Baron Victor de Tornaco (5 July 1805 – 28 September 1875) was a

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politician. An Orangist, he was the fourth

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, serving for seven years, from 26 September 1860 until 3 December 1867.

Family

His parents were Charles Auguste de Tornaco and Elisabeth de Berlo-Suys (1775-1856). He studied in Paris at the Ecole polytechnique. In the years after the

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he supported

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, King of the Netherlands and Grand-Duke of Luxembourg.Thewes, Guy
"Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848"
. Service information et presse du gouvernment. Luxembourg: Imprimerie Centrale, 2011. From 1841 to 1848 he was a member of the Assembly of Estates. He was elected to represent the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette on the

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, in 1848. From 1848 to 1856 he was a member of the

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, and from 1857 to 1860 of the re-established Assembly of Estates. After the resignation of

Charles-Mathias Simons Charles-''Mathias'' Simons (27 March 1802 – 5 October 1874)Thewes (2011), p. 27 was a Luxembourg politician and jurist. He was the third Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for seven years, from 1853 until 1860. He received his Doctorate ...

, on 26 September 1860 he was appointed prime minister and Director-General (Minister) for Foreign Affairs and until 1864 also for public transport. On 11 May 1867 he and Emmanuel Servais signed the Second Treaty of London, which had far-reaching consequences for Luxembourg. On 3 December 1867 the De Tornaco government lost a parliament vote. They had been accused by the opposition of taking a too passive role at the negotiations in London. He was succeeded by

Emmanuel Servais Lambert Joseph Emmanuel Servais (11 April 1811 – 17 June 1890) was a Luxembourg politician. He held numerous offices of national importance, foremost amongst which was in serving as the fifth Prime Minister of Luxembourg, for seven years, fr ...

. De Tornaco was from 3 December 1867 to 20 June 1872 a member of the council of state. Victor Tornaco lived in

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, which his family owned from 1753 to 1950. He died on 28 September 1875 at the castle of Voordt in the Belgian province of

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; he was buried in the family tomb in Sanem.

Honours

before 1866. * :

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. * : Knight Grand Cross in the

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. * : Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold. * : Knight of the

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. * Knight in the

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. * : Commander in the

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.British and Foreign State Papers, Volume 57, p. 33

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