Claude Lamoral, 3rd Prince of Ligne
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Claude-Lamoral | |||||
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Charles Joseph, 2nd Marquis of Arronches Prince Vitor | |||||
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House | House of Ligne | ||||
Father | Florent, 1st Prince of Amblise | ||||
Mother | Louise de Lorraine, Lady of Busigny | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Claude Lamoral, 3rd Prince of Ligne, Prince of Epinoy, Marquis of Roubaix and Count of Fauquemberg (8 October 1618 – 21 December 1679), was a nobleman from the Spanish Netherlands, a soldier and diplomat in the service of Philip IV of Spain and Charles II of Spain .
Biography
Born at
Between 1649 and 1669, he was Captain General of the Spanish Cavalry in the
In 1660, he was sent as representative of the Spanish King to the Royal court of Charles II of England as first foreign recognition of the newly restored English monarchy.[citation needed]
He became
Later he was appointed
Claude Lamoral, and after his death, his wife Claire Marie, enlarged the Chateau of Belœil and its spectacular French-styled 25 hectare garden, which has a 6 hectare lake in front of the castle. Today the gardens are partially open to the public.[2] [3]
Children
Their daughter Louise Claire de Ligne on 1 April 1644 married the Portuguese nobleman
She remarried with the Spanish nobleman
She seems to have had issue only by her second marriage.
Ancestry
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References
- ^ Description (in Italian) of the actions by the prince de Ligne in Sicily against the Turks. "Bando cluade lamoral principe di ligne". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
- ^ "History of the Chateau of Belœil, in English". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
- ^ A description of the present gardens of Belœil in The Telegraph