Philippe III Alexandre Emmanuel François de Ghistelles died 1808, was a French noble lord. He was 4th
Marquess of Saint-Floris, Lord of Beuvry and became the 1st Prince de Ghistelles in 1760.
Family
He descends member of the old noble
House of Ghistelles or Ghistel, with Flemish origin dating from the 14th Century.
He was the son of
Philippe II Alexandre, 3rd Marquess of Saint-Floris and Marie-Joseph, daughter of
Philippe Emanuel, 2nd Prince of Hornes and Marie Anne Antoinette de Ligne.
Maximilian, Prince of Hornes
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was his uncle. He was married in 1758 to Louise-Elisabeth de Melun, lady in waiting of Madame Victoire, the Dauphine of France. Their only son
Philippe IV, 2nd Prince de Ghistelles was born in 1760.
Life
Philipp resided in Beuvry, and was created Prince de Ghistelles by request of Empress Maria Theresa in 1760.
During the French Revolution his residences and other rights were abolished, the prince fled to Mons, where he died in 1808. During his life the prince organised some important happenings, in 1784 he received the
Robert brothers
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to demonstrate their hot air balloon in
Beuvry.
A monument was erected to remember this historic fact.
Honours
* Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of Saint Michael
, status = Abolished by decree of Louis XVI on 20 June 1790Reestablished by Louis XVIII on 16 November 1816Abolished in 1830 after the July RevolutionRecognised as a dynastic order of chivalry by the ICOC
, founder = Louis XI of France
, h ...
.
* Grandee of Spain, First Class, 1779.
[The London Magazine, Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer, Volumes 2-3 p. 309]
References
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Grandees of Spain
Nobility of the Austrian Netherlands