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
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; Picardia; France. Baldwin is the First Lord of Rubempré mentioned in 1202. In the 16th century the family was allied to the house of Bourbon-Rubempré.
[Histoire Généalogique Et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de Bourbon, Volume 1]
Lords of Rubempré
Princes of Mérode - 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.
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