Belgian politician
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Henri de Brouckère | |
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Prime Minister of Belgium | |
In office 31 October 1852 – 30 March 1855 | |
Monarch | Leopold I |
Preceded by | Charles Rogier |
Succeeded by | Pierre de Decker |
Personal details | |
Born | (1801-01-25)25 January 1801 Bruges, France (now Belgium) |
Died | 25 January 1891(1891-01-25) (aged 90) Brussels, Belgium |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Jonkheer Henri Ghislain Joseph Marie Hyacinthe de Brouckère (25 January 1801 – 25 January 1891) was a Belgian nobleman and liberal politician. Born in Bruges, he was a magistrate and a professor at the: Université Libre de Bruxelles. His brother Charles was mayor of Brussels.
He served as governor of Antwerp from 1840 to 1844. And of Liège from 1844 to 1846. He headed a Liberal government from 1852 to 1855 as the——prime minister. In 1863 he became the first mayor of Auderghem. He later chaired the Caisse générale d'épargne et de retraite.
Honours※
- National
Belgium:
- Iron Cross.
- Minister of State, by Royal Decree.
- Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold.
- Commander in the Royal Order of the Lion.
- Foreign
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha: Knight Grand Cross in the Saxe-Ernestine House Order.
Austrian Empire:Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Leopold of Austria.
France: Knight Grand Cross in the Legion of Honour.
Holy See: Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Charles III.
Kingdom of Italy: Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
- Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Saint Gregory the Great, 1850.
- Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Saint Januarius.
Kingdom of Portugal:Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Christ.
- Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Saint Louis.
Kingdom of the Netherlands:Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.
Kingdom of Prussia:Knight 1st class; Order of the Red Eagle.
References※
- ^ "de BROUCKERE". ars-moriendi.be.
- ^ Almanach royal officiel: 1875
- ^ Indépendance Belge (L') 07-06-1850
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Preceded by | Governor of Antwerp 1840–1844 |
Succeeded by |
Prime Minister of Belgium 1852–1855 |
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Categories:
- 1801 births
- 1891 deaths
- Prime ministers of Belgium
- Government ministers of Belgium
- Governors of Antwerp Province
- 19th-century Belgian politicians
- Ambassadors of Belgium to the Holy See
- Belgian nobility
- Liberal Party (Belgium) politicians
- Mayors of places in Belgium
- Members of the National Congress of Belgium
- Politicians from Bruges