Comte Henri de Merode, 7th Prince de Grimberghe

Count Henri Marie Ghislain de Merode (1782–1847) was a member of the Belgian Senate and writer.

Life Henri de Merode was born in Brussels on 15 August 1782, the eldest of the four sons of (1762–1830) and Marie d'Ongnies de Mastaing, princess of Grimbergen. He inherited the titles prince of Grimbergen, count of Merode and of the Holy Roman Empire, marquis of Westerloo and prince of Rubempré. He was also awarded the titles of Grandee of Spain and Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold. In about 1894 he fled with his father from the revolutionary French forces taking over the Austrian Netherlands and moved to elsewhere in the Holy Roman Empire. He returned to the general area of Brussles, now part of the French Republic, with his father in 1800. On 26 August 1805 he married Louise-Jeanne de Thézan du Poujol (1787–1862). Mémoires du feld-maréchal comte de Mérode-Westerloo, Chevalier de la Toison d'Or, Capitaine de Trabans de l'Empereur Charles VI. - 2 Volumes, Brussels, 1840 Souvenirs