Julien Davignon

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Vice Count Henri François Julien Claude Davignon (born December 3, 1854 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode / Sint-Joost-ten-Node ; † March 12, 1916 in Nice ) was a Belgian politician of the Catholic Party who, among other things, from 1907 was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium until his death in 1916 .

Life

Henri François Julien Claude Davignon, son of Henri-Eugène Davignon and his wife Caroline Millot, studied law and earned a doctorate in law . After the school dispute in 1879, he became involved as treasurer and secretary of the central committee of the free schools in Brussels and from 1889 to 1890 as general secretary of the Catholic Congress of Mechelen . As a landowner, he was also deputy chairman of the farmers' association in the Verviers district . In 1898 he became a member of the Senate for the Catholic Party and represented the Verviers district in this until 1900. He then became a member of the Chamber of Deputies in 1900 , to which he belonged until his death.

On May 2, 1907, Davignon became Foreign Minister in the government of Prime Minister Jules de Trooz . This ministerial office he held from January 9, 1908 to June 17, 1911 in the government of Prime Minister Frans Schollaert and from June 17, 1911 to January 18, 1916 in the first government of Prime Minister Charles de Broqueville . Subsequently, he was from January 18, 1916 to his death on March 12, 1916 Minister without Portfolio in the second government of Prime Minister de Broqueville.

On March 11, 1916, Jules Davignon was accepted into the hereditary nobility by an extraordinary decision, just one day before his death as Vice Count . In 1919 this admission to the Erbadel was confirmed posthumously.

His marriage to Hélène Calmeyn in 1878 resulted in two sons and three daughters, including the diplomat Jacques-Henri-Charles-François Davignon . His son Étienne Davignon was EU Commissioner between 1977 and 1985 and received the honorary title of Minister of State on January 26, 2004 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ REGERING PERIOD VAN KONING LEOPOLD II. December 10, 1865 - December 17, 1909 in ars-moriendi.be
  2. ↑ REGERING PERIOD VAN KONING ALBERT I. 17th December 1909 - 17th February 1934 in ars-moriendi.be
  3. ^ Belgian: Key Ministries
  4. ^ Government de Trooz
  5. ^ Government of Schollaert
  6. ^ Government de Broqueville I
  7. ^ Government de Broqueville II
personal data
SURNAME Davignon, Julien
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Davignon, Henri François Julien Claude (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 3, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint-Josse-ten-Noode / Sint-Joost-ten-Node
DATE OF DEATH March 12, 1916
Place of death Nice