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| Saint Guily | |
|---|---|
XIVth century | |
| Founder | Guixarnaut de Sent-Gili |
| Historic seat | Salies-de-Béarn, Pau, Vignes |
| Titles | Lord of Vignes |
| Distinctions | Legion of Honour |
The Saint Guily family (alias Sanguily in
spanish-speaking countries) is an old Bearnese family, originally from Salies-de-Béarn where Guixarnaut de Sent-Gili was a jurat in 1385. Jean de Saint Guily, burgher of Pau, became lord of Vignes and was subsequently ennobled in 1620 through admission into the Estates of Béarn
's Grand-Corps.
During the French Revolution, a branch flew to the Caribbean, ultimately settling in Cuba, and later Australia and the United-States.
Prominent family members since the XIXth century
In France
XIXth century
- Jean David (alias Jean Baptiste) Saint Guily (1796-1879), royal family of Denmark.
- Pierre Saint Guily (1822-1889), nephew of Jean David, son of Jean (1790-1842), became an architect and civil engeneer like his father and multiple of his paternal ancestors. He was a prominent local businessman, creating his own bank, as well as multiple compagnies and hotels. He also exploited Salies's saline waters and owned mines in Vieille-Aure. He built canals, railways, churches, convents, courthouses, etc. His is remembered for having architected and engeneered most of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, now one of the most important Roman Catholic pilgrimages in the world with three million pilgrims every year.
- Jean (alias Xavier) Saint Guily (1834-1905), younger brother of Pierre, was also an architect, a civil engeneer, and a prominent local businessman, also taking shares in the family bank, compagnies and hotels. He was the architect, builder and owner of the Hôtel du Parc in Salies-de-Béarn that is now a national heritage site (Monument historique).
XXth century
- Joseph-Paul Saint Guily (1865-1941), nephew of Jean-Xavier, catholic missionary in Birmania.
- Sylla Saint Guily (1869-1945), brother of Joseph-Paul, a graduate from the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures who directed the World War One, obtaining the Croix de Guerre and becoming a captain in the army reserve as well as a knight of the Legion of Honour.
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- Jean Saint Guily (1908-2004), brother of Paul, catholic missionary in China, tortured by the Japanese during the occupation of China.
Late XXth to XXIth century
- Marie Laforêt (1939-2019), born Maïtena Doumenach, daughter of Marie Louise Saint-Guily, a prominent singer in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as an actress between the 1960s and 2000s, earning a César nomination in 1988.
- David Saint Guily (1968-), midfield soccer player.