Alexandre Berthier, 3rd Prince of Wagram

Louis Philippe Marie "Alexandre" Berthier, 3rd Prince of Wagram (24 March 1836, Paris – 15 July 1911, Château de Grosbois) was a French nobleman and prince of Wagram. He was the son of Napoléon Alexandre Berthier and Zénaïde Françoise Clary and grandson of Louis Alexandre Berthier, who had been Chief of Staff to Napoleon I.[1]

Alexandre Berthier
Portrait by Pierre de Pommayrac, 1866
3rd Prince of Wagram
Tenure10 February 1887 - 15 July 1911
PredecessorNapoléon Alexandre Berthier
SuccessorAlexandre Berthier
Full name
Louis Philippe Marie Alexandre Berthier
Born24 March 1836
Paris
Died15 July 1911
Château de Grosbois
BuriedChâteau de Grosbois
Noble familyBerthier
Spouse(s)Bertha Clara von Rothschild
IssueAlexandre Berthier, 4th Prince of Wagram
Elisabeth Berthier
Marguerite Berthier
FatherNapoléon Alexandre Berthier, 2nd Prince of Wagram
MotherZénaïde Françoise Clary

Marriage and family

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On 24 March 1882 he married Bertha Clara von Rothschild (1862–1903), daughter of Mayer Carl von Rothschild. The couple had three children:[1]

The 2nd, the 3rd and the 4th Prince of Wagram are buried at the Château de Grosbois.[2]

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ a b August 2018: Portrait of a ‘Princess’: Bertha Clara von Rothschild by Ellis William Roberts, 1890, The Rothschild Archive (accessed 4 August 2020)
  2. ^ Max Reyne: Les 26 Maréchaux de Napoléon: Soldats de la Révolution, gloires de l'Empire, 1990