Jules Joseph d'Anethan

Jules Joseph Baron d'Anethan (born April 23, 1803 in Brussels ; † October 8, 1888 there ) was a Belgian statesman .

D'Anethan studied law at the University of Leuven . He entered the state justice service, became a substitute public prosecutor in Courtrai in 1826 , royal procurator in 1831 and advocate general at the Court of Appeal in Brussels in 1836 . On August 16, 1843, he became Minister of Justice in the clerical ministry of Jean-Baptiste Nothomb and remained so under Sylvain van de Weyer and Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt until the Liberals came to power in August 1847. Since 1844 he represented Löwen in the Chamber of Deputies, where he belonged to the clerical party. In 1849 he was elected Senator von Thielt . After the Liberal Cabinet ofWalthère Frère-Orban resigned on July 2, 1870, d'Anethan was entrusted with the formation of a clerical government in which he served as Belgian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister at the same time. The soul of this cabinet, however, was not him but Jules Malou . Through his stance in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71, d'Anethan earned the reputation of a level-headed statesman. When André Langrand-Dumonceau's bankruptcy seriously compromised the clerical party and especially some of d'Anethan's protégés, such as the governor of Limburg , Pieter de Decker , d'Anethan and his ministry had to resign on December 7, 1871. In July 1884 he was elected President of the Senate and held this position until August 1885. Then he retired.

His son, August d'Anethan (1829-1906) was appointed envoy to the papal see in 1875. He lost this post in 1880 when the Belgian government broke off diplomatic relations with the Vatican .

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SURNAME	d'Anethan, Jules Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	d'Anethan, Jules Joseph Baron (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Belgian statesman
DATE OF BIRTH	April 23, 1803
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brussels
DATE OF DEATH	October 8, 1888
Place of death	Brussels