Dominique de La Rochefoucauld-Montbel

La Rochefoucauld-Montbel married Pascale Marie Subtil, a financial controller and auditor (Dauphine University), in January 1984 in Connantre. He succeeded his father as Prince (Fürst) de La Rochefoucauld, a title granted to his great-grandfather Jules by the King of Bavaria in 1909. He also holds the French title of Count de La Rochefoucauld-Montbel. The La Rochefoucauld-Montbel family is listed in the Almanach de Gotha. The princely branch of the family is closely associated with the Marian apparitions of Pellevoisin in France and with the discovery of the Lascaux Caves, which they once owned. This branch descends from the Dukes of Estissac and, through marriages, is connected to the Borghese of Roman nobility. == Education and activities ==

La Rochefoucauld-Montbel attended Worth School near Crawley, England, where one of his teachers was Fra' Andrew Bertie, who later became Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He also studied at the Collège Champittet near Lausanne and the Institut Florimont near Geneva. He went on to study economics at the Institut supérieur du commerce de Paris. he participated in the visit of Monsignor Celestino Migliore, Apostolic Nuncio to France, to the sanctuary of Pellevoisin, following the nihil obstat granted in September 2024 regarding the Marian apparitions reported by Estelle Faguette. He has had, and continues to have, a long-standing involvement in the Order of Malta (see below). == Order of Malta ==

In 1992, La Rochefoucauld-Montbel was received into the Order of Malta. In 2008, he took the promise as a Knight in Obedience. He currently holds the rank of Bailiff Knight Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion in Obedience. and served as the official representative of the Order for the Hospital of the Holy Family in Bethlehem from 2009 to 2014. He was re-elected at the Chapter General held on 1–2 May 2019. In this capacity, he was responsible for the Order's humanitarian affairs and international cooperation worldwide. He also served as director of the Global Fund for Forgotten People. He currently serves as Vice-President of the Foundation of the Order of Malta and President of its Historical Academy. == Honours and decorations ==

: Officer of the Légion d'honneur (31 December 2014) – Knight (12 November 2004) : Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great (30 January 2024) : Bailiff Knight Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion in Obedience, Sovereign Order of Malta : Grand Cross of the Order pro Merito Melitensi : Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (29 December 2015) : Grand Cross of the Order of Valour : Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (9 April 2024) : Grand Officer of the Order of Honour : Grand Officer of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite : Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Romania : Grand Cross of Merit of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies: Bailiff Grand Cross of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George ==Notes==