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Eugène, 8th Prince of Ligne

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Succeeded by
  
Camille de Tornaco

Political party
  
Liberal Party


Religion
  
Roman Catholicism

Name
  
Eugene, Prince

Eugene, 8th Prince of Ligne

Preceded by
  
Augustin Dumon-Dumortier

Born
  
28 January 1804 Brussels, France (now Belgium) (
1804-01-28
)

Died
  
20 May 1880(1880-05-20) (aged 76) Brussels, Belgium

Eugène François Charles Joseph Lamoral de Ligne d'Amblise et d'Epinoy (Brussels, 28 January 1804 – Brussels, 20 May 1880), 8th Prince of Ligne and of the Holy Roman Empire was a Belgian diplomat and liberal politician. He was the son of Prince Louis Eugene Marie Lamoral of Ligne and Louise van der Noot de Duras.

Biography

He became a member of the Belgian parliament, President of the Belgian Senate from 25 March 1852 and 18 July 1879 and Minister of State.

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Through his daughter Princess Natalie of Ligne, he was the grandfather of Princess Isabella of Croÿ. One of his sons, Edouard, married Princess Eulalia, daughter of Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels.

References

Eugène, 8th Prince of Ligne Wikipedia