Barbara d'Ursel de Lobkowicz

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Barbara d'Ursel de Lobkowicz
Member of the Brussels Parliament
for the French Community Commission
In office
2014–2017
Personal details
Born(1957-05-30)30 May 1957
Ath, Belgium
Died13 July 2017(2017-07-13) (aged 60)
Uccle, Belgium
Political party DéFI
Spouse Stéphane de Lobkowicz
Children Ariane de Lobkowicz-d'Ursel (daughter)

Princess Barbara d'Ursel de Lobkowicz (30 May 1957 - 13 June 2017) was a Belgian politician who served in the Brussels Parliament.

Biography

A member of the Ursel family, she was a corporate lawyer at the Brussels Bar. [1] She married Stéphane de Lobkowicz also a member of the Brussels Parliament. [2] [3]

A member of DéFI, she was elected to the Brussels Parliament in 2014 and served until her death. As a member of parliament, she was primarily concerned with animal welfare. [2]

Her daughter Ariane de Lobkowicz-d'Ursel was elected to the Brussels Parliament in 2019; in the latter's campaign she indicated that, like her mother, she too was committed to animal welfare. [4]

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References

  1. "Décès de la députée régionale bruxelloise Barbara d'Ursel de Lobkowicz". RTBF Info (in French). 13 July 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Brussels parlementslid Barbara d'Ursel de Lobkowicz overleden". www.bruzz.be. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. État présent de la noblesse belge (2009), page 225
  4. "Elections 2019 : Leila Agic (24 ans) et Ariane de Lobkowicz d'Ursel (23 ans) font leur entrée au Parlement bruxellois". BX1 (in French). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.