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marquis de Melville Henry Massue Ruvigny et Raineval
1868–1921
Best known for tracing noble and royal family lines, this British genealogist produced ambitious reference works that are still recognized by historians and family researchers. He also moved in the world of Jacobite politics, giving his career an unusual mix of scholarship and royalist cause-making.
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The Roll of Honour, Volume 1 : A biographical record of all members of His Majesty's naval and military forces who have fallen in the war
by marquis de Melville Henry Massue Ruvigny et Raineval
About the author
Born in London on April 26, 1868, he was a British genealogist and author who styled himself the Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval. He is chiefly remembered for large-scale genealogical works, including studies of royal descent and noble families, as well as reference books on the Jacobite peerage.
His writing combined deep archival interest with a taste for grand historical lineage. Among his notable projects were The Jacobite Peerage and The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal, works that aimed to map connections among aristocratic and royal houses in remarkable detail.
He was also active in the Legitimist Jacobite League of Great Britain and Ireland, serving as its president twice. That blend of genealogy, politics, and historical loyalty gave his work a distinctive character. He died in London on October 6, 1921.