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Laeken Cemetery
Laeken Cemetery (french: Cimetière de Laeken, nl, Begraafplaats van Laken) in Brussels, Belgium, is the city's oldest cemetery still in function and the resting place of the Belgian Royal Family. It is known as the ''Belgian Père Lachaise'', after Paris' notorious cemetery, because it is the burial place of the rich and the famous and for the abundance of its funerary heritage. Description The installation of the Belgian Royal Family in 1831 and the burial of Queen Louise in 1850 contributed to the appeal of Laeken. The cemetery houses very fine examples of 19th-century funerary art and also features an original bronze cast of Auguste Rodin's ''Thinker'', purchased in 1927 by the antiquarian and art collector Josef Dillen to use as his own memorial. Next to the entrance, there is a small museum dedicated to the sculptor Ernest Salu and his successors. The adjacent Church of Our Lady of Laeken is the site of the , consecrated in 1872. Notable interments Personalitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Our Lady Of Laeken
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Philippe Of Belgium
french: Philippe Léopold Louis Mariegerman: Philipp Leopold Ludwig Maria , house = Belgium , father = Albert II of Belgium , mother = Paola Ruffo di Calabria , birth_date = , birth_place = Belvédère Castle, Laeken, Brussels, Kingdom of Belgium , religion = Roman Catholicism Philippe or Filip ( nl, Filip Leopold Lodewijk Maria ; french: Philippe Léopold Louis Marie ; born 15 April 1960) is King of the Belgians. He is the eldest child of King Albert II and Queen Paola. He succeeded his father upon the latter's abdication for health reasons on 21 July 2013. He married Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz in 1999, with whom he has four children. Their eldest child, Princess Elisabeth, is first in the line of succession. Early life Philippe was born on 15 April 1960 at the Belvédère Castle in Laeken north of Brussels. His father, Prince Albert, Prince of Liège (later King Albert II), was the second son of King Leopold III of Belgium and a younger brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels Cemetery
Brussels Cemetery (french: Cimetière de Bruxelles, nl, Begraafplaats van Brussel) is a cemetery belonging to the City of Brussels in Brussels, Belgium. Located in the neighbouring municipality of Evere, rather than in the City of Brussels proper, it is adjacent to Schaerbeek Cemetery and Evere Cemetery, but should not be confused with either. The grounds include many war memorials, including a large monument to the soldiers of the Battle of Waterloo by the sculptor Jacques de Lalaing. Notable interments Personalities buried there include: * Jules Anspach (1829–1879), mayor of the City of Brussels * Charles de Brouckère (1796–1860), mayor of the City of Brussels * Charles Buls (1837–1914), mayor of the City of Brussels * Johnny Claes (1916–1956), racing driver * Jacques-Louis David (1748–1825), French painter * César De Paepe (1841–1890), physician and political figure * Adrien de Gerlache (1866–1934), explorer * William Howe De Lancey (1778–1815), British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cemeteries In Belgium
Cemeteries in Belgium both civil and military. Civil cemeteries * Arlon Cemetery * Brussels Cemetery (also large military section) * Campo Santo (Sint Amandsberg near Gent) * Ixelles Cemetery * Laeken Cemetery * Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Cemetery * Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Cemetery * Schaerbeek Cemetery * Schoonselhof Cemetery (also large military section) Belgian military * De Panne war cemetery * Adinkerke war cemetery * Keiem war cemetery * Houthulst war cemetery * Ramskapelle war cemetery * Steenkerke war cemetery * Westvleteren war cemetery * Leopoldsburg war cemetery * Fort de Loncin * Champion war cemetery * Belgrade war cemetery * Veltem war cemetery * Hoogstade war cemetery * Oeren war cemetery * Bruges war cemetery * German military * Hooglede German war cemetery * Langemark German war cemetery * Lommel German war cemetery * Menen German war cemetery * Recogne German war cemetery * Vladslo German war cemetery US military * Ardennes American Cemetery and Memor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parthon De Von Family
The Parthon de Von family is a Belgian noble family of French origin., Its members rose to prominent positions in administration, justice, and diplomacy. The family is documented since 1575 in the duchy of Châteauroux, where it acquired the land of Von in 1776.Archives départementales du Cher et de l'ancienne province du Berri E 1628, It emigrated to Belgium following the July Revolution of university 1830, unwilling to serve the liberal regime of Louis-Philippe I. An hereditary title of Knight was conceded to the family by King Leopold I of Belgium in 1856. The current holder is François (b. 1964) and heir apparent Gautier Parthon de Von (b. 1996). History Origin in Berry The proven filiation of the Parthon family go back to the 16th century in Châteauroux, where its members held some offices in the judiciary and in the duchy's Waters and Forests. Estienne Parthon, living in 1575, is lawyer in parliament and spouse of Marguerite de Billon. * Pierre Parthon (1649â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustus Van Dievoet
Augustus Van Dievoet (, Latin: Augustus Divutius, French: Auguste, 3 May 180331 October 1865) was a Belgian legal historian and Supreme Court advocate. His son, Jules Van Dievoet, also a Supreme Court advocate, married Marguerite Anspach (1852-1934), the daughter of Jules Anspach, who served as burgomaster of Brussels in 1863–1879. Biography Augustus Van Dievoet studied at the Imperial Lyceum of Brussels (''Lycée Imperial de Bruxelles''). Van Dievoet demonstrated an exceptional capacity for academic work, excelling in his study of humanities and winning numerous prizes in Latin and Greek humanities at the College. He went on to study law at the State University of Louvain, where he received his doctorate in law on 24 March 1827. Van Dievoet was called to the bar on 7 April 1827 and became a member of the Bar Association between 1838 and 1848. Around this time, Van Dievoet became a judge at the Court of First Instance of Brussels and a member of the Board of Discipline for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Suys
