Louis Philippe Marie "Alexandre" Berthier, 3rd Prince of Wagram (24 March 1836, Paris – 15 July 1911,

Château de Grosbois The château de Grosbois () is a castle in Boissy-Saint-Léger, Val-de-Marne, France. History In 1190, Philip II of France gave the abbaye de Saint-Victor de Paris lands at Grosbois in exchange for lands in the bois de Vincennes. The abbey c ...

) was a French nobleman and

prince of Wagram Prince of Wagram (; ) was a title of French nobility that was granted to Marshal Louis-Alexandre Berthier in 1809. It was created as a victory title by Emperor Napoleon I after the Battle of Wagram. Berthier had previously been granted the title of ...

. He was the son of

Napoléon Alexandre Berthier Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...

and Zénaïde Françoise Clary and grandson of

Louis Alexandre Berthier Louis-Alexandre Berthier, prince de Neuchâtel et Valangin, prince de Wagram (; 20 November 1753 – 1 June 1815) was a French military commander who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was twice Minister of W ...

, who had been Chief of Staff to Napoleon I.August 2018: Portrait of a ‘Princess’: Bertha Clara von Rothschild by Ellis William Roberts, 1890
''The Rothschild Archive'' (accessed 4 August 2020)

Marriage and family

On 24 March 1882 he married Bertha Clara von Rothschild (1862–1903), daughter of

Mayer Carl von Rothschild Mayer Carl ''Freiherr'' von Rothschild (5 August 1820 – 16 October 1886) was a German Jewish banker and politician, as well as scion of the Rothschild family. Early life Born in Frankfurt on 5 August 1820. He was a son of Adelheid (née Herz) ...

. The couple had three children: *

Alexandre Louis Philippe Marie Berthier, 4th Prince of Wagram Alexandre Louis Philippe Marie Berthier, 4th Prince de Wagram (20 July 1883 – 30 May 1918) was a French nobleman and an art collector. Early life Born as the son of Alexandre Berthier, 3rd Prince of Wagram (1836–1911) and Baroness Bertha ...

(1883 – 30 May 1918) * Elisabeth Berthier de Wagram, (1885–1960), married Prince Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne-Lauraguais (1876–1914) * Marguerite Berthier de Wagram, (5 Dec 1887 – 25 Jun 1966), married Prince Jacques de Broglie (1878–1974) The 2nd, the 3rd and the 4th Prince of Wagram are buried at the

.Max Reyne: ''Les 26 Maréchaux de Napoléon: Soldats de la Révolution, gloires de l'Empire'', 1990

Ancestry

References

1836 births 1911 deaths Princes of Wagram {{France-noble-stub