Marie-Henri-Adrien-Aymard count d'Ursel (1849-1939) was a Belgian Noble Courtier of the Vatican. By mother's side he was a grandson of Marie-Hippolyte de Gueulluy, 2nd Marquess of Rumigny and a descendant of

Édouard Mortier, Duke of Trévise Adolphe Édouard Casimir Joseph Mortier, 1st Duke of Trévise (13 February 176828 July 1835) was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon I, who served during both the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars ...

. He was the elder brother of

Hippolyte d'Ursel Count Marie Hippolyte Adrien Ludovic d'Ursel (Brussels, 17 November 1850 – 9 December 1937) was a Belgium, Belgian politician and historian. Family A cadet (genealogy), cadet member of the Ursel family, he was a grandson of Charles-Joseph, 4th ...

. After his marriage to countess Marie du Chastel de la Howarderie he became the resident of Moulbaix Castle. The castle was abandoned by his children and became famous for its ruins.

Career

He served in the Belgian army and was active in the artillery. He became secret Chamberlain (Cameriére di Spade e Cappa di Sua. Santita.) of

Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII ( it, Leone XIII; born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was the head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 to his death in July 1903. Living until the age of 93, he was the second-old ...

. During his days in the Vatican he was in service of the

papal nuncio An apostolic nuncio ( la, nuntius apostolicus; also known as a papal nuncio or simply as a nuncio) is an ecclesiastical diplomat, serving as an envoy or a permanent diplomatic representative of the Holy See to a state or to an international org ...

. He was also: * président de l'Œuvre de Saint-Paul, Bruselles. * Président of the ''Fédération des mutualités chrétiennes du Brabant wallon (Ouest)''Organisation, programme et règlement, rapports et communications ..., Volume 1 / Unione cooperative editrice, 1903

Honours

* : Officer in the Order of Leopold. * : Commander of the

Order of St. Gregory the Great The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great ( la, Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni; it, Ordine di San Gregorio Magno) was established on 1 September 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his election as Pope. The order is one of ...

. * : Knight of the

Order of the Iron Crown The Order of the Iron Crown ( it, link=no, Ordine della Corona Ferrea) was an order of merit that was established on 5 June 1805 in the Kingdom of Italy by Napoleon Bonaparte under his title of Napoleon I, King of Italy. The order took its name ...

. * Knight of the

Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa The Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (also known as The Order of Our Lady of Conception of Vila Vicosa; pt, Ordem de Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Vila Viçosa) is a dynastic order of knighthood of the House of Braganza, the f ...

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Aymard Papal chamberlains Knights Commander of the Order of St Gregory the Great 1849 births 1939 deaths Knights of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa Belgian Army officers {{Belgium-mil-bio-stub