Theophil von Hompesch
Count Theophil von Hompesch , Théophile Antoine Guillaume de Hompesch, (born March 11, 1800 in Rurich Castle near Jülich; † March 31, 1853 in Clichy ) was a member of the German-born noble family Hompesch and a Belgian entrepreneur.
He was the middle of the five sons of Count Johann Baptist Ludwig von Hompesch auf Rurich (1759-1833) and his wife Theresia Angelika von Arschot-Schoonhoven. The son of his older brother, Count Hermann Philipp von Hompesch-Rurich, was the Prussian politician Alfred Polycarp von Hompesch .
Since January 8, 1828 he was married to Baroness Johanne (Jeannette) von Overschie-Wisbeck (* February 21, 1807).
In parallel to his campaign for the construction of a Nicaragua Canal , he tried to found a Belgian colony in Guatemala from 1842 as Vice President of the Compagnie Belge de Colonization together with the Belgian politician Félix de Mérode . In the process he lost his fortune and eventually died in the debt prison .
literature
- Jeannette von Hompesch: My oath on the corpse of my dear husband . Benrath & Vogelgesang, Aachen 1854
Web links
- Morgenblatt für educated readers, Volume 39, Page 148 . Cotta'sche Buchhandlung, 1845
- Nürnberger Zeitung, volumes 11-16, January 1, 1845 . Tümmel 1845
- Freiherr Alexander von Bülow: Emigration and Colonization in the Interest of German Trade , page 319 . Berlin and Posen 1849
Individual evidence
- ^ Leopold von Zedlitz : New Prussian Adelslexicon , page 435. Leipzig 1836–1843
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hompesch, Theophil von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | De Hompesch, Théophile Antoine Guillaume |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rurich Castle near Jülich |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 31, 1853 |
| Place of death | Clichy |