Prince of Ligne

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Prince of Ligne
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Current region Belgium
Place of originLigne in Hainaut
Estate(s) Château de Belœil
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Château de Belœil

Prince of Ligne is a title of Belgian nobility that belongs to the House of Ligne, which goes back to the eleventh century. It owes its name to the village in which it originated, between Ath and Tournai. [1] The lords of Ligne belonged to the entourage of the Count of Hainaut at the time of the Crusades. [2]

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The Ligne family began a progressive rise in the nobility, first as barons in the twelfth century, then counts of Fauquemberg and princes of Épinoy in the sixteenth century. Lamoral I received the titles of Prince of Ligne and Prince of the Holy Roman Empire in the early seventeenth century from Emperor Rudolf II. The Princes of Ligne are also Grandees of Spain, but this dignity is held personally rather than in conjunction with the title.

Barons de Ligne

Comtes de Ligne (1545–1601)

Princes de Ligne (1601–present)

Knights of the Golden Fleece

Many of the Princes de Ligne have also been knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The following list is of those princes, along with their year of investiture:

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne</span> Habsburg Austrian field marshal, writer and intellectual (1735–1814)

Charles-Joseph Lamoral, 7th Prince de Ligne in French; in German Karl-Joseph Lamoral 7. Fürst von Ligne : was a field marshal, inhaber of an infantry regiment, prolific writer, intellectual, member of the princely family of Ligne. He fought as a field officer during several famous battles during the Seven Years' War and briefly returned to military duty in the War of the Bavarian Succession. He performed an important diplomatic mission to Catherine the Great in 1787 and led troops against the Ottoman Empire at Belgrade in 1789. Beginning in the 1770s, he authored an impressive volume of work. After his estates in the Austrian Netherlands were lost to France during the War of the First Coalition, he lived in Vienna. All three of his sons died before him, but his wife and four daughters all outlived him. His grandson, the 8th Prince, became a Belgian statesman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">La Trémoille family</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">House of Hornes</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antoine, Prince of Ligne</span> Belgian prince

Antoine Maria Joachim Lamoral de Ligne, 13th Prince of Ligne, Prince of Épinoy, Prince of Amblise, GE was the son of Eugène, 11th Prince of Ligne, and his wife, Philippine de Noailles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">House of Ligne</span>

The House of Ligne is one of the oldest Belgian noble families, dating back to the eleventh century. The family's name comes from the village of Ligne where it originated, between Ath and Tournai in what is now the Hainaut province of Belgium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Claude Lamoral, 3rd Prince of Ligne</span> Prince of Ligne

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prince Eugène de Ligne</span>

Eugène de Ligne, 11th Prince of Ligne was a Belgian ambassador and the eldest son of Ernest, 10th Prince of Ligne, and his wife, Diane de Cossé-Brissac. He also held the titles of Prince of Épinoy and Prince of Amblise and was a Knight of the Golden Fleece.

Prince Charles-Antoine Marie Louis Eugène Lamoral de Ligne-La Trémoïlle is a Belgian French businessman, member of a family of the Belgian nobility, the House of Ligne. He co-founded a company, with Christopher Harriman, LAREX Corporation, that promoted high-speed elevated transit and urban development, with environmental enhancement along the 35 miles of riverfront of the Los Angeles River corridor, including a possible high-speed train from San Francisco to San Diego.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eugène, 8th Prince of Ligne</span> Prince of Ligne

Eugène François Charles Joseph Lamoral de Ligne d'Amblise et d'Epinoy, 8th Prince of Ligne and of the Holy Roman Empire was a Belgian diplomat and liberal politician.

Louis Charles Marie de La Trémoille, 10th Duke of Thouars, 10th Duke of Thouars, 16th Count of Laval was a French nobleman and the son of Louis Charles de La Trémoille and his wife Marguerite Églé Jeanne Caroline Duchâtel

Prince Louis Jean Marie de La Trémoïlle, 11th Duke of Thouars was a French aristocrat. He was the 11th Duke of Thouars and 10th Duke of La Trémoïlle, 13th Prince of Tarente, 17th Prince of Talmond and 17th Count of Laval

Prince Henri Florent Eugène François Joseph Lamoral de Ligne was a Belgian nobleman, the son of Prince Charles Joseph Eugène Henri Georges Lamoral (1837–1914) and Charlotte de Gontaut-Biron (1854–1933),.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lamoral</span> Name list

Lamoral is a given name mostly known from the noble houses of Egmond, Ligne and Taxis. The Dutch form is Lamoraal. The first known person by the name, Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522–1568) was since the 17th-century also known as Amurath, perhaps leading to the hypothesis that the name derived via French from the Ottoman sultan's name Amurath. Alternatively, his name may be derived from French "L'Admiral", as has been recorded for another person with the name and as Egmont was sometimes referred to in his lifetime.
People named Lamoral or Lamoraal include:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ursel family</span>

The House of Ursel is the name of an old Belgian noble family of German origin. The Head of the House is styled as Duke of Ursel, while other members are styled as Count/Countess of Ursel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Claude Lamoral, 6th Prince of Ligne</span> Prince of Ligne

Claude Lamoral, Prince of Ligne was a Field marshal and sixth Prince in the House of Ligne.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen</span>

John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen was a German nobleman and militarist of the 17th century.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lamoral, Prince of Ligne</span> Count of Ligne

Lamoral, 1st Prince of Ligne was a diplomat in the 17th century.

References

  1. "Castle history". Château de Belœil. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  2. "Ducal and princely houses of Belgium - Belgium Travel Guide - Eupedia". Eupedia.