Victor de Tornaco
Victor de Tornaco | |
|---|---|
Prime Minister of Luxembourg | |
| In office 26 September 1860 – 3 December 1867 | |
| Monarch | William III |
| Preceded by | Charles-Mathias Simons |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuel Servais |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1805 Independent |
Baron Victor de Tornaco (French pronunciation:
Family
His parents were Charles Auguste de Tornaco and Elisabeth de Berlo-Suys (1775-1856).
Life
He studied in Paris at the Ecole polytechnique. In the years after the
He was elected to represent the
After the resignation of Charles-Mathias Simons, on 26 September 1860 he was appointed prime minister and Director-General (Minister) for Foreign Affairs and until 1864 also for public transport. On 11 May 1867 he and Emmanuel Servais signed the Second Treaty of London, which had far-reaching consequences for Luxembourg.
On 3 December 1867 the De Tornaco government lost a parliament vote. They had been accused by the opposition of taking a too passive role at the negotiations in London. He was succeeded by
Victor Tornaco lived in Sanem Castle, which his family owned from 1753 to 1950. He died on 28 September 1875 at the castle of Voordt in the Belgian province of Limburg;[1] he was buried in the family tomb in Sanem.
Honours
before 1866.
Luxembourg : Minister of State. [3]- Luxembourg : Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Oak Crown.[4]
Belgium : Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold.[5]
Order of the Crown of Prussia.[6]- Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion.[7]
France : Commander in the Legion of Honour.[8]
See also
- Tornaco Ministry
- De Tornaco family
References
- ^ ISBN 978-2-87999-212-9
- ^ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1848, No. 38" (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ British and Foreign State Papers, Volume 57, p. 33
- ^ British and Foreign State Papers, Volume 57, p. 33
- ^ British and Foreign State Papers, Volume 57, p. 33
- ^ British and Foreign State Papers, Volume 57, p. 33
- ^ British and Foreign State Papers, Volume 57, p. 33
- ^ British and Foreign State Papers, Volume 57, p. 33
