Pierre d'Alcantara Charles Marie, Prince d'Arenberg, duc d'Arenberg, (Paris 2 October 1790 – Brussels 27 Sep 1877)

Pierre d'Alcantara Charles, was born on 2 October 1790; entered into the service of France. He distinguished himself during the campaigns in Spain

Peninsular War

The Peninsular War was a war between France and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. The war began when French and Spanish armies crossed Spain and invaded Portugal in 1807. Then, in 1808, France turned on its...

 and followed the Emperor Napoleon the Russian campaign

French invasion of Russia

The French invasion of Russia of 1812 was a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars. It reduced the French and allied invasion forces to a tiny fraction of their initial strength and triggered a major shift in European politics as it dramatically weakened French hegemony in Europe...

, as an officer of ordinance. Made a Peer of France on 25 November 1827, he became a naturalized French subject by order of King Charles X, 28 February 1828.

Pierre d'Alcantara Charles 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) they had four children. The Second marriage was on June 19, 1860, to Caroline Léopoldine Jeanne, princesse de KaunilzRietberg Questenberg.