Charles Elisabeth Conrard, 2nd Duke d'Ursel and of Hoboken,

Prince of Arches and Charleville Prince of Arches and Charleville is a noble title associated with Charleville-Mézières in France and now held by the Duke of Ursel in Belgium. The title originates with Charles Gonzaga (Gonzagues), Duke of Mantua, who was also Duke of Rethel, a ...

and Count of Grobbendoncq (1717–1775) was a Belgian Duke. He succeeded his father and became the second Duke of Ursel in 1738. He was the First

Prince of Arche and Charleville Prince of Arches and Charleville is a noble title associated with Charleville-Mézières in France and now held by the Duke of Ursel in Belgium. The title originates with Charles Gonzaga (Gonzagues), Duke of Mantua, who was also Duke of Rethel, a ...

of the Ursel Branche, titles inherited by his mother Princess zu Salm. He made career at the imperial court in Vienna, was Imperial Lord Chamberlain and Field Marshall. He was made knight of the Golden Fleece in 1771.

Hingene

Charles was of importance for the familial patrimony: he decides to engage

Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni Jean-Nicolas Servan, also known as Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni (2 May 1695 – 19 January 1766) was an Italian decorator, architect, scene-painter, firework designer and trompe-l'œil specialist. He was born in Florence, the son of a French ...

to redesign the Castle of

Hingene Hingene is a village and '' deelgemeente'' (sub-municipality) of the municipality of Bornem in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. The village is bordered to the north by the Scheldt and to the east by the Rupel. It is located about south-west of ...

both the interior and exterior are restyled. Servadoni designs great plans to reshape the whole castle and garden, however the duke refuses. The current facade of the castle still has the classical impression of this era.

Family

He was the son of Conrad-Albert, 1st Duke d'Ursel (1665–1738), and Elisabeth Eleonora of Salm. He married in

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to the eldest daughter of Georg Christian, Fürst von Lobkowitz and Henriette von Waldstein-Wartenburg (1702 - 1780). Through this line the family descends of

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I ( es, Fernando I; 10 March 1503 – 25 July 1564) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1556, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1526, and Archduke of Austria from 1521 until his death in 1564.Milan Kruhek: Cetin, grad izbornog sabor ...

. His sister was married to the Duke of Bournonville. He became brother in law of the bishop of

Ghent Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded i ...

Ferdinand-Marie de Lobkowitz.

Children

# Ferdinand-Marie d'Ursel # Emanuel Maximilian d'Ursel # Wolfgang Guillaume Joseph Léonard Vital, 3rd Duke of Ursel: Married Flore von Arenberg # Charlotte Philippine Elisabeth Eleonore d'Ursel, married ''Freiherr'' von Stein # Marie Henriette Christine Leonarde d'Ursel, married Joseph, Count de Ferraris. # Maria Anne d'Ursel After his death he was succeeded by his son Wolfgang, who became 3rd Duke of Ursel.

Ancestry

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2nd Duke d'Ursel , 2 = 2. Conrard-Albert, 1st Duke d'Ursel
Count of Grobbendonk , 3 = 3. Eleanore Christina zu Salm , 4 = 4. Francois, 2nd Count of Ursel
3rd Baron of Hoboken , 5 = 5. Honorine,
''Lady of Hornes-Bassignies'' , 6 = 6.

Charles Theodore, Prince of Salm Charles Theodore Otto, Prince of Salm (; 1645-1710), was Count of Salm-Salm since 1663 and Obersthofmeister at the Austrian Court. Family He was the son of Leopold Philip Charles, Fürst (Prince) of Salm, and his wife, Maria Anna of Bronckhors ...

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Luise Marie of the Palatinate Luise Marie of the Palatinate (''Luise Marie von der Plafz''; 23 July 1647 – 11 March 1679) was a Palatine princess who married Charles Theodore, the Prince ('' Fürst'') of Salm-Salm. A great-granddaughter of James I of England and niece of ...

, 8 = 8. Conrad, 1st Count of Ursel , 9 = 9. Anne Maria de Robles , 10 = 10. Ambroise de Hornes,
''2nd Count of Bassignies, (1609-1656)'' , 11 = 11. Marguerite-Marie de Bailleul-Lesdaing , 12 = 12. Leopold Philipp Karl, Furst zu Salm , 13 = 13. Maria Anna von von Bronckhorst-Batenburg , 14 = 14.

Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern Edward, Prince Palatine of the Rhine (''Eduard, Prinz von der Pfalz'') (5 October 1625 – 10 March 1663), was the sixth son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine (of the House of Wittelsbach), the "Winter King" of Bohemia, by his consort, the Scot ...

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Anne Gonzaga Anna Gonzaga (Anna Marie; 1616 – 6 July 1684) was an Italian French noblewoman and salonist. The youngest daughter of Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, and Catherine de Mayenne (herself daughter of Charles, Duke of Mayenne), An ...

, 16 = 16.

Conrad III Schetz Conrad (or Coenraad) Schetz de Grobbendonck, later Conrad d'Ursel (1553–1632) was a nobleman in the Habsburg Netherlands and in 1604–1609 the first ordinary ambassador to England for the Archdukes Albert and Isabella. Ursel family The 5th s ...

''1st Baron of Hoboken'' , 17 = 17. Barbara of Ursel , 18 = 18. don Juan de Robles
''1st Count of Annappes , 19 = 19. Marie de Liedekerke'' , 20 = 20. Gerald de Hornes,
''1st Count of Bassignies'' (1560-1612), , 21 = 21. Honorine de Witthem , 22 = 22. Maximilien de Bailleul,
''baron of Lesdain'' , 23 = 23. Christine de Lalaing , 24 = 24. Philipp Otto zu Salm , 25 = 25. Christiane von Croy-Aarschot , 26 = 26. Dirk,
count of Bronckhorst-Batenburg-Anholt , 27 = 27. Maria,
''Lady of Immerseel'' , 28 = 28. Frederick V of the Palatinate , 29 = 29. Elizabeth Stuart,
Queen of Bohemia , 30 = 30. Charles Gonzaga,
Duke of Mantua and Montferrat , 31 = 31. Catherine de Lorraine,
dite ''Mayenne''

References

Duke d'Ursel Knights of the Golden Fleece