Marie-Hippolyte de Gueulluy, 2nd Marquess of Rumigny (1784-1871) was a French Pair and diplomate.

Family

He was the son of Louis-Gabriel de Gueulluy, 1st Marquess of Rumigny (1761-1835), created Marquess by Louis XVIII, and Marie-Julie Hatte. His brother was Marie-Théodore Gueilly, vicomte de Rumigny a famous French general, and Aide-de-camp of king

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and his sister was married to viscount

Pierre Charles Dejean Charles Pierre Dejean, vicomte (16 February 1807, Paris – 30 July 1872, Paris) was a French general and politician . Life He was the son of General Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean. He was Major General of Engineering, and State Councilo ...

. He married Caroline Mortier de Trévise, daughter of Edouard Mortier, Duke of Treviso and had three daughters: * Marie-Louise-Eve de Gueulluy de Rumigny: married Ludovic, son of

Charles-Joseph, 4th Duke d'Ursel Charles-Joseph, 4th Duke d'Ursel and of Hoboken, Prince of Arches and Charleville and Count of Grobbendoncq (9 August 1777 – 27 September 1860) was a statesman and minister in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and later Belgium.

. * Marie-Antoinette-Julie-Eugenie de Gueulluy de Rumigny, married to Count Eduard de Sercey, ambassador. * Marie-Julie-Sophie de Gueulluy de Rumigny, married Aymard-Charles Hébert, Count of Beauvoir.

Career

In 1805 he entered the French service of foreign

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and became a close confidant of the King. In 1839 he was ambassador in

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, and was remarked to be an excellent diplomate. He was Ambassador of the French king in

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and succeeded Louis Sérurier.

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was son-in law of the French king. He did retire after the French revolution of 1848 in Brussels, where he died at high age.

Honours

* Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold in 1857. * Grand officer of the

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* Commander of the

Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star (Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim. The Order of the ...

.Bulletin des lois de la République franc̜aise, Nummers 513-552

References

Ambassadors of France to Belgium Ambassadors of France to Switzerland Ambassadors of France to Spain Gu Commanders of the Order of the Polar Star Peers of France 1784 births 1871 deaths {{France-noble-stub