Editing Albert I, Prince of Monaco

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{{Infobox royalty
| name           =Albert I
| succession     =[[Prince of Monaco]]
| image          =Prince Albert I of Monaco - circa 1910.jpg
| caption        =Albert I, {{c.|1910}}
| reign          =10 September 1889 – 26 June 1922
| predecessor    =[[Charles III, Prince of Monaco|Charles III]]
| successor      =[[Louis II, Prince of Monaco|Louis II]]
| spouse         = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Mary Victoria Hamilton|Lady Mary Hamilton]]|1869|1880|end={{abbr|ann.|annulled}}}}|{{marriage|[[Alice Heine]]|1889|1902|end=separated}}}}
| issue          =[[Louis II, Prince of Monaco]]
| full name      =Albert Honoré Charles Grimaldi
| house          =[[House of Grimaldi|Grimaldi]]
| father         =[[Charles III, Prince of Monaco]]
| mother         =[[Antoinette de Mérode]]
| birth_date     ={{birth date|1848|11|13|df=y}}
| birth_place    =[[Paris]], [[French Second Republic|France]]
| death_date     ={{death date and age|1922|6|26|1848|11|13|df=y}}
| death_place    = Paris, [[French Third Republic|France]]
| place of burial=[[Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monaco]]
}}

'''Albert I''' (Albert Honoré Charles Grimaldi; 13 November 1848 – 26 June 1922) was [[Prince of Monaco]] from 10 September 1889 until his death in 1922. He devoted much of his life to [[oceanography]], exploration and science. Alongside his expeditions, Albert I's reign oversaw major reforms on political, social, and economic levels, with the [[Monégasque Revolution]] leading to the end of absolute monarchy and his promulgation of [[Constitution of Monaco|a constitution]] in 1911.

==Early life==
Born on 13 November 1848 in [[Paris, France]], the son of [[Charles III, Prince of Monaco|Prince Charles III]] (1818–1889), and [[Antoinette de Mérode|Countess Antoinette Ghislaine de Merode]] (1828–1864), a [[Belgian nobility|Belgian noblewoman]], maternal aunt of [[Don (honorific)|Donna]] [[Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo|Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, Princess della Cisterna]], [[Dukes of Aosta|Duchess consort of Aosta]] and [[List of Spanish consorts|Queen consort of Spain]].

As a young man, Prince Albert served in the [[Spanish Navy]] as a navigator. During the [[Franco-Prussian War]], he joined the [[French Navy]] where he was awarded the [[Legion of Honour|Legion of Honor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hellomonaco.com/sightseeing/grimaldi-family/the-house-of-grimaldi-prince-albert-i-explorer-scientist-reformer-and-pacifist/|title=The house of Grimaldi: Prince Albert I: Explorer, scientist, reformer and pacifist|date=2019-10-19|website=HelloMonaco|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref> In addition to his interest in [[oceanographic]] studies, Albert had a keen interest in the origins of man and in Paris, he founded the "''Institute for Human Paleontology''" that was responsible for a number of [[archeological]] digs. The "[[Grimaldi Man]]" found in the Baousse-Rousse cave was named in his honour. Albert's intellectual achievements gained him worldwide recognition and in 1909, the [[Royal Society|British Academy of Science]] made him a member.

==First marriage==
[[Image:Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton and Prince of Monaco Albert I.png|thumb|left|Prince Albert with his first wife shortly after their wedding]]
On 21 September 1869 at the [[Château de Marchais]] (which is still in the possession of the Grimaldi family today) in [[Champagne (province)|Champagne]], Prince Albert was married to [[Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton]] (1850–1922), of [[Lanarkshire]], [[Scotland]], a daughter of the [[William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton|11th Duke of Hamilton]] and his wife, [[Princess Marie Amelie of Baden]]. The couple met for the first time in August 1869 at a ball hosted by the Emperor and Empress of France; their marriage had been arranged by Albert's grandmother [[Maria Caroline Gibert de Lametz|Caroline]].