Léon-Pierre Suys (; ; (14 June 1823 – 5 May 1887) was a Belgian architect. Suys's father Tilman-François Suys was the architect of King Leopold I, and the cofounder of the Belgian Royal Commission of Sites and Monuments, of which his friend François-Joseph Navez was also a member. Navez often used the young Léon as a model for his paintings, including ''Jeune garçon songeur'' (1831) and ''Léon Suys et ses deux sœurs''. Léon Suys was the author, in 1865, of the plans to cover and divert the Senne (Zenne) river in Brussels, a defining event in the history of the city. As part of this, he designed the modern courses of Brussels' central boulevards, and several monumental public buildings related to the project, including the former Brussels Stock Exchange building, the Great Central Halls (demolished in 1956), and the reconstruction of the Greater Sluice Gate at the south of the city. He also designed the buildings of the thermal baths in Spa, Belgium, built between 186 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis-Joseph Seutin
Louis Joseph Seutin (18 October 1793 – 29 January 1862) was a Belgian doctor, surgeon and professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Louis Joseph Ghislain Seutin born in Nivelles, he studied medicine and took part in the Battle of Waterloo as a doctor. After the Belgian Revolution in 1830, he became the personal doctor of king Leopold I and Head Doctor of the Belgian army. He was later made a baron for his services. He became Head Surgeon of St. Peters Hospital and a professor of surgery in 1834. He invented the use of starched bandages. Seutin had travelled through Russia demonstrating his starched bandage, and his technique had been adopted by both the Russian army and navy by 1837. And, in 1848, was the first to use chloroform for anaesthesia. His treatment of open fractures was revolutionary. By improving hygiene, he also drastically reduced the number of women who died in childbirth. He became a senator for the Liberal Party in 1853. Baron Seutin Commander o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Poelaert
Joseph Poelaert (21 March 1817 – 3 November 1879) was a Belgian architect. He was entrusted with important projects in Brussels, such as Saint Catherine's Church, the Church of Our Lady of Laeken, the Congress Column, the Royal Theatre of la Monnaie and above all, the Palace of Justice. He was also the great-uncle of the architect Henri Van Dievoet. Life Early life Joseph Poelaert was born in Brussels on 21 March 1817. His father was Philip Poelaert (1790–1875), a former architecture student at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels. The young Poelaert also trained there under Tilman-François Suys, and then in Paris under Louis Visconti and Jean-Nicolas Huyot. He first came to attention with his winning competition entry for the Congress Column in 1849. He was made city architect of Brussels in 1856. Palace of Justice Poelaert's most significant commission was the colossal Palace of Justice of Brussels, the largest single building constructed in the 19th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Geefs
Guillaume Geefs (10 September 1805 – 19 January 1883), also Willem Geefs, was a Belgian sculptor. Although known primarily for his monumental works and public portraits of statesmen and nationalist figures, he also explored mythological subject matter, often with an erotic theme. Life Guillaume Geefs was born in Antwerp, Belgium, the eldest of six brothers in a family of sculptors, the best-known of whom are Joseph Geefs (1808–1885, winner of the Prix de Rome in 1836) and Jean Geefs (1825–1860, and winner of the prize in 1846). Guillaume first studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp under the late–Flemish Baroque sculptor Jan Frans van Geel and his son, Jan Lodewijk van Geel, who was also a sculptor. He completed his training under Jean-Etienne Ramey at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and began exhibiting his work in 1828. In 1829, Geefs traveled to Italy. When he returned to Antwerp, he began teaching at the art academy. During the 1830s, he executed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet. The performance is typically given in an opera house, accompanied by an orchestra or smaller musical ensemble, which since the early 19th century has been led by a conductor. Although musical theatre is closely related to opera, the two are considered to be distinct from one another. Opera is a key part of the Western classical music tradition. Originally understood as an entirely sung piece, in contrast to a play with songs, opera has come to include numerous genres, including some that include spoken dialogue such as '' Singspiel'' and '' Opéra comique''. In traditional number opera, singers employ two styles of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Malibran
Maria Felicia Malibran (24 March 1808 – 23 September 1836) was a Spanish singer who commonly sang both contralto and soprano parts, and was one of the best-known opera singers of the 19th century. Malibran was known for her stormy personality and dramatic intensity, becoming a legendary figure after her death in Manchester, England, at age 28. Contemporary accounts of her voice describe its range, power and flexibility as extraordinary. Life and career Malibran was born in Paris as MarÃa Felicitas GarcÃa Sitches into a famous Spanish musical family. Her mother was Joaquina Sitches, an actress and operatic singer. Her father Manuel GarcÃa was a celebrated tenor much admired by Rossini, having created the role of Count Almaviva in his ''The Barber of Seville''. GarcÃa was also a composer and an influential vocal instructor, and he was her first voice teacher. He was described as inflexible and tyrannical; the lessons he gave his daughter became constant quarrels between t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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