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France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 noble title Prince de Wagram began with Louis Alexandre Berthier

Louis Alexandre Berthier

Louis Alexandre Berthier, 1st Prince de Wagram, 1st Duc de Valangin, 1st Sovereign Prince de Neuchâtel , was a Marshal of France, Vice-Constable of France beginning in 1808, and Chief of Staff under Napoleon.-Early life:Alexandre was born at Versailles to Lieutenant-Colonel Jean Baptiste Berthier ,...

 who in 1806 was created sovereign prince of Neuchâtel by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon I of France

Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...

. In 1809, Bonaparte granted him a second title, that of Prince de Wagram.

After Louis Alexandre Berthier, the inheritors of the dual title (duc de Valengin) are most often referred to as "Prince de Wagram." Each of them lived at Château de Grosbois

Château de Grosbois

The château de Grosbois is a French castle in Boissy-Saint-Léger, Val-de-Marne.- 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...

, a large estate in Boissy-Saint-Léger

Boissy-Saint-Léger

Boissy-Saint-Léger is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-Transport:Boissy-Saint-Léger is served by Boissy-Saint-Léger station on Paris RER line A.-References:** -External links:*...

, Val-de-Marne

Val-de-Marne

Val-de-Marne is a French department, named after the Marne River, located in the Île-de-France region. The department is situated to the southeast of the city of Paris.- Geography :...

, southeast of Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

.

Because the 4th Prince de Wagram had not yet married when he was killed in action during World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

, the title became extinct.

1. Louis Alexandre Berthier, 1st Prince de Wagram
   Louis Alexandre Berthier
   Louis Alexandre Berthier, 1st Prince de Wagram, 1st Duc de Valangin, 1st Sovereign Prince de Neuchâtel , was a Marshal of France, Vice-Constable of France beginning in 1808, and Chief of Staff under Napoleon.-Early life:Alexandre was born at Versailles to Lieutenant-Colonel Jean Baptiste Berthier ,...
   
    (February 20, 1753 - June 1, 1815)
2. Napoléon Alexandre Louis Joseph Berthier, 2nd Prince de Wagram (September 10, 1810 - February 10, 1887)
3. Louis Philippe Marie Alexandre Berthier, 3rd Prince de Wagram (March 24, 1836 - July 15, 1911)
4. Alexandre Louis Philippe Marie Berthier, 4th Prince de Wagram
   Alexandre Louis Philippe Marie Berthier, 4th Prince de Wagram
   Alexandre Louis Philippe Marie Berthier was the son of Bertha Clara von Rothschild of the German branch of the prominent Rothschild family and Louis Philippe Marie Alexandre Berthier, 3rd Prince de Wagram...
   
    (July 20, 1883 - May 30, 1918).

External links

• Château de Grosbois Information of the Wagram family and their estate. – not accessible 7 December, 2007
• Marshal Bethier's son, Archives of the New York Times, February 28, 1887