Prince Henri Florent Eugène François Joseph Lamoral de Ligne (29 December 1881 – 15 May 1967) was a Belgian nobleman, the son of Prince Charles Joseph Eugène Henri Georges Lamoral (1837–1914) (himself the son of Prince Eugène, 8th Prince of Ligne and his wife Nathalie de Trazegnies) and Charlotte de Gontaut-Biron [fr] (1854–1933), (herself the daughter of Étienne Charles de Gontaut, Marquis of Biron).

Prince Henri-Florent Lamoral
Prince of Ligne
Duke of Thouars
Duke of Thouars
period9 December 1933 - 15 May 1967
Full name
Henri Florent Eugène François Joseph Lamoral de Ligne
Born(1881-12-29)29 December 1881
Paris, French Third Republic (now French Fifth Republic)
Died15 May 1967(1967-05-15) (aged 85)
Montreux, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Noble familyLigne
Spouse(s)Princess Charlotte de La Trémoille, 12th Duchess of Thouars
(m. 1910 - 1967; his death)
IssuePrince Jean Charles Lamoral de La Trémoïlle, 13th Duke of Thouars
FatherPrince Charles of Ligne
MotherCharlotte de Gontaut-Biron

Family

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He married Princess Charlotte de La Trémoïlle (eldest daughter of Prince Louis Charles Marie de La Trémoille, 11th Duke of Thouars and his wife Hélène Marie Léonie Pillet-Will) and they had one son, Prince Jean Charles Lamoral.[1]

In 1933, upon the accidental death of his wife’s childless younger brother, Prince Louis Jean Marie de La Trémoille, 12th Duke of Thouars, Prince Henri-Florent Lamoral became The Duke of Thouars as spouse of the now 13th Duchess, a title which was last held in the female form by his mother-in-law Princess Hélène, The Dowager Duchess of Thouars.

Descendants

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Prince Henri Florent Eugène François Joseph Lamoral de Ligne (1881-1967) ⚭ Princess Charlotte de La Trémoïlle

References

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  1. ^ "Henri Florent Eugène Lamoral, prince de Ligne". 28 April 2022.
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Prince Henri-Florent Lamoral
Born: 29 December 1881 Died: 15 May 1967
French nobility
Vacant
Title last held by
Hélène Marie Léonie Pillet-Will
Duke of Thouars
9 December 1933 - 15 May 1967
Vacant
Title next held by
Maria del Rosario de Lambertye-Gerbeviller