Antoine, Prince of Ligne
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Antoine | |
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| Prince de Ligne | |
Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne | |
| Full name | Antoine Maria Joachim Lamoral de Ligne |
| Born | 8 March 1925 Brussels, Belgium |
| Died | 21 August 2005 (aged 80) Château de Belœil, Belœil, Belgium |
| Noble family | Ligne |
| Spouse(s) |
Princess Alix of Luxembourg (m. 1950) |
| Issue | Eugène, 11th Prince of Ligne |
| Mother | Philippine de Noailles |
Antoine Maria Joachim Lamoral de Ligne, 13th Prince of Ligne, Prince of
Life and career
Prince Antoine escaped from occupied Belgium in February 1943 and joined the RAF in June. After initial training in England, he won his wings at No. 34 Flying Training School in Medicine Hat, Canada, before returning to the UK for operational duty from December 1944 as a 2nd Lt. in the Belgian Air Force flying Spitfires with 349 Squadron.
Post-war, he attended the
Promoted to Captain in December 1948, he served as Deputy Flight Commander of 2 Squadron during 1949-50. Served as Assistant Military Attache in Washington 1952-3, before returning to Belgium as Captain-Commandant to assume command of 9 Squadron flying Gloster Meteor 8s.
Prince Antoine resigned his commission on 1 September 1955 to join the first Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Commandant Gaston de Gerlache (with whom he had trained in the RAF in 1943), leaving Belgium in 1957. He flew many exploration flights over Antarctica in Austers and Bell 47 helicopters until returning to Belgium in March 1959; also took part in the subsequent Belgian expeditions in 1960 and 1965.
He was the President of the Royal Belgian Aero Club for 20 years and President of the Belgian National Appeal for the World Wildlife Appeal for 10 years. He is a Chevalier of the Orders of Leopold and Leopold II and an Officer of the Order of the Crown. He was the 1,294th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Austria.
He died on 21 August 2005 at the
Family
He married
They had seven children:
- Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne(b. 26 May 1951), he married Princess Eleonora of Orléans-Braganza
- Prince Wauthier de Ligne (10 July 1952 - 15 August 2022),[1] he married Countess Regine van Renesse. His funeral took place at the church of Saint-Pierre de Belœil on 22 August 2022.[2]
- Princess Anne-Marie de Ligne (b. 3 April 1954), she married Olivier Mortgat
- Princess Christine de Ligne (b. 11 August 1955), she married Prince Antonio of Orléans-Braganza.
- Princess Sophie de Ligne (b. 23 April 1957), she married de Nicolay, ex-husband of Baroness Marie-Hélène de Rothschild.
- Prince Antoine de Ligne (b. 28 December 1959). he married Countess Minthia de Lannoy
- Princess Yolande de Ligne (b. 16 June 1964), she married Hugo Townsend, son of Group Captain Peter Townsend
Ancestry
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References
- ^ Bonnet, Dominique (17 August 2022). "Le prince Wauthier de Ligne, cousin germain du grand-duc Henri, est décédé". Paris Match. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ Bonnet, Dominique (23 August 2022). "Les frères et une sœur du grand-duc Henri aux obsèques du prince Wauthier de Ligne". Paris Match. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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