Jules d'Anethan explained

Jules d'Anethan
Office:Prime Minister of Belgium
Term Start:2 July 1870
Term End:7 December 1871
Predecessor:Walthère Frère-Orban
Successor:Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt
Office2:President of the Senate
Term Start2:23 July 1884
Term End2:10 November 1885
Predecessor2:Edmond de Sélys Longchamps
Successor2:Charles de Merode-Westerloo
Birth Date:23 April 1803
Birth Place:Brussels, France
(now Belgium)
Death Place:Schaerbeek, Belgium

Jules Joseph, Baron d'Anethan (in French pronounced as /ʒyl ʒozɛf baʁɔ̃ dantɑ̃/; 23 April 1803 – 8 October 1888) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.

After serving as minister for Justice and Religion, D'Anethan was named the prime minister of Belgium and minister of Foreign Affairs by King Leopold II on 2 July 1870. During his term in office, d'Anethan was responsible for directing the Belgian reaction to the Franco-Prussian War.

D'Anethan and the king agreed a programme whereby the King's favoured military reforms - in particular the abolition of Remplacement conscription - would be implemented, along with an agreement not to institute electoral reforms. He served as Foreign and War minister in his own government.

D'Anethan was obliged to include in his cabinet ministers who were opposed to the abolition of Remplacement which led to conflicts with the King. A political crisis following his nomination of Pierre de Decker as governor of Limburg led to the resignation of d'Anethan's government.

He later served, from 1884 to 1885, as president of the Belgian Senate.

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  1. Web site: d. www.ars-moriendi.be. Aug 15, 2020.
  2. Almanach royal officiel: 1875