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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
Château de Grosbois
information on the Berthier de Wagram family and their estate – not accessible 7 December 2007
archives of the New York Times, February 28, 1887 {{DEFAULTSORT:Wagram Lists of French nobility Lists of princes Noble titles created in 1809
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
Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...
after the Battle of Wagram. Berthier had previously been granted the title of Sovereign Prince of Neuchâtel
, neighboring_municipalities= Auvernier, Boudry, Chabrey (VD), Colombier, Cressier, Cudrefin (VD), Delley-Portalban (FR), Enges, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Hauterive, Saint-Blaise, Savagnier
, twintowns = Aarau (Switzerland), Besançon (France), ...
in 1806.
After the death of Berthier in 1815, the subsequent inheritors of the title lived at the 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 ceded ...
, a large estate in Boissy-Saint-Léger
Boissy-Saint-Léger () is a Communes of France, commune in the Val-de-Marne Departments of France, department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris.
Population
Transport
Boissy-Sai ...
, Val-de-Marne, southeast of Paris. Since the 4th Prince of Wagram had not yet married when he was killed in action during World War I, the title became extinct in 1918.
List of titleholders
# Louis-Alexandre Berthier, 1st Prince of Wagram (February 20, 1753 – June 1, 1815) # Napoléon Alexandre Louis Joseph Berthier, 2nd Prince of Wagram (September 10, 1810 – February 10, 1887) # Louis Philippe Marie Alexandre Berthier, 3rd Prince of Wagram (March 24, 1836 – July 15, 1911) #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 Cla ...
(July 20, 1883 – May 30, 1918)
External links
Château de Grosbois
information on the Berthier de Wagram family and their estate – not accessible 7 December 2007
archives of the New York Times, February 28, 1887 {{DEFAULTSORT:Wagram Lists of French nobility Lists of princes Noble titles created in 1809