The Huguenot Bartholomew Dupuy and his descendants

88 BARTHOLOMEW DUPUY IN HISTORY.
Chap. I. Aries, after various vicissitudes, became
finally united to the German Empire by
Raphael Conrad II. Conrad appointed Raphael Du
Du Puy.
p^y^ ^]2o appears to have held the offices of
Commander of the Roman Cavalry, and
Grand Chamberlain of the Roman Republic,
as one Governor of the conquered Provinces
of Languedoc and Dauphiny, in southeast
France. It does not follow from this, that
the name is not of French origin, as claimed
by Moreri, for Raphael Dupuy might have
been, and no doubt was, a real Frenchman.
The name also appears in literature as
*'
Raphael de Podio." He became quite renowned
in that whole section of the country.
His tomb was opened in 1610. The corpse
was found lying upon a marble table, with his
spurs on one side, his sword on the other, and
with a helmet of lead on his head, bearing on
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a copper plate the following: Raphael de
Podio, General de la Cavalerie Romaine, et
Grand Chambellan de I'Empire Romaine."
His descendants became possessors of many
Hugo fine estates. His son, Hugo (called also Hugh
^"^"^•and Hugues), a French Knight of Dauphiny,
joined the crusaders in 1096, under Godfrey
of Bouillon, Duke of Lorraine, for the recovery
of the Holy Land from the Mohamsons
of medans. This man, Hugo Dupuy, had four
Du Pu** s^^^' Alleman, Rodolphe, Romaine, and Ray-
'
mond. The last three accompanied him in
the crusades. Rodolphe, the second, to whom
Godfrey gave many lands in Palestine, fell in
battle. Romaine, the third son, died in possession
of the principalities Godfrey had given
Knights him. Raymond, the fourth son, in 1118, suctaS.
ceeded Gerard De Martigues as rector of the
Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, and was