Prince Marie Charles-Henri Hugues Xavier Benoît Michel Edouard Joseph Balthazar de Lobkowicz (born 17 May 1964) is a French nobleman and member of the

House of Lobkowicz The House of Lobkowicz (''Lobkovicové'' in modern Czech, sg. ''z Lobkovic''; ''Lobkowitz'' in German) is a Czech noble family that dates back to the 14th century and is one of the oldest Bohemian noble families. The family also belong to the G ...

Early life

Prince Charles-Henri is the third child of four siblings, son of Prince Edouard de Lobkowicz and

Princess Marie-Françoise of Bourbon-Parma Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince. Princess as a subst ...

, proprietor of the château de Boszt in Besson, heir to the Manoir d'Ujezd in

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, and to the château de Lignières. His older brother,

Prince Edouard-Xavier de Lobkowicz Prince Marie Edouard-Xavier Ferdinand Auguste Gaspard de Lobkowicz (18 October 1960 – 27 April 1984) was a French aristocrat, military officer, and murder victim. The eldest son of Prince Edouard de Lobkowicz and Princess Marie Françoise of ...

, was murdered in Paris in 1984. The family lived part of their youth on

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, in the

8th arrondissement of Paris The 8th arrondissement of Paris (''VIIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, the arrondissement is colloquially referred to as ''le huitième'' ("the eighth"). The arrondissement, ...

. He followed his boarding school education in Germany, England, Switzerland, and France while making frequent visits to Lebanon where his parents spent part of the year. He graduated from

Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...

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with degrees in

art history Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...

and

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

Career

Prince Charles-Henri owns four French

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s located in the

Bourbonnais Bourbonnais () was a historic province in the centre of France that corresponds to the modern ''département'' of Allier, along with part of the ''département'' of Cher. Its capital was Moulins. History The title of the ruler of Bourbonnais ...

, which he is trying to restore with the help of local populations including Château de Fourchaud, Château du Vieux-Bost, Château du Nouveau-Bostz, and . Archaeologists of Malcoiffée, Sébastien Talour, and Elisabeth Chalmin-Sirop have worked to restore the historic buildings to their former glory for the sake of expanding French historical patrimony. In addition, Prince Charles-Henri is a cultural ambassador for

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and has been linked to numerous celebrities including

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and

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. He also appeared on ''

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'' discussing the duties of being a royal. Prince Charles-Henri also worked in the

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as a money manager. A white wine has also been named after him. Charles was an executive producer of the 2018 film ''

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''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Charles-Henri de Lobkowicz, Prince Living people 1964 births Austrian princes Czech nobility Duke University alumni French film producers French people of American descent French people of Austrian descent French people of Czech descent French people of Italian descent French people of Spanish descent Charles-Henri Nobility from Paris