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Masterpiece of the Remi

The ancient French family of Ramey (Remy) was originally a tribe of Gaul (Northern France and Belgium). The family was represented in French history:

Bishop Saint Remi of Rheims (437-533)
Didier Remy, King of the Lombards (750-800)
“Didier, King of the Lombards, besieged the new Pope Adrian I at Rome.

Charlemagne, King of France, married Desiree, the sister of King Didier.
Charlemagne became tired of her and sent Desiree home to the King, which caused bad blood between Didier and King Charlemagne. As Charlemagne was a champion of the Church of Rome, the Pope asked for Charlemagne’s help after King Didier attacked. Charlemagne Attacked the King of the Lombards and finally besieged him in his most strongly fortified place, Pavia. After 8 years of fighting, King Didier REMY surrendered, and Charlemagne banished him to a monastery at Liege, Belgium, where he ended his days in saintly style.

Abbot Remi of Strasbourg died in 768.
Archbishop Remi of Rouen died in 771.

REMY CHRONICLES
Didier Remy, the earliest French family member of Remy that we can connect to our Ramey family, was ennobled on 13 Sept 1554 and died in 1556. His son, George Remy, was also ennobled. George’s son, Jacque Remy, was born in Ivoy in the Department of Ardennes about 1545. Jacque Remy became a Huguenot and was killed in Ivoy. His son, Pierre Remy, who was born about 1600, was also a Huguenot and was killed. Pierre’s son, Jacques “Jacob” Remy (1640-1721), was born in Picardy, Lorraine, France. He was the original immigrant to the Colony of Virginia in the United States. He was a French Huguenot (Protestant) refugee of noble birth, born in Picardy, Lorraine, France, about 1630. He fled France to avoid persecution and arrived in England sometime around 1654.

By the middle of the 16th century, the Huguenots, by their numbers and influence, had aroused the fears of the Catholic party and the powerful family of Guise. Eight separate religious wars followed. The Huguenot wars ended in 1598 when Henry IV (who had been a Huguenot but who had agreed to conform to the Roman Catholic Church) issued the Edict of Nantes. This gave the French protestants political rights and religious freedom. The Huguenots were still harassed and persecuted from time to time. When Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes in 1685, all protection of the law was withdrawn from the Huguenots. Although they were forbidden to leave France, hundreds of Thousands fled. They carried French arts, manufacturers, and culture to England, Germany, the Netherlands, and the British colonies of North America. They were of all social classes, from the peasant to the noble…..artisans, cloth-makers, lace-makers, silk-weavers, glass-makers, printers, and manufacturers. Their skills, industry, and worth secured recognition and prosperity. There is hardly a branch of literature, science, and art in which they have not distinguished themselves. Their descendants may still, to this day, be numerously identified by family name. France lost hundreds of thousands of Huguenots who carried industry, intelligence and prosperity, light, truth, and happiness to other lands, including America. An equal number of Huguenots were killed or perished in their attempt to escape.

The history of religious persecution of the Huguenots in France, from the massacre of St Bartholomew to the infamous outrages that preceded and followed the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, has been thoroughly documented.

Background: Remi Tribe

A tribe called the “Remi Tribe” had once resided in the same geographical area where my 3-6th great grandfathers lived. The Remi were known to be famed horsemen; brave, unrelenting, and powerful, their cavalry was known to ride over opposition and route numerically superior enemies. Their Mairepos (Mar-ep-os; “Great Horses”) were able to smash right through infantry. Their armor, shields, and weapons were always superior, and their skill was unquestionable. They were dominant over other Gallic heavy cavalry but hailed only from one tribe.

Historically, the Remi were a feared Belgae tribe. Their cavalry was remarkable compared to that of the Gauls, and they made good account of themselves in all battles where they were present, regardless of the outcome. They acted bravely and performed many actions that would have been suicidal if not for their training and skill, and probably also their fearsome reputation that stifled most enemies far before a battle.

The Remi Tribe in Rome

Miscellaneous: Remi Tribe

The Remi were a Belgic tribe of north-eastern Gaul in the 1st century BC. They occupied the northern Champagne plain, between the rivers Mosa (Meuse) and Matrona (Marne), and along the river valleys of the Aisne and its tributaries, the Aire and the Vesle. Their tribal capital was Durocortum (Reims, France), and they were renowned for their horses and cavalry. The Remi, under Iccius and Andecombogius, allied themselves with Julius Caesar when he led the conquest of Gaul. The Remi tribe remained loyal to him throughout the entire Gallic Wars, the most pro-Roman of all the peoples of
Gaul. The Celts were defeated at Telamon, which ended Celtic power in Italy.

French records extending as far back as 437 AD begin chronicling the contributions of the Remy [Ramey] family to northern France. Remarkably, Remys have been Kings (Didier, King of the Lombards) and Queens (Desiree Remy, sister of Didier and wife of King Charlemagne), Orators and Priests (St. Remy, son of Count Emile de Laon Remy), Treasurers to a King (Pierre Ramey of Lorraine to Charles IV), Noblemen, Landowners, Vintners, and Scholars.