Maximilian Emanuel, 3rd Prince of Hornes, Count of Baucignies and of Solre-le-Château (31 August 1695, Brussels – 12 January 1763, Brussels), was a nobleman and

Grand Huntsman of Brabant Grand Veneur de Brabant or Grand Huntsman of Brabant was a feudal function at the court of the Duchy of Brabant. History Like other functions at the court, this was an exclusive position for certain noble houses. In the 16th, 17th and 18th centur ...

. His father was Philippe Emanuel, 2nd Prince of Hornes, and his mother was Princess Marie Anne Antoinette of Ligne. He was made a Knight of the Austrian Golden Fleece in 1749. The

Principality of Hornes The House of Hornes was an important European noble family, which became extinct in the male line in 1826. The name refers to Horn, a small village in Limburg, located in the Netherlands. History Lordship Originally, the lordship (''Hee ...

was surrounded by the Bishopric of Liège.

Career at court

* Grandee of Spain, 1st Class. *

(1750–1763). * Grand Esquier of the Empress. * Grand Master of the Imperial Household (1745–1763).

Marriages and issue

He first married Lady Marie Thérèse Charlotte Bruce (1697–1736), daughter of

Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury (later styled Aylesbury) and 3rd Earl of Elgin (1656 – 16 December 1741), styled Lord Bruce between 1663 and 1685, was an English politician and memoirist. He was the son of Robert Bruce, 2nd Earl of Elgin, ...

, an English nobleman who lived in exile in

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 ...

for much of his life, and his second wife Charlotte d'Argenteau, comtesse d'Esneux. Their children were: 1) Marie-Thérèse-Josepha de Hornes (19 October 1725 – 19 June 1783):
''married Prince Philip Joseph of Salm-Kyrburg.'' They had 10 children: **Marie Maximiliane Louise (1744–1790), married Jean Bretagne Charles de La Trémoille, Duc de Thouars ** Frederick III (1745–1794), later prince of Salm-Kyrburg, executed in the French Revolution **Auguste Frederica (1747–1822), married Duke Anne Emmanuel de Croÿ **Charles Augustus (1750) **Marie Louise (1753) **Louis Joseph Ferdinand (1753–1774) **Elisabeth Claudine (1756–1757) ** Amalie Zephyrine (1760–1841), married

Anton Aloys, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Anton Aloys, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (20 June 1762 – 17 October 1831) was Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Anton Aloys was the son of Prince Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1724–1785) and his wife Johanna ...

*** Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen x

Marie Antoinette Murat Marie Antoinette Murat, french: Marie Antoinette Murat, Princesse Murat (3 January 1793, Labastide-Murat, Lot, French Republic – 19 January 1847, Sigmaringen, Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) was a member of the House of Murat. ...

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Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Princess Marie Luise Karoline Alexandra of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (17 November 1845 – 26 November 1912), later Countess of Flanders, was a princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, later simply of Hohenzollern. She married Prince Philippe, Count ...

Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders nl, Filips Eugeen Ferdinand Marie Clemens Boudewijn Leopold Joris , image = Philippe comte de Flandre (1880).jpg , caption = , spouse = , issue = , house = Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , father ...

****** Albert I, King of the Belgians **Charles Albert Henry (1761) **Maurice Gustav Adolf (1761–1813), married Countess Christiane von Wartenberg 2) Elisabeth-Philippine-Claude de Hornes (1733–1826):
''married Prince Gustav Adolf of

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.'' They had four daughters: ** Louise Maximiliane (1752–1824), married Charles Edward Stuart "The Young Pretender" **Caroline Auguste (1755–1828), married firstly

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and secondly Domingo Duque de Castelfranco **Franziska Claudia (1756–1836), married Nicolas Antoine Conte d'Arberg de Valengin **Therese Gustavine (1757–1837), nun in Mons Following his first wife's death, he was married to Princess Henriette Thérèse Norbertine of Salm-Kyrburg (1711–1751) and then, after her death, to Princess Marie Albertine de Gavre (1735–1797), daughter of

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References

Princes of Hornes Knights of the Golden Fleece of Austria 1695 births 1763 deaths Nobility of the Austrian Netherlands {{Europe-noble-stub