Félix de Mérode

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Felix de Merode

Count Philipp Félix Balthasar Otto Ghislain von Mérode , short Félix de Mérode (born April 13, 1791 in Maastricht , † February 7, 1857 in Brussels ) was a Belgian politician .

Life

His parents were Count Karl Wilhelm von Merode-Westerlo (* September 16, 1762; † February 18, 1830) and his wife Maria-Josepha d'Ongnies de Mastaing (* September 20, 1760; † August 4, 1842). His father was mayor of Brussels at the time of Napoleon .

During the Belgian Revolution (in which a brother was killed) he became a member of the provisional government and was brought into play by the Catholic side as a candidate for the royal throne of the new state, which he refused. Instead, he supported the election of Prince Leopold as the new king. After independence he became a minister, initially without portfolio , then for a short time minister of war and later minister of foreign and finance. In 1839 he retired into private life, but from 1842 promoted a Belgian colonization attempt in Guatemala together with the German Count Theophil von Hompesch .

family

He married the Countess Rosalie de Grammont (born February 9, 1792, † September 28, 1823). The couple had several children:

  • Charles Werner (born January 13, 1816; † October 30, 1905) ⚭ January 30, 1843 Therese de Merode (born October 11, 1823; † March 24, 1901)
  • Marie Anne (August 20, 1818 - November 27, 1904) ⚭ August 16, 1836 Charles de Montalembert (April 15, 1810 - March 13, 1870)
  • Marie Théoduline (July 22, 1817 - February 26, 1909) ⚭ August 9, 1843 Alof de Wignacourt († January 1897)
  • François Xavier (born March 26, 1820 - † July 11, 1874), Archbishop of Mitylene
  • Philipp (1821-1825)

After the death of his first wife, he married Philippine de Grammont on September 27, 1831 (* August 15, 1800, † May 3, 1847). The couple had a daughter:

  • Marie Albertine (7 June 1839 - 22 October 1872)

literature

  • Paul Roger, biography générale des belges morts ou vivants , p.154f (French)

Web links


personal data
SURNAME Mérode, Félix de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mérode, Philipp Félix Balthasar Otto Ghislain Baron de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian statesman
DATE OF BIRTH April 13, 1791
PLACE OF BIRTH Maastricht
DATE OF DEATH February 7, 1857
Place of death Brussels