Antonin de Selliers de Moranville

Antonin Leonard Maurice Ghislain, Knight de Selliers de Moranville (Saint-Josse-ten-Noode 1852 – Ixelles 1945) was a Belgian military officer.

Antonin de Selliers de Moranville

Early life

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He was born into a Catholic noble family; his father was Léonard de Selliers de Moranville, knight of Selliers de Moranville (1803–1856). He married Octavie Hector, with whom he had 7 children. Until 1869 he studied at the École Royale Militaire.

Career

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Second Lieutenant in 1871. Colonel in 1902. In 1904, he was Commander in Chief of the Gendarmerie, a military force with law enforcement duties, until 1914.[1] He was Chief Commander of the Belgian army from 25 May until 6 September 1914. During his assignment the Kingdom was invaded by German troops and the Belgian mobilization started.[2] On 6 September he was dismissed by the King, under the advice of Lieutenant General Baron Louis de Ryckel.[3][4] The same Decree abolished the function of Chief of Staff. In this way the King secured control of the force.[5]

He is buried in the cemetery of Neder-Over-Heembeek.

Honours

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Military offices
Preceded by
Auguste de Ceuninck
Chief of the General Staff of the Belgian Army
25 May 1914 – 6 September 1914
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "De Selliers de Moranville, Antonin (Chevalier)".
  2. ^ Zuckerman, L. (2004). The Rape of Belgium: The Untold Story of World War I. NYU Press. p. 14. ISBN 9780814797044. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Name Index | 1914-1918-Online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War (WW1)". encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  4. ^ "de Selliers de Moranville, Antonin (chevalier)". search.arch.be. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  5. ^ "De SELLIERS de MORANVILLE". Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "de SELLIERS de MORANVILLE". ars-moriendi.be. Retrieved 14 November 2016.