Barbara d'Ursel de Lobkowicz | |
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Member of the Brussels Parliament for the French Community Commission | |
In office 2014–2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ath, Belgium | 30 May 1957
Died | 13 July 2017 60) Uccle, Belgium | (aged
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.
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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