Léon Léopold d'Ursel
Léon Léopold Comte d'Ursel (* 1867 , † 1934 ) was a Belgian diplomat and ambassador to the Holy See .
Life
Léon d'Ursel came from the noble family d'Ursel and was the son of Duke Joseph d'Ursel . His brother was Robert, the seventh Duke of Ursel, (born January 7, 1873 - April 16, 1955). In 1908 Léon Léopold, Count von Ursel, was Counselor in Paris . In 1913 he and his uncle, Marie Henri Adrien Aymard, Count von Ursel (* May 1849 in Brussels) participated as a representative in the cocoa tree plantation Ursélia Secunda , a joint stock company in Mayombe, in the calculation of the damage caused by the so-called Congo horrors .
His cousin, Prince Ferdinand de Croÿ (1867–1958), was a Catholic priest and papal diplomat.
Individual evidence
- ^ Bulletin agricole du Congo: 1913
- ^ Genealogical page on the family
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jules Van den Heuvel |
Belgian ambassador to the Holy See 1919–1921 |
Eugène Beyens |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | d'Ursel, Léon Léopold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | D'Ursel, Léon Léopold Comte (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1867 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1934 |