francois I became close to the<
>palace of fountaibleu< where he & the last<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / KING FRANCOIS I)+
>count of gruyere focused the artistic talent<
>that made  >fountainbleu an artistic center<
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+THE KING'S WATER MACHINE+
>versailles palace gardens became a world<
>leader in landscape architecture, admired<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / JOHN RAY BOTANY)+
>by our british ancestor, john ray, founder<
>of british botany / >water machines vital<
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+MARIANNE & I TOURED+
+VERSAILLES / >WE PAID+
>(personal guide rook us<
>to the head of long line)<
+EXTRA $ W/ A GROUP IN+
+A VAN / (WORTH IT ALL)+
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>genetic memory causes a powerful<
>draw to this milieu for me / i know<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / GENETIC MEMORY)+
>others resent my passion about this<
>but >genetic memory has its values<
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+MY >CALIFORNIA VILLA+
+DESIGN >REFLECTS OUR+
>(francois verloin de gruy<
>architect and physician)<
+FAMILY FRENCH MILIEU+
+NOLA GRUY ARCHITECT+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu