Coat of arms of the House of Merode; Princes of Rubempré-Everbergh
The Lords of Rubempré were feudal lords, and the ancestors of the current Princes of Rubempré, belonging to the Belgian Nobility.
Rubempré is currently in Somme; Picardia; France.[1] Baldwin is the First Lord of Rubempré mentioned in 1202. In the 16th century the family was allied to the house of Bourbon-Rubempré.[2]
Created 1st Count of Vertaing and 1st Baron of Everbergh; knighted of the Golden Fleece; 1st married to Anne of Croy-Rœulx, 2nd marriage to Jacqueline de Recourt-Lens.
Last Member of the House of Rubempré; Father of Louise-Brigitte, Princesse of Rubempré
Princes of Mérode - Rubempré
Philippe-François de Mérode, 2nd Prince of Rubempré
The title was incorporated by heritage to the House of Mérode, who stil uses this title upon the current generation. The 2nd Prince inherited the feudal function of Grand Huntsman of Brabant.