Michel de Ligne

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Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne, Prince of Épinoy, Prince of Amblise and Grandee of Spain

Michel Charles Eugène Marie Lamoral, Prince de Ligne (born May 26, 1951 at Belœil Castle , Belgium), Prince of Ligne, Épinoy and Amblise and Grande of Spain, is the son of Antoine, 13th Prince de Ligne and Princess Alix of Luxembourg . He is also the nephew of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and a cousin of Grand Duke Henri . As head of the House of Ligne , he bears the title of Prince de Ligne . He is also a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece .

Life

education and profession

Michel de Ligne is a trained paratrooper and helicopter pilot and worked for the Para Commando Brigade of the Belgian Army .

At the age of 17 he took part in the first international parachute jump meeting in Bad Mondorf . He was the youngest Belgian paratrooper at the time of the meeting and had 15 parachute jumps on site.

He later embarked on a career in business, helping his father manage Belœil Castle. Since the death of his father he has devoted himself full-time to the administration of the castle. He is also the patron of a marathon, half marathon and 10 km run, which start and finish near the castle.

He is also a member of the Honorary Committee of the Royal Institute for the Deaf and Blind.

marriage and family

On March 10, 1981, he married Princess Eleonora of Orléans-Bragança , the daughter of Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza and Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria, in Rio de Janeiro . From this marriage there were two children:

  • Princess Alix Marie Isabelle Aldegonde Eléonore de Ligne (born July 3, 1984)
  • Prince Henri Antoine Gabriël Wauthier Marie Lamoral de Ligne (born March 1, 1989).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg . ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 46, 51, 427-429. (French). ISBN 2-908003-04-X
  2. ↑ a b c Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (editor). Burke's Guide to the Royal Family , Burke's Peerage, London, 1973, pp. 218, 240. ISBN 0-220-66222-3
personal data
SURNAME Ligne, Michel de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ligne, Michel Charles Eugène Marie Lamoral de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian Prince of Ligne, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
DATE OF BIRTH May 26, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Belœil Castle , Belgium