Count Marie Hippolyte Adrien Ludovic d'Ursel (Brussels, 17 November 1850 – 9 December 1937) was a Belgian politician and historian.
Family
A cadet member of the Ursel family, he was a grandson of Charles-Joseph, 4th Duke d'Ursel.[1] His maternal grandfather was Marie-Hippolyte de Gueulluy, Marquis de Rumigny. He married Georgine de Rouillé (1859–1926), and they had several children.
Career
For six years he served as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives (1894–1900), and as a member of the Catholic Party he represented Brussels in the Senate from 1905 to 1908.
Count d'Ursel was historian and wrote several works, on family history and Belgium.[2]
The D'Ursel Point is named in his honour.
Affiliations
- President of the Belgian Anti-Slavery Society.[3]
- President of the Royal Belgian Society of Géographics.
- Commissioner of the Exposition Internationale d'Anvers, 1894.[4]
Honours
- Officer in the Order of Leopold.
- Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Saint Gregory the Great.
Ancestry
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See also
References
- ↑ "Zoekresultaten". odis.be. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
- ↑ "Limo by LIBIS - d'Ursel, Hippolyte". limo.libis.be. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
- ↑ The Age of Internationalism and Belgium, 1880–1930: Peace, Progress and Prestige
- ↑ Findling, John E; Pelle, Kimberley D, eds. (2008). Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 419. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9.
La campagne antiesclavagiste belge racontée par les lettres de Jacques de Dixmuide Lettres réunis et annot. par Hippolyte d'Ursel.- Jacques de Dixmude, Jules Marie Alphonse (1858–1928) ; d'Ursel, Hippolyte (Editor)/Bruxelles : Goemaere, 1929.