Caroline had tried to make a match between Albert and [[Mary Adelaide of Cambridge|Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge]], the first cousin of [[Queen Victoria]], and sought the help of [[Napoleon III|Napoléon III (Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte)]] and his wife, [[Eugénie de Montijo|Empress Eugénie]]. The Emperor convinced Caroline that Queen Victoria would never allow a relative of hers to marry into a family who made a living out of gambling. He then suggested Mary, his third cousin once removed and sister of his good friend, the [[William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton|12th Duke of Hamilton]], as a suitable alternative. Mary was a granddaughter of [[Charles, Grand Duke of Baden]] and related by blood to the French Imperial family through her maternal grandmother [[Stéphanie de Beauharnais]], [[Napoleon|Emperor Napoléon I]]'s adopted daughter and second cousin of Napoléon III's mother, [[Hortense de Beauharnais]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etoile.co.uk/Columns/RoyalScribe/050411.html |title=The Royal Scribe |publisher=www.etoile.co.uk |access-date=6 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717015850/http://www.etoile.co.uk/Columns/RoyalScribe/050411.html |archive-date=17 July 2009 }}</ref> The [[Duke of Hamilton|Hamiltons]] were well aware of the extent of Monaco's estate, which was no bigger than theirs, but were sufficiently impressed by its status as an independent principality. The couple married at [[Château de Marchais]] on 21 September 1869.

Within a year of their marriage, the couple's only child (Louis) was born, but Mary disliked Monaco and found the Mediterranean too hot. While Albert was away fighting in the Franco-Prussian war, she left Monaco permanently. The couple divorced and their marriage was annulled by the Church on 3 January 1880, although a special provision was made by the [[Holy See|Vatican]] to allow Louis to remain legitimate in the eyes of the Church. Civilly, the marriage was dissolved on 28 July 1880, by the Order of Prince Charles III. That same year, the former Princess of Monaco remarried in Florence, Italy, to a Hungarian nobleman, Prince [[Tassilo Festetics von Tolna]].

==Accession and second marriage==
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[[Image:Prince Albert I statue.JPG|thumb|right|A statue of Albert as a seafarer in [[Monaco-Ville]]'s [[St Martin Gardens]].]]
On 10 September 1889, Albert ascended the throne of Monaco on the death of his father. That same year in [[Paris]], on 30 October, he married the Dowager [[Duke of Richelieu|Duchess de Richelieu]], [[née]] [[Alice Heine|Marie Alice Heine]] (1858–1925). The [[United States|American]] daughter of a [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]] [[building contractor]] of [[German-Jewish]] descent, Alice Heine had married the [[Duc de Richelieu]] but had been widowed by age 21 and left with a young son, Armand. Her marriage to Prince Albert proved an equal blessing for him and the tiny [[principality]] of Monaco, since Alice brought a strong business acumen, well in advance of her youth. Having helped put her husband's principality on a sound financial footing, she would devote her energies to making Monaco one of Europe's great cultural centers, with an opera, theater, and a ballet under the direction of the famed Russian impresario [[Serge Diaghilev]].

Despite the initial success of the marriage of Prince Albert and Princess Alice, in 1902, they separated legally, without issue, though did not divorce. According to [[Anne Edwards]]' book ''The Grimaldis of Monaco'', this was due to the Princess's friendship with the composer [[Isidore de Lara]]. By the same token, the [[courtesan]] Caroline Otero, [[La Belle Otero]], who had served him as a high class prostitute between 1893 and 1897, recalled Albert fondly in her memoirs and claimed that he was not a virile man and suffered from [[erection difficulty]]. Princess Alice had La Belle Otero banned from the principality in 1897 for being seen with her husband.

