Lords of Rubempré
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The Lords of Rubempré were feudal lords, and the ancestors of the current Princes of Rubempré, belonging to the Belgian Nobility.
Rubempré is currently in Somme; Picardia; France.[1] Baldwin is the First Lord of Rubempré mentioned in 1202. In the 16th century the family was allied to the house of Bourbon-Rubempré.[2]
Lords of Rubempré[edit]
| Name | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Baldwin I | Married to Marie of Pecquigny |
| 2. | Baldwin II | Married to Yoland of Grand-Pré |
| 3. | Antoine I | |
| 4. | Jean I | |
| 5. | Robert I | |
| 6. | Charles I | Son of Robert I; Father of Jeanne of Rubempré, descendants known to be Bourbon-Rubempré. |
| 7. | Antoine II | Son of Robert I |
| 8. | Jean II | Married to Colle de Boussies, Lady of Aubigny |
| 9. | Charles II | Married to Anne, Viscountess of Montenaecken |
| 10. | Charles III | Married to Jeanne de Boussies, Lady of Feluy. His 2nd son Charles IV of Rubempré became Viscount of Montenaecken, with an important descendance. |
| 11. | Antoine III | Married to Marie d'Averhoult |
| 11. | Philippe | Created 1st Count of Vertaing and 1st Baron of Everbergh; knighted of the Golden Fleece; 1st married to Anne of Croy-Rœulx, 2nd marriage to Jacqueline de Recourt-Lens. |
| 12. | Charles-Philippe | 2nd Count of Vertaign and Baron of Everbergh; married to Marie d'Averhoult-Bretagne |
| 13. | Philippe, 1st Prince |
Last Member of the House of Rubempré; Father of Louise-Brigitte, Princesse of Rubempré |
Princes of Mérode - Rubempré[edit]
The title was incorporated by heritage to the House of Mérode, who stil uses this title upon the current generation. The 2nd Prince inherited the feudal function of Grand Huntsman of Brabant.
| Name | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | Philippe-François de Mérode, 2nd Prince of Rubempré | Prince in 1704 by marriage to Louise-Brigitte de Rubempré. |
| 15. | Maximilien-Leopold de Mérode, 3rd Prince of Rubempré | Married to Catherine Ockermans |
| 16. | Guillaume-Charles de Mérode, 4th Prince of Rubempré | Married to Marie-Joseph d'Ognyes |
| 17. | Henri de Mérode, 5th Prince of Rubempré | Founder of the Branch Mérode de Westerlo |
| 18. | Charles de Mérode, 6th Prince of Rubempré | |
| 19. | Henri de Mérode, 7th Prince of Rubempré |
References[edit]
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