Pierre d'Alcantara-Charles-Marie, prince d'Arenberg, duc d'Arenberg, (Paris 2 October 1790 – Brussels 27 September 1877).
Pierre d'Alcantara Charles, was born on 2 October 1790 as 3rd son of
Louis Engelbert, 6th Duke of Arenberg. He entered into the service of France. He distinguished himself during the
campaigns in Spain and followed the Emperor
Napoleon
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 ...
the
Russian campaign, as an officer of ordinance. Made a peer of France on 25 November 1827, (Duke-Peer 1828) he became a naturalized French subject by order of King
Charles X Charles X may refer to:
* Charles X of France (1757–1836)
* Charles X Gustav (1622–1660), King of Sweden
* Charles, Cardinal de Bourbon (1523–1590), recognized as Charles X of France but renounced the royal title
See also
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* King Charle ...
, 28 February 1828.
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He was a member of the French Chamber of Peers.
He founded a new branch of the House of Arenberg and his descendants still bear his title.
Marriage and children
He married twice. The first marriage took place in Paris on 27 January 1829, to Alix Marie Charlotte de Talleyrand (born on 4 November 1808, died on 21 September 1842) and had four children. The second marriage was on June 19, 1860, to Caroline Léopoldine Jeanne, princesse de Kaunitz- Rietberg-Questenberg (1801-1875).[
His children were these:
* Marie Nicolette (1830-1905), married Charles de Mérode, Marquis de Westerloo
* Ernest Marie (1833-1837)
* Louis Charles (1837-1870), murdered at St. Petersburg
* Auguste-Louis-Albéric (1837-1924), married Jeanne Marie Louise de Greffulhe
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References
1790 births
1877 deaths
French military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars
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