==Later life==
In March 1910, there were [[Monegasque Revolution|mass protests]] against his rule. The Monegasques demanded a constitution and a parliament to rein in the absolute monarch or else they would overthrow him and establish a republic. They were dissatisfied about French domination of the principality's politics and economy. There was severe unemployment, as the principality lacked factories and farmland, and the casinos did not allow citizens to work there. On 5 January 1911, Prince Albert I granted Monaco a [[Constitution of Monaco|constitution]], but the document had little real meaning in terms of reducing autocratic rule and was soon suspended by the Prince when World War I broke out. Also in 1911, Prince Albert created the [[Monte Carlo Rally]], an automobile race designed to draw tourists to Monaco and the [[Casino]].
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Despite his military service, or perhaps because of it, the Prince became a pacifist, establishing the International Institute of Peace in Monaco as a place to develop a peaceful settlement for conflict through arbitration. In the tension-filled times leading up to [[World War I]], Prince Albert made numerous attempts to dissuade Germany's [[Wilhelm II of Germany|Kaiser Wilhelm II]] from war.

When war came, Prince Albert could not avoid becoming involved. In one incident, he even wrote personally to the Kaiser in an effort to ameliorate the consequences of Gen. [[Karl von Bülow]]'s wrath. Without the Prince's intervention, the French villages of [[Sissonne]] and [[Marchais, Aisne|Marchais]] would have been destroyed.<ref name="nyt1914">{{cite web| url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/11/02/100330795.pdf| title=Prince of Monaco Rebukes Kaiser| work=[[The New York Times]]| date=2 November 1914}}</ref> In the "Great War to End All Wars", Monaco declared its neutrality, but in fact, provided the Allied forces with hospitals, convalescent centers, and soldiers, including Prince Albert's only son, Louis.

Albert died on 26 June 1922 in Paris, France, and was succeeded by his son, [[Louis II, Prince of Monaco|Louis II]].

==Oceanography, paleontology, geography==
Prince Albert I of Monaco devoted much of his life to the study of the sea and oceans,<ref>Antony Adler''', “Legitimizing Marine Field Science: Albert Ist of Monaco,”''' ''Understanding Field Science Institutions'', ed. by Patience Schell, Christer Nordlund, Karl Grandin, and Helena Ekerholm (Science History Publications / Watson Publishing International, 2017).157 - 191.</ref> and [[Foreign relations of Monaco|Monaco diplomats]] around the world forwarded scientific papers to him.<ref name=RE>{{cite news|title=Consul from Monaco|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lsEhAAAAIBAJ&dq=monaco%20united%20states%20consul&pg=3113%2C4771194|access-date=19 June 2013|newspaper=Reading Eagle|date=20 January 1901|page=7}}</ref> At 22&nbsp;years old, he embarked on a career in the then relatively new science of [[oceanography]]. Understanding the importance of the relationship between living creatures and their environment, he devised a number of techniques and instruments for measurement and exploration. Albert I was also the “instigator and promulgator” of the oceanographic science he contributed to create. He founded the [[Institut océanographique]], Foundation Albert I, Prince of Monaco in 1906, a private foundation recognized of public utility. It has two buildings: The Oceanographic Institute of Paris, now renamed Ocean House, and what became the world-renowned [[Oceanographic Museum]] of Monaco.<ref name="aslo">{{cite web| url=http://www.aslo.org/nice2009/museum.html| title=The Oceanographic Museum of Monaco| publisher=Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography| access-date=6 May 2013| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424110940/http://www.aslo.org/nice2009/museum.html| archive-date=24 April 2012}}</ref> This includes an [[aquarium]], a [[museum]], and a [[library]], with research facilities in Paris.
[[File:Hirondelle II-IMG 1808.jpg|thumb|Scale model of ''Hirondelle II''. On display at the [[Oceanographic Museum]].]]
He owned four, increasingly impressive research yachts, ''Hirondelle'', ''Princesse Alice'', ''Princesse Alice II'' and ''Hirondelle II''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://yachts.monacoeye.com/files/category-royal-yachts.php| title=Monaco Yachts| publisher=Yachts MonacoEye| access-date=6 May 2013| archive-date=28 May 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528171836/http://yachts.monacoeye.com/files/category-royal-yachts.php| url-status=dead}}</ref> Accompanied by some of the world's leading marine scientists, he travelled the length and breadth of the Mediterranean,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.oceano.mc/en/presentation/the-oceanographic-museum| title=Career of a Navigator| publisher=Oceanographic Museum| access-date=6 May 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513040736/http://www.oceano.mc/en/presentation/the-oceanographic-museum| archive-date=13 May 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref> making numerous oceanographic studies, maps and charts. In 1896, on an oceanographic survey of the [[Azores]], he discovered the [[Princess Alice Bank]].

