Alexandre Berthier, 4th Prince of Wagram explained

Alexandre Berthier
Succession:4th Prince of Wagram
Tenure:15 July 1911 – 30 May 1918
Predecessor:Alexandre Berthier
Full Name:Alexandre Louis Philippe Marie Berthier
Birth Date:20 July 1883
Birth Place:Paris
Death Date:30 May 1918
Death Place:Fort de Condé-sur-Aisne
Burial Place:Château de Grosbois
Noble Family:Berthier
Father:Alexandre Berthier, 3rd Prince of Wagram
Mother:Baroness Bertha Clara von Rothschild

Alexandre Louis Philippe Marie Berthier, 4th Prince de Wagram (20 July 1883 – 30 May 1918) was a French nobleman and an art collector.

Early life

Born as the son of Alexandre Berthier, 3rd Prince of Wagram (1836–1911) and Baroness Bertha Clara von Rothschild (1862–1903),[1] a member of the German branch of the prominent Rothschild family, Alexandre Berthier grew up in the family's ancestral home, the Château de Grosbois, a large estate in Boissy-Saint-Léger, southeast of Paris. He had two sisters, Elisabeth (1885–1960) and Marguerite (1887–1966), the latter of whom married Prince Jean Victor de Broglie.[1]

Biography

Alexandre Berthier was an active collector of modern art.[2] He owned works by prominent artists such as Alfred Sisley, Camille Pissarro, Claude Monet, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. In his will, he bequeathed 17 of Renoir’s paintings to the French nation.[1]

Before leaving for the French Army and serving in World War I on 1 August 1914, Berthier bequeathed the Château de Grosbois to his sister. He served as an army captain and led a company of chasseurs during the Third Battle of the Aisne. He sustained fatal wounds from shell fire at Fort de Condé-sur-Aisne and died on 30 May 1918. He had no children.[1] [3] Berthier was buried at the Château de Grosbois, alongside his father and grandfather.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.rothschildarchive.org/collections/treasure_of_the_month/august_2018_portrait_of_a_princess_bertha_clara_von_rothschild_by_ellis_william_roberts_1890 August 2018: Portrait of a ‘Princess’: Bertha Clara von Rothschild by Ellis William Roberts, 1890
  2. https://www.lefigaro.fr/histoire/societe/2014/02/06/26006-20140206ARTFIG00018-le-marechal-berthier-demasque.php Le maréchal Berthier démasqué
  3. https://montjoye.net/chateau-de-grosbois Château de Grosbois
  4. Reyne 1990