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.[1]
Charles-Joseph was born as Count d´Ursel was the son of Wolfgang-William, 3rd Duke d'Ursel and Flore Princess of Arenberg, a sister of Louis Engelbert, 6th Duke of Arenberg. He married Josephine-Ferrero Fieschi, Princess of Masseran.
When his father died in 1804, he became the 4th Duke of Ursel and 4th Duke of Hoboken. His sister Louise-Marie married to the Count of Lannoy and is one of the ancestors of Stephanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
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Today all living cadet branches of the current house of Ursel can be linked to him, there are currently 7 cadet branches in the family, most of them founded by his son Ludovic.[2]
Charles-Joseph, 4th Duke d'Ursel
Jean Charles Marie Leon, 5th Duke d'Ursel (1805–1878): 2nd marr. to Madelein d'Harcourt (1812-1842), daughter of Eugène, 8th Duke of Harcourt (1786–1865).
Henri, Count d'Ursel x Isabelle de Clermont-tonerre.
Marie-August, Count d´Ursel (1815–1878): Married to Marie de Croix
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In 1810 he was mayor of Brussels, in 1814 and 1815, commissioner-general for internal affairs in the provisional government in the southern Netherlands a position he also held from 1815 to 1819 under King William I. Minister of Works and Public Works. Years later, after the Belgian independence, he was a member of the Senate for the Province of Antwerp (1839–1847) and for the District of Mechelen (1847–1859).[1]
He became a first class member of the Royal Institute of the Netherlands in 1818. This was changed to first class supernumerair' associate in 1841. He joined the successor institute, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences as foreign member in 1851.[3]
The Duke and his wife were invited to attend the Duchess of Richmond's ball. After the battle had taken place, Brussels was flooded with thousands of wounded officers and men. The Duke invited several Dutch officers to stay at his residence to recover; Captain Veeren, commander of the Light Company of the Dutch 2nd Line Battalion, who was severely wounded leading his company in the attack on La Haye Sainte, wrote his wife two days after the battle: "I thought I would come here in the evening with the intention of going to hospital, but there came to me a gentleman, a Duc (or Duke) d'Ursel, and he insisted that I'd stay with him, but having Van Houten [his 1st Lieutenant, red.] with me, I let him know I would have him stay with me; to which he immediately complied, and we are being very well cared for."[4] The officers remained in the residence of the Duke until they recovered or were transported back to Holland.
^Zomers in Hingene: Het kasteel d’Ursel en zijn bewoners Nederlandstalige hardcover/Author Joke Bungeneers, Koen De Vlieger-De Wilde / Davidsfonds Leuven, 2012
^. Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 22 August 2020.
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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 1 Charles Joseph d UrselCharles Joseph 4th Duke d UrselMayor of BrusselsIn office 1810 1814Succeeded byLouis de WellensDuke of UrselIn office 1804 1860Succeeded byJean Charles 5th Duke d UrselPersonal detailsBorn 1777 08 09 9 August 1777BrusselsDied27 September 1860 1860 09 27 aged 83 HingenePolitical partyCatholic Party Contents 1 Family 1 1 Children 2 Career 3 During the Battle of Waterloo 4 Ancestry 5 See also 6 ReferencesFamily editCharles Joseph was born as Count d Ursel was the son of Wolfgang William 3rd Duke d Ursel and Flore Princess of Arenberg a sister of Louis Engelbert 6th Duke of Arenberg He married Josephine Ferrero Fieschi Princess of Masseran When his father died in 1804 he became the 4th Duke of Ursel and 4th Duke of Hoboken His sister Louise Marie married to the Count of Lannoy and is one of the ancestors of Stephanie Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Children edit Today all living cadet branches of the current house of Ursel can be linked to him there are