[[File:Map_of_Albert_I_Land_north.jpg|right|thumb|300 px|Map of the northern part of Albert I Land.]]
From an early age, Prince Albert I of Monaco evidenced a strong fascination for the [[polar regions]]. In the years 1898-1907 he made four scientific cruises to [[Svalbard]] on his yacht ''Princesse Alice''. His efforts are honored by the later naming of [[Albert I Land]] on [[Spitsbergen]].

The first cruise in the summer of 1898 was an [[oceanographic]]al and [[zoological]] reconnaissance, aimed mainly at adding to the collections of the [[Oceanographic Museum]] of Monaco, for which the construction had just started.

On the second expedition, in 1899, the focus was on the [[hydrography]] and [[topography]] of [[Raudfjorden]], on the north-western tip of [[Spitsbergen]], of which a map was published. His efforts are acknowledged by the later naming of [[Albert I Land]], which comprises the part of Spitsbergen west of Raudfjorden.

The third trip, in 1906, [[meteorology]] was added to the range of observations and surveys were pursued. The Prince also provided support for two other expeditions, that of the Scotsman, [[William Speirs Bruce#Arctic voyages|William Bruce]], to [[Prins Karls Forland]], and that of the Norwegian, [[Gunnar Isachsen]], to northwestern Spitsbergen. His funding of the latter lead to regular [[Norway|Norwegian]] scientific expeditions on Svalbard, and in 1928 the foundation of the [[Norwegian Polar Institute]].

The Prince's fourth expedition in 1907, was aimed at completing the results from the previous summer. Prince Albert also lent his support, either financially, or through gifts or loans of oceanographic instruments, to numerous Arctic and [[Antarctic]] explorers. The same year, he provided funds and support for the foundation of the [[Friends of the Natural History Museum Paris|Friends of the French National Museum of Natural History Society]].<ref>Yves Laissus, "Cent ans d'histoire", ''1907-2007 - Les Amis du Muséum'', centennial special, September 2007, supplement to the quarterly publication ''[[Friends of the Natural History Museum Paris|Les Amis du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle]]'', n° 230, June 2007, ISSN 1161-9104 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> In 1909 he joined the [[Société de Géographie]] and the [[British Academy]]. In 1910 the Prince was the main founder of the Institute of Human Paleontology (''Institut de paléontologie humaine'') in Paris,<ref>Arnaud Hurel, 2015. "La création de l'Institut de paléontologie humaine en 1910. Une étape de la recomposition de la science de l'Homme", ''in'' Christine Laurière (dir.), ''[http://www.berose.fr/?1913-la-recomposition-de-la-675 1913, la recomposition de la science de l'Homme]'', Lahic / DPRPS-Direction des patrimoines, coll. "Les Carnets de Bérose", 7. {{in lang|fr}}</ref> close to the ''[[Jardin des plantes]]'' which is the seat of the [[National Museum of Natural History, France|French National Museum of Natural History]]. Finally, he showed a keen interest in environmental protection, especially in Svalbard. This is demonstrated by his responses to a questionnaire that [[Hugo Conwentz]], a [[Germany|German]] [[botany|botanist]] sent him in 1912.

In 1918, the US [[National Academy of Sciences]] awarded Prince Albert its [[Alexander Agassiz Medal]] for his achievements. The Explorers Club elected Albert I to its highest category of membership — Honorary Member — in 1921. He was also awarded the [[Cullum Geographical Medal]] of the [[American Geographical Society]]. Prince Rainier of Monaco and the [[International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans]] established the [[Prince Albert I Medal]] in the [[physical oceanography|physical]] and [[chemical oceanography|chemical]] sciences of the oceans in his honor.

