Robert Clicquot
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Robert Clicquot was a French
France
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 organ builder from Paris
Paris
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. His most notable organs are in the Chapel of the Palace of Versailles
Palace of Versailles
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, the churches of Saint-Quentin and Saint-Louis des Invalides in Paris and Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral
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Clicquot's descendants continued in the family business. His son Louis-Alexandre built the organ of Rozay-en-Brie
Rozay-en-Brie
Rozay-en-Brie is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-Population:*Source Cassini-External links:* * *...

 and in 1734 that of the Church of Saint-Jacques de Saint-Christopher Houdan which is the oldest organ in the Île-de-France
Île-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....

 still in operation. François-Henri Clicquot
François-Henri Clicquot
François-Henri Clicquot was a French organ builder and was the grandson of Robert Clicquot and son of Louis-Alexandre Cliquot, who were also noted organ builders. The Clicquot firm installed the first noteworthy organ in the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris...

 (1732–1790), Robert's grandson, built the monumental organ of Saint-Sulpice as well as those in Souvigny
Souvigny
Souvigny is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne in central France.Today the main town of a canton of the Allier department, Souvigny has long been one of the major towns in the Bourbonnais , and the royal House of Bourbon was based there. Ties with the nearby Cluny Abbey add to its rich...

 (1782) and in Poitiers Cathedral.
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