Léon (Léo) Leopold Marie count d'Ursel Bruxelles, (7 August 1867 -

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– 26 June 1934) was a Belgian diplomat.

Family

He was the youngest son of Léon, the 5th duke of Ursel and his wife Madelein d'Harcourt. In Paris he married Jeanne, countess de Francqueville and had 6 children.

Career

On 31 January 1919, he was named as plenipotentiary minister and in special mission of the King of the Belgians to the

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. He was also secretary of the Minister of Foreign Relations during

Julien Davignon Henri François Julien Claude, viscount Davignon (3 December 1854 – 12 March 1916) was a Belgian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs (1907–1916). Born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Davignon was a member of the Catholic Party. He ...

's tenure.

Honours

* : Knight Grand Cross 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 ...

. * : **Commander of the Order of Leopold. ** Commander of the Order of the Crown. * : Commander of the

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. * : Commander of the

Military Order of Christ The Military Order of Christ is the former order of Knights Templar as it was reconstituted in Portugal. Before 1910 it was known as the Royal Military Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Order of the Knights of Our Lord Jesus Christ. It was ...

. * : **1st Class of the

Order of the Crown of Prussia The Royal Order of the Crown (german: Königlicher Kronen-Orden) was a Prussian order of chivalry. Instituted in 1861 as an honour equal in rank to the Order of the Red Eagle, membership could only be conferred upon commissioned officers (or civ ...

. **2nd Class of the

Order of the Red Eagle The Order of the Red Eagle (german: Roter Adlerorden) was an order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was awarded to both military personnel and civilians, to recognize valor in combat, excellence in military leadership, long and faithful se ...

. * : 2nd Class of the Order of the Rising Sun. * 2nd Class of the

Order of the Double Dragon The Imperial Order of the Double Dragon () was an order awarded in the late Qing dynasty. The Order was founded by the Guangxu Emperor on 7 February 1882 as an award for outstanding services to the throne and the Qing court. Originally it was aw ...

. * member of the

Order of Albert the Bear The House Order of Albert the Bear (German: ''Hausorden Albrechts des Bären'' or ''Der Herzoglich Anhaltische Hausorden Albrechts des Bären'') was founded in 1836 as a joint House Order by three dukes of Anhalt from separate branches of the fa ...

.d'Ursel Genealogie in Etat Present Noble Belge. p. 13

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:d'Ursel, Leo 1867 births 1934 deaths Ursel Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Gregory the Great Ambassadors of Belgium to the Holy See Belgian diplomats Grand Crosses of the Order of Christ (Portugal)