currently 7 cadet branches in the family most of them founded by his son Ludovic 2 Charles Joseph 4th Duke d Ursel Jean Charles Marie Leon 5th Duke d Ursel 1805 1878 2nd marr to Madelein d Harcourt 1812 1842 daughter of Eugene 8th Duke of Harcourt 1786 1865 Henri Count d Urselx Isabelle de Clermont tonerre Marie Joseph Charles 6th Duke d Ursel President of the Senate of Belgium Marie Eugenie Leonarde Sophie Countess d Urselx Karl Heinrich Count of Schonburg Glauchau 1832 1898 Juliette Louise Countess d Ursel 1853 1936 x Francois Joseph Robert de Bourbon count of Busset 1848 1918 Carola Countess d Ursel Marguerite Countess d Ursel Leo Count d Urselx Jeanne de Franqueville Caroline d Ursel 1807 1868 Ludovic Marie Count d Ursel 1809 1886 married to Marie Louise Eve Gueulluy de Rumigny daughter of Marie Hippolyte de Gueulluy 2nd Marquess of Rumigny and granddaughter of Edouard Mortier Duke of Trevise Charles Count d Ursel politician and Governor Aymard Count d Ursel Lord chamberlain of His Holyness married to Countess Marie du Chastell Hippolyte Count d Ursel President of the Royal Belgian Society of Geographics Auguste Count d Ursel Marie August Count d Ursel 1815 1878 Married to Marie de CroixCareer editIn 1810 he was mayor of Brussels in 1814 and 1815 commissioner general for internal affairs in the provisional government in the southern Netherlands a position he also held from 1815 to 1819 under King William I Minister of Works and Public Works Years later after the Belgian independence he was a member of the Senate for the Province of Antwerp 1839 1847 and for the District of Mechelen 1847 1859 1 He became a first class member of the Royal Institute of the Netherlands in 1818 This was changed to first class supernumerair associate in 1841 He joined the successor institute the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences as foreign member in 1851 3 During the Battle of Waterloo editThe Duke and his wife were invited to attend the Duchess of Richmond s ball After the battle had taken place Brussels was flooded with thousands of wounded officers and men The Duke invited several Dutch officers to stay at his residence to recover Captain Veeren commander of the Light Company of the Dutch 2nd Line Battalion who was severely wounded leading his company in the attack on La Haye Sainte wrote his wife two days after the battle I thought I would come here in the evening with the intention of going to hospital but there came to me a gentleman a Duc or Duke d Ursel and he insisted that I d stay with him but having Van Houten his 1st Lieutenant red with me I let him know I would have him stay with me to which he immediately complied and we are being very well cared for 4 The officers remained in the residence of the Duke until they recovered or were transported back to Holland Ancestry editAncestors of Charles Joseph 4th Duke d Ursel8 Conrad Albert 1st Duke d Ursel4 Charles 2nd Duke d Ursel9 Elisabeth Eleonora of Salm2 Wolfgang 3rd Duke d Ursel10 Georg Christian Furst von Lobkowitz5 Eleonora von Lobkowicz11 Henriette countess von Waldstein WartenburgCharles 4th Duke d Ursel and HobokenCount of Grobbendoncq 7th Prince of Arches and Charleville12 Leopold 4th Duke of Arenberg6 Charles 5th Duke of Arenberg 13 Marie Francoise princess of Bisaccia countess d Egmont3 Flore Princess of Arenberg14 Louis Engelbert Count de la Marck7 Louise Marguerite Countess de La Marck15 Marie Anne Hyacinthe de VisdeloupSee also editUrsel familyReferences edit a b Ch J hertog d Ursel Dutch Parliament accessed 20 December 2009 Zomers in Hingene Het kasteel d Ursel en zijn bewoners Nederlandstalige hardcover Author Joke Bungeneers Koen De Vlieger De Wilde Davidsfonds Leuven 2012 C J van Ursel 1777 1860 Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Archived from the original on 22 August 2020 http www grenadiercompagnie nl Bestanden 2 2 3 20Correspondentie 20Veeren pdf in Dutch Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Joseph 4th Duke d 27Ursel amp oldid 1131179569, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
