Monarch Leopold II Political party Catholic Party | Succeeded by Henri, Count de Merode | |
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Died 15 November 1903, Grimbergen, Belgium | ||
Charles Joseph Marie, 6th Duke d'Ursel (Brussels, July 3, 1848 – Strombeek-Bever November 15, 1903), was a Belgian politician.
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Family
Joseph, Count d'Ursel was the second son of Leo, 5th Duke d'Ursel (1805–1878), and his second wife Henriette d'Harcourt. Joseph's elder brother died before inheriting the title, Joseph became then the 6th Duke on the death of his father. In 1872 he married Antonine de Mun (1849–1931), sister of Count Albert de Mun.
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Career
He was provincial councilor, then governor of the province of Hainaut (1878) and mayor of Hingene (1878–1903). He was Governor of Hainaut during the strikes of 1886. Impressed by these events, he became like his brother-in-law Albert de Mun, more aware of social issues. He wrote a pamphlet in 1895 basing his ideas of Frederic Le Play.
When he reached the required age, he entered the Belgian Senate. He was the president of the Senate when he died prematurely.