Charles-Marie-Leon, Count d'Ursel (1848–1903) was a

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politician of the Catholic Party.

Family

He was a grandson 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.

, a brother of Hippolyte d'Ursel and Aymard d'Ursel. He married Genevieve le Roux and had descendants, among them his grandchildren count

Philippe d'Ursel Philippe Marie Eugène, Count d'Ursel (28 June 1920 – 26 March 2017) was a Swiss-born Belgian alpine skier and a member of the Ursel family. He was born in Bern, Switzerland in June 1920 and was a grandson of count Charles d'Ursel. Count ...

.État présent de la noblesse belge, Annuaire 2013 (Brussels, 2013), p. 16

Career

He was officer of the

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from 1867 to 1870, when he entered the Belgian foreign service. He served as Governor of the

Province of Hainaut Hainaut (, also , , ; nl, Henegouwen ; wa, Hinnot; pcd, Hénau), historically also known as Heynowes in English, is a province of Wallonia and Belgium. To its south lies the French department of Nord, while within Belgium it borders (clock ...

1889–94, and of

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1901–3. He was a member of the Catholic Party.Annales: Revue trimestrielle pour l'étude de l'histoire et des antiquités de la Flandre, Volumes 70-71/Annales: Revue trimestrielle pour l'étude de l'histoire et des antiquités de la Flandre, Volumes 70–71

Honours

* Belgium: ** Officer of the Order of Leopold. ** Knight of the

Order of the African Star The Order of the African Star ( nl, Orde van de Afrikaanse Ster; french: Ordre de l'Étoile africaine) was established by Leopold II of Belgium on 30 December 1888, in his capacity as ruler of the Congo Free State, and was awarded for services to ...

. * : **Knight Grand-Cross of the

Order of the Star of Romania The Order of the Star of Romania (Romanian: ''Ordinul Steaua României'') is Romania's highest civil Order and second highest State decoration after the defunct Order of Michael the Brave. It is awarded by the President of Romania. It has five r ...

. **Commander of the Order of the Crown. * France: Grand officer of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

. * : Commander of the

Order of Isabella the Catholic The Order of Isabella the Catholic ( es, Orden de Isabel la Católica) is a Spanish civil order and honor granted to persons and institutions in recognition of extraordinary services to the homeland or the promotion of international relations a ...

. * : **Commander of the

Order of the Crown of Prussia The Royal Order of the Crown (german: Königlicher Kronen-Orden) was a Prussian order of chivalry. Instituted in 1861 as an honour equal in rank to the Order of the Red Eagle, membership could only be conferred upon commissioned officers (or civ ...

. ** Officer of the

Order of the Red Eagle The Order of the Red Eagle (german: Roter Adlerorden) was an order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was awarded to both military personnel and civilians, to recognize valor in combat, excellence in military leadership, long and faithful se ...

. * Officer of the

Order of the Rose The Imperial Order of the Rose ( pt, Imperial Ordem da Rosa) was a Brazilian order of chivalry, instituted by Emperor Pedro I of Brazil on 17 October 1829 to commemorate his marriage to Amélie of Leuchtenberg. On 22 March 1890, the order was can ...

. * : ** Knight of the

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. ** Medal of Mentana. ** Benemerenti medal

References

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Governors of West Flanders Commanders of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Grand Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Grand Crosses of the Order of the Star of Romania Knights of the Order of Pope Pius IX Recipients of the Benemerenti medal Papal Zouaves