Eugène, 8th Prince of Ligne explained

Eugène de Ligne d'Amblise et d'Epinoy
Office:President of the Senate
Term Start:25 March 1852
Term End:11 November 1879
Predecessor:Augustin Dumon-Dumortier
Successor:Camille de Tornaco
Birth Date:28 January 1804
Birth Place:Brussels, France
(now Belgium)
Death Place:Brussels, Belgium
Party:Liberal Party
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Succession:Prince of Ligne
Reign:13 December 1814 – 20 May 1880
Predecessor:Charles-Joseph
Successor:Louis
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Issue:Henri
Louis
Nathalie
Charles
Edouard
Isabelle
Marie Georgine
Full Name:Eugène François Charles Joseph Lamoral de Ligne
House:House of Ligne
Father:Prince Louis-Eugène de Ligne
Mother:Louise van der Noot, Countess de Duras

Eugène François Charles Joseph Lamoral de Ligne d'Amblise et d'Epinoy (28 January 1804 – 20 May 1880), 8th Prince of Ligne and of the Holy Roman Empire was a Belgian diplomat and liberal politician.

Early life

He was born in Brussels on 28 January 1804. He was the son of Louis Eugene Marie Lamoral, Prince of Ligne, and Countess Louise van der Noot de Duras.[1]

Career

He lived in Vienna from 1834 until 1837. After his return to Belgium, he was named ambassador and sent to London for the coronation of Queen Victoria. He had a successful diplomatic career. In 1849 he was elected as a member of the Belgian parliament and was President of the Belgian Senate, in succession of Augustin Dumon-Dumortier, from 25 March 1852 until 18 July 1879. In 1863 the King named him Minister of State.

Personal life

Eugène was married three times. His first marriage was on 12 May 1823 to Amélie Mélanie de Conflans (1802–1833), a daughter of Charles Louis Gabriel de Conflans, Marquis d'Armentières and Amélie Gabrielle de Croÿ. Before her death in Florence in March 1833, they were the parents of:

After the death of his first wife, he married Nathalie Charlotte Auguste de Trazegnies (1811–1835) on 28 July 1834, a daughter of Georges Philippe de Trazegnies, Marquess of Trazegnies and Countess Marie Louise van Maldeghem.[2] His second wife died a few days after giving birth to their only child:

His third, and final, marriage was on 28 October 1836 to Princess Jadwiga Julia Wanda Lubomirska (1815–1895), a daughter of Ukrainian Prince Henryk Ludwik Lubomirski, who settled in Austria, and Princess Teresa Czartoryska (daughter of Prince Józef Klemens Czartorysk).[2] Together, they were the parents of:

He died in Brussels on 20 May 1880 and was buried in Belœil, near Château de Belœil, the estate of the House of Ligne. As his eldest son predeceased him in 1871, he was succeeded as Prince of Ligne by his grandson, Louis.

Descendants

Through his eldest son Prince Henri, he was a grandfather of Louis, 9th Prince of Ligne (1854–1918).[2] Prince Henri also had an illegitimate child with the actress Sarah Bernhardt, Maurice Bernhardt (1864–1921), who married Princess Maria "Terka" Jabłonowska (daughter of Prince Karol Jabłonowski).[8]

Through his daughter Princess Natalie, he was the grandfather of Princess Isabella of Croÿ (1856–1931), who married Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen.[9]

Through his son Prince Edouard, he was a grandfather of Prince Albert de Ligne (1874–1957), the Belgian Ambassador to the United States.[10]

Honours

National
Foreign

See also

Sources

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: /Eugène de Ligne . rolo.eu. fr.
  2. Book: Mons . Cercle archéologique de . Annales du Cercle Archéologique de Mons . 1867 . Imprimerie de Masquillier et Lamir . 334 . 14 June 2024 . fr.
  3. Book: Godsey . William D. . Aristocratic Redoubt: The Austro-Hungarian Foreign Office on the Eve of the First World War . 1999 . . 978-1-55753-140-7 . 25 . 14 June 2024 . en.
  4. Book: Reed . Vivian . An American in Europe at War and Peace: Hugh S. Gibson’s Chronicles, 1918-1919 . 23 November 2020 . Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG . 978-3-11-067227-5 . 675 . 14 June 2024 . en.
  5. Book: The Peerage of the British Empire for 1882: With the Orders of Knighthood . 1882 . Nichols . 165 . 14 June 2024 . en.
  6. Book: Lodge . Edmund . The Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage & Companionage of the British Empire for 1907 . 1907 . Kelly's Directories . 567 . 14 June 2024 . en.
  7. Book: Annuaire de la noblesse de France . 1896 . Au Bureau de la publication . 156 . 14 June 2024 . fr.
  8. Book: Silverthorne . Elizabeth . Sarah Bernhardt . 2003 . Infobase Publishing . 978-1-4381-2416-2 . 99 . 14 June 2024 . en.
  9. Book: King . Greg . Woolmans . Sue . The Assassination of the Archduke: Sarajevo 1914 and the Romance That Changed the World . 3 September 2013 . Macmillan . 978-1-250-00016-3 . 21 . 14 June 2024 . en.
  10. News: NEW BELGIAN ENVOY HERE WITH FAMILY; Prince Albert de Ligne Says He Hopes to Promote Friendliness Between Two Countries. LONG IN DIPLOMATIC WORK Also Is Raising Coffee on Land Grant in Belgian Congo -- Goes to Washington Today. . 13 June 2024 . . 17 October 1927.
  11. Almanach royal de Belgique: Classé Et Mis En Ordre Par H. Tarlier
  12. Almanach royal officiel: 1875
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  17. Indépendance Belge (L') 6 December 1838
  18. Almanach royal officiel: 1875
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  20. Almanach royal officiel: 1875