==Philately==
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Albert I constituted a collection of [[postage stamp]]s. The collection was later continued by Louis II and finally became part of the postal museum [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco|Rainier III]] that created in 1950.

==Numismatics==
Albert I was featured on a €2 commemorative coin issued by the Principality of Monaco in 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://numismag.com/en/2022/06/04/2022-e2-commemorative-coin-from-monaco/ | title=2022 €2 commemorative coin from MONACO | date=4 June 2022 }}</ref>

==Honours==
;Decorations<ref name="p66">Justus Perthes, ''Almanach de Gotha'' (1922) [https://archive.org/details/almanachdegotha1922goth/page/66 p. 67]</ref>
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* {{Flag|Monaco}}: Grand Master of the [[Order of Saint-Charles|Order of St. Charles]]{{CN|date=November 2021}}
* {{flag|Austria-Hungary}}: Decoration of Honour for Arts and Sciences, ''1912''<ref>{{citation|chapter-url=https://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/alex?aid=shb&datum=1916&page=71&size=45|chapter=Ritter-Orden |title=Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie|date=1916|pages=[https://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/alex?aid=shb&datum=1916&page=59&size=45 32]}}</ref>
* {{flag|Baden}}: Grand Cross of the [[Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order]]
* {{Flag|Kingdom of Bavaria}}: [[Order of St. Hubert|Knight of St. Hubert]], ''1900''<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_nTedipoxoGcC/page/n39  Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Bayern]'' (1906), "Königliche Orden" p. 8</ref>
* {{flag|Empire of Brazil}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Rose]], ''21 August 1888''<ref>[https://journaldemonaco.gouv.mc/var/jdm/storage/original/application/c44751ea3de4272ec55eb0a2ba7a0bfe.pdf Journal de Monaco] 21 August 1888. Retrieved 13 December 2022</ref>
* {{flagcountry|Second French Empire}}:
** Grand Cross of the [[Legion of Honour]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.institut-ocean.org/rubriques.php?lang=fr&categ=1352975629&sscategorie=1352976781&article=1353574250|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417210744/http://www.institut-ocean.org/rubriques.php?lang=fr&categ=1352975629&sscategorie=1352976781&article=1353574250|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 17, 2014|title=Prince Albert I of Monaco|website=www.institut-ocean.org}}</ref>
** Commemoration Medal of the [[Commemorative medal of the 1870–1871 War|1870–1871 War]]{{CN|date=November 2021}}
* {{Flag|Kingdom of Italy}}: [[Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation|Knight of the Annunciation]], with Collar, ''25 April 1910''<ref name="dell'interno1920">{{cite book|author=Italy. Ministero dell'interno|title=Calendario generale del regno d'Italia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KU1TIJPtKx0C&pg=PR3|year=1920|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=KU1TIJPtKx0C&pg=PA58 58]}}</ref>
* {{flagcountry|Qajar Iran}}: [[Order of the Lion and the Sun]], 1st Class, ''14 January 1915''<ref>[https://journaldemonaco.gouv.mc/var/jdm/storage/original/application/204d58b4958f1a65e4765e1b7a3472d9.pdf Journal de Monaco] 19 January 1915. Retrieved 13 December 2022</ref>
* {{flag|Kingdom of Prussia}}: [[Order of the Black Eagle|Knight of the Black Eagle]], with Collar<ref name="nyt1914"/>
* {{flagicon|Sweden|1844}} {{flagicon|Norway|1844}} [[Sweden-Norway]]:
