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Henri Ghislain Joseph Marie Hyacinthe de Brouckère (25 January 1801 – 25 January 1891) was a

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nobleman Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characteris ...

and liberal politician. Born in

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, he was a magistrate, and a professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. His brother Charles was mayor of

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

. He served as governor of Antwerp from 1840 to 1844, and of Liège from 1844 to 1846. He headed a Liberal government from 1852 to 1855 as the

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. In 1863 he became the first mayor of

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. He later chaired the Caisse générale d'épargne et de retraite.

Honours

; National * : **

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. **

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, by Royal Decree. ** Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold. ** Commander in the

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.Almanach royal officiel: 1875 ;Foreign * : Knight Grand Cross in the

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. * :Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Leopold of Austria. * : Knight Grand Cross in the

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. * : Knight Grand Cross in the

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. * : Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus * Knight Grand Cross in the

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, 1850.Indépendance Belge (L') 07-06-1850 * Knight Grand Cross in the

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. * :Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Christ. * Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Saint Louis. * :Commander of the

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. * :Knight 1st class;

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References

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