Bougy
The original noble family Révérend de Bougy comes from Bougy (Calvados) in Normandy and is of Norman origin. On April 1, 1407, a Royal Notary Révérend and six colleagues signed an order from King Charles VI. from France. The Putenaye Castle with all its properties went into the XV. Century to the Seigneurs Révérend de Bougy.
The Calvinist lineage emigrated to Holland in 1685 after the edict of Nantes was repealed and from then on bore the name Bougy, also spelled Bougi, Bougie , Bougis , Bogie, Bougij, Bougies, Bougé, Bouget and Bougey.
origin
Over time, the name appeared in widely differing spellings such as (de) Bougy, Bougie , Bogie, Bougé, Bougis, (de) Bouget , (de) Bougey, Baugie, Baugi, Baugis, Baugy, Boughet, Bouggy, Bongé, Bussche or Bousschij on. Today bearers of this name can be found in Belgium , Germany , France , Great Britain , Canada , Luxembourg , the Netherlands , Switzerland and the USA .
Personalities from the Bougy family
- Alfred de Bougy (1814–1871), French poet and author
- Jean de Bougy (1617–1658), (le Reverend ), lieutenant general under Louis XIV.
- Simon Bougis (1630–1714), Benedictine monk , abbot and Superior General of the Congregation of Saint-Maur
- Personalities with the spelling Bougie or Bouget see under Bougie and Bouget
places
- Bougy (Calvados) , a commune in the Calvados department, France
- Bougy-lez-Neuville , a commune in the Loiret department, France
- Bougy-Villars , a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
- Signal de Bougy , a lookout point at Bougy-Villars
- the city of Bougie in Algeria see under Bejaia
building
- Bougy St Martin , a castle
See also
literature
- "Dictionnaire historique", Bayle, "Révérend de Bougy".
- "Dictionnaire historique", Moreri, "La France protestante"
- "Nobiliaire de Normandie", E. de Magny, tome second, Paris, 1864.