** [[Order of St. Olav|Grand Cross of St. Olav]], with Collar, ''30 March 1875''<ref>{{citation|title=Norges Statskalender |year=1890|page=594|url=https://runeberg.org/norkal/1890/0355.html|via=runeberg.org|access-date=2018-01-06|language=no}}</ref>
** [[Order of the Seraphim|Knight of the Seraphim]], with Collar, ''17 June 1894''<ref>{{citation|title=Sveriges statskalender |year=1905|page=440|url=https://runeberg.org/statskal/1905/0464.html|via=runeberg.org|access-date=2019-02-20|language=sv}}</ref>
* {{Flag|United States|1912}}:
** Medal of [[Alexander Agassiz Medal|Alexander Agassiz]], ''1918''<ref>[http://www.nasonline.org/programs/awards/alexander-agassiz-medal.html National Academy of Sciences]</ref>
** Medal of [[Cullum Geographical Medal|Cullum Geography]], ''1921''<ref> [https://americangeo.org/honors/medals-and-awards/cullum-geographical-medal/ American Geographical Society]</ref>
* {{flag|Württemberg}}: [[Order of the Crown (Württemberg)|Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown]], ''1880''<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Pc5CAAAAYAAJ/page/n63  Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg]'' (1907), "Königliche Orden" p. 28</ref>
* {{flagcountry|Restoration (Spain)}}:
** Grand Cross of the [[Order of Charles III]], ''27 January 1878''<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Real y distinguida orden de Carlos III|url=http://hemerotecadigital.bne.es/issue.vm?id=0000941464&search=&lang=es|title=Guía Oficial de España|date=1887|access-date=21 March 2019|page=156}}</ref>
** [[Crosses of Naval Merit|Grand Cross of Naval Merit]], with White Decoration, ''1886''<ref>{{cite book|url=http://hemerotecadigital.bne.es/issue.vm?id=0001011466&search=&lang=es|chapter=Caballeros Grandes Cruces de la Orden del Mérito Naval|title=Guía Oficial de España|date=1908|access-date=14 May 2020|page=541|language=es}}</ref>
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==Ancestry==
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|1= 1.'''Albert I, Prince of Monaco'''
|2= 2. [[Charles III, Prince of Monaco]]
|3= 3. [[Antoinette de Merode|Countess Antoinette Ghislaine de Merode]]
|4= 4. [[Florestan I, Prince of Monaco]]
|5= 5. [[Maria Caroline Gibert de Lametz]]
|6= 6. Count Werner Jean-Baptiste de Merode
|7= 7. Countess Victoire de Spangen d'Uyternesse
|8= 8. [[Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco]]
|9= 9. [[Louise d'Aumont|Louise Félicité d'Aumont, Duchess Mazarin]]
|10= 10. Charles-Thomas Gibert
|11= 11. Marie Françoise Le Gras de Vaubercey
|12= 12. Guillaume-Charles, Count de Merode, Prince de Rubempré
|13= 13. Marie Joséphine d'Ongnies, Countess of Mastaing, Princess of Grimberghe
|14= 14. Count François Louis de Spangen d'Uyternesse
|15= 15. Baroness Louise Xavière de Flaveau de Henry de la Raudière
|16= 16. [[Honoré III, Prince of Monaco]]
|17= 17. [[Maria Caterina Brignole|Maria Caterina Brignole Sale]]
|18= 18. Louis Marie d'Aumont, 6th Duke of Aumont
|19= 19. Louise Jeanne de Durfort, Duchess Mazarin
|20= 20. Thomas Gibert
|21= 21. Françoise Moret
|22= 22. François Louis Michel Le Gras de Vaubercey
|23= 23. Gabrielle Françoise des Courtils
|24= 24. Philippe-Maximilien de Merode, Marquis van Westerloo
|25= 25. Marie Catherine de Merode, Princess de Rubempré et d'Everberghe
|26= 26. Othon-Henri d'Ongnies, Count de Mastaing, Prince van Grimberghen
|27= 27. Marie de Merode
|28= 28. Count Charles de Spangen d'Uyternesse
|29= 29. Marie Anne de Croix ''dit'' de Drumez
|30= 30. Jacques Albert, Baron de Flaveau de Henry de la Raudière
|31= 31. Ernestine Henriette de Cassal de Ny
}}

==Notes==
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