Raymond Grant, 11th Baron de Longueuil

Raymond David Grant, 11th Baron de Longueuil (1924 – 6 October 2004) was a nobleman possessing the only French colonial title to be officially recognized by the British Crown.^{[citation needed]} For much of his life, he was a professional painter residing in France.

Raymond David Grant 11th Baron de Longueuil
Shield of the coat of arms
Born	Raymond David Grant de Longueuil 1924 Sus, France
Died	6 October 2004(2004-10-06) (aged 79–80) Navarrenx, France
Occupation(s)	Lieutenant, blood transfusion services, painter
Spouse	Anne Maltby
Children	Michael
Parent(s)	Ronald Charles Grant and Ernestine Hester Maud Bowes-Lyon

Family

He was the son of Ronald Charles Grant and Ernestine Bowes-Lyon.^[1] His mother was a first cousin to the Queen Mother.^[2] The 11th Baron was therefore a second cousin to Queen Elizabeth II.

Raymond had one son, Michael Charles Grant (who inherited his title), and four grandchildren: Angela, Rachel, Rebecca and David.^[3]

School and military

He attended schools in Pau, and then Elizabeth College in Guernsey. With the outbreak of World War II, he came to Britain where he volunteered and became a Lieutenant in 1943. After the war, he returned to school, this time in Nottingham, England. He later went to Cambridge, England to study art, at first full-time and later in the evenings between his employment in the Cambridge-area blood transfusion services.^[4]

Life's work

In 1953, he returned to Navarrenx in the South of France near the Pyrenees. He began his professional career as an artist, constantly entering competitions, exhibiting, and later permanent exhibitions in the town. He developed and matured distinctive styles, seeking the company of regional artists and accepting criticism. He spent most of his life as an artist, painting under the name of "Raymond de Longueuil", capturing the final years of traditional farming in the Bearn. His subjects ranged from the figurative, through still life and landscape to the abstract, and he had a constant need to develop and experiment. A deeply religious man, he was almost reclusive and fanatical about his creativity - characteristics which flowed into his art, diaries, and poetry.

This was not a life of privilege but of challenge. From both outside and inside, he was obsessed by creativity. Elements from his deep faith were frequently reflected in subtle motifs. Prior to his death in 2004, he had been working until two days before on a woodland scene, sketched out on his easel in his bedroom. Next to this was his light-box and an outline for a monoprint of The Shepherd leading his flock through mountains.^[5][6]

Legacy

He died in Navarrenx, France in 2004.^[7]

The Institute Raymond de Longueuil opened in Navarrenx in 2007. It houses a selection of his works and is intended to serve as a local place of interest for travellers and artists.

June 2008 marked the official inauguration of "Passage Raymond de Longueuil l" - the naming of an old, historic street at the king's lieutenant's grounds in the centre of Navarrenx, in remembrance of the acclaimed local artist. Included in the unveiling was an exhibition opening of unique works by Raymond de Longueuil held at the former residence of the king's lieutenant.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Raymond Grant, 11th Baron de Longueuil

16. Charles William Grant, 5th Baron de Longueuil 8. Charles James Irwin Grant, 6th Baron de Longueuil 17. Caroline Coffin 4. John Charles Moore Grant, 9th Baron de Longueuil 18. Louis Trapman 9. Anne Marie Catherine Trapman 19. Mary Bowen Moore 2. Ronald Charles Grant, 10th Baron de Longueuil 20. William Leonard Barron 10. Joseph Barron 21. Mary Catherine Murphy 5. Maria-Carlotta Barron 22. William Robert Walkinshaw 11. Roberta Walkinshaw 23. Francisca Garriz 1. Raymond Grant, 11th Baron de Longueuil 24. Thomas Lyon-Bowes, Lord Glamis 12. Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne 25. Charlotte Grimstead 6. Hon. Ernest Bowes-Lyon 26. Oswald Smith 13. Frances Dora Smith 27. Henrietta Hodgson 3. Ernestine Hester Maud Bowes-Lyon 28. John Drummond 14. Harvey Drummond 29. Georgina Augusta Harvey 7. Isobel Hester Drummond 30. Andrew Mortimer Drummond 15. Susan Caroline Drummond 31. Lady Emily Charlotte Percy

References

1. "Biography of R. de Longueuil" (website) http://www.delongueuil.com/bioganglais.htm accessed August 20, 2010
2. Rachel Grant biography at: "About Rachel Grant". Archived from the original on February 12, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
3. Rachel Grant biography at: "About Rachel Grant". Archived from the original on February 12, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
4. "Biography of R. de Longueuil" (website) http://www.delongueuil.com/bioganglais.htm accessed August 20, 2010
5. "Biography of R. de Longueuil" (website) http://www.delongueuil.com/bioganglais.htm accessed August 20, 2010
6. Rachel Grant biography at: "About Rachel Grant". Archived from the original on February 12, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
7. "Biography of R. de Longueuil" (website) http://www.delongueuil.com/bioganglais.htm accessed August 20, 2010

External links

• Official website of Baron Raymond De Longueuil
• Website for Raymond De Longueuil

French nobility recognized by the Crown in right of Canada
Preceded by Ronald Charles Grant	Baron de Longueuil 1959–2004	Succeeded by Michael Grant