Lords of Rubempré

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Coat of arms of the House of Merode; Princes of Rubempré-Everbergh

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[]

Name Remarks
1. Married to Marie of Pecquigny
2. Married to Yoland of Grand-Pré
3.
4.
5.
6. Son of Robert I;
Father of Jeanne of Rubempré, descendants known to be .
7. Son of Robert I
8. Married to Colle de Boussies, Lady of Aubigny
9. Married to Anne, Viscountess of Montenaecken
10. Married to Jeanne de Boussies, Lady of Feluy. His 2nd son became Viscount of Montenaecken, with an important descendance.
11. 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. 2nd Count of Vertaign and Baron of Everbergh;
married to Marie d'Averhoult-Bretagne
13. ,
1st Prince
Last Member of the House of Rubempré;
Father of Louise-Brigitte, Princesse of Rubempré

Princes of Mérode - Rubempré[]

Philippe-François de Mérode, 2nd Prince of Rubempré

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. Prince in 1704 by marriage to Louise-Brigitte de Rubempré.
15. Married to Catherine Ockermans
16. 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[]

  1. ^ Nobiliare des Pays-bas et du Comte de Bourgogne, /J. S. F. J. L. de Iierckenrode,
  2. ^ Histoire Généalogique Et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de Bourbon, Volume 1
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