Charles, 2nd Duke d'Ursel

Charles Elisabeth Conrard, 2nd Duke d'Ursel and of Hoboken, Prince of Arches and Charleville and Count of Grobbendoncq (1717–1775) was a Duke from the Holy Roman Empire. He succeeded his father and became the second Duke of Ursel in 1738.

He was the First Prince of Arche and Charleville of the Ursel Branche, titles inherited by his mother Princess zu Salm. He made career at the imperial court in Vienna, was Imperial Lord Chamberlain and Field Marshall.^[1] He was made knight of the Golden Fleece in 1771.

Hingene

Charles was of importance for the familial patrimony: he decides to engage Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni to redesign the Castle of Hingene both the interior and exterior are restyled. Servadoni designs great plans to reshape the whole castle and garden, however the duke refuses.^[2] The current facade of the castle still has the classical impression of this era.

Family

He was the son of Conrad-Albert, 1st Duke d'Ursel (1665–1738), and Elisabeth Eleonora of Salm. He married in Vienna to the eldest daughter of Georg Christian, Fürst von Lobkowitz and Henriette von Waldstein-Wartenburg (1702 - 1780). Through this line the family descends of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor. His sister was married to the Duke of Bournonville. He became brother in law of the bishop of Ghent Ferdinand-Marie de Lobkowitz.

Children

Ferdinand-Marie d'Ursel
Emanuel Maximilian d'Ursel
Wolfgang Guillaume Joseph Léonard Vital, 3rd Duke of Ursel: Married Flore von Arenberg
Charlotte Philippine Elisabeth Eleonore d'Ursel, married Freiherr von Stein
Marie Henriette Christine Leonarde d'Ursel, married Joseph, Count de Ferraris.
Maria Anne d'Ursel

After his death he was succeeded by his son Wolfgang, who became 3rd Duke of Ursel.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Charles, 2nd Duke d'Ursel

16. Conrad III Schetz
1st Baron of Hoboken

8. Conrad, 1st Count of Ursel

17. Barbara of Ursel

4. Francois, 2nd Count of Ursel
3rd Baron of Hoboken

18. don Juan de Robles
1st Count of Annappes

9. Anne Maria de Robles

19. Marie de Liedekerke

2. Conrard-Albert, 1st Duke d'Ursel
Count of Grobbendonk

20. Gerald de Hornes,
1st Count of Bassignies (1560-1612),

10. Ambroise de Hornes,
2nd Count of Bassignies, (1609-1656)

21. Honorine de Witthem

5. Honorine,
Lady of Hornes-Bassignies

22. Maximilien de Bailleul,
baron of Lesdain

11. Marguerite-Marie de Bailleul-Lesdaing

23. Christine de Lalaing

Charles,
2nd Duke d'Ursel

24. Philipp Otto zu Salm

12. Leopold Philipp Karl, Furst zu Salm

25. Christiane von Croy-Aarschot

6. Charles Theodore, Prince of Salm

26. Dirk,
count of Bronckhorst-Batenburg-Anholt

13. Maria Anna von von Bronckhorst-Batenburg

27. Maria,
Lady of Immerseel

3. Eleanore Christina zu Salm

28. Frederick V of the Palatinate

14. Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern

29. Elizabeth Stuart,
Queen of Bohemia

7. Luise Marie of the Palatinate

30. Charles Gonzaga,
Duke of Mantua and Montferrat

15. Anne Gonzaga

31. Catherine de Lorraine,
dite Mayenne

References

^ Handbuch der neuesten Genealogie, welches aller jetzigen Europäischen ...
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2017-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] Handbuch der neuesten Genealogie, welches aller jetzigen Europäischen ...

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2017-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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