Charles de Brouckère (1757–1850)
| Charles de Brouckère | |
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| Governor of Limburg | |
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In office 16 September 1815 – 1828 | |
| Succeeded by | Maximilien Henri de Beeckman |
| Member of the Second Chamber | |
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In office 1828–1830 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 October 1757 (age 93) Torhout, Belgium |
| Died |
29 April 1850 Bruges, Belgium |
| Political party | orangist |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte-Marie-Anne-Colette de Stoop |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University of Leuven |
Charles de Brouckère (6 October 1757 – died 29 April 1850) was a Belgian, Flemish politician who was a lawyer, high official and statesman during the Austrian rule, under the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and later in the Kingdom of Belgium. He was knighted in 1817 and became a nobleman.[1]
Personal life
Charles de Brouckère married with Charlotte-Marie-Anne-Colette de Stoop (1767-1846) in Bruges in 1793.
They had five children:
- Charles de Brouckère (1796-1860), later Mayor of Brussels
- Marie-Pauline de Brouckère (1797-1844)
- Pauline de Brouckère (1798-1854)
- Henri de Brouckère (1801-1891), later Prime Minister of Belgium
- Édouard de Brouckère (1802-1836)
Political career
In his life, he achieved a number of political goals under different rulers.
Ancien Regime
Charles de Brouckère got his decree in law in Leuven in 1782 and he became a lawyer in the Flemish Council a year later.
In 1789 he became schepen of the Brugse Vrije and in 1796 he became chairman of the district bank in Bruges.
French rule
- In 1800 he became a counsellor in the Court of Appeal in Brussels.
- In 1807 he returned to Bruges as chairman of the Criminal Court for the Leiedepartment.
- In 1811 he became chamber president in the imperial court in Brussels.
- In 1813 he was elected member of the imperial executive body for the district of Bruges.
- In February 1814 he was appointed by the Allied as Commissioner General on Home Affairs, taking responsibility for the police force within the temporary government.
United Kingdom of the Netherlands
- On 1 May 1815 he was appointed as royal commissioner for the organisation of the provinces of Namur and Henegouwen.
- On 16 September 1815 he was appointed as Governor of Limburg.
- In 1821 he was appointed as State Councillor of Extraordinary Service.
- In 1828 he became a member of the First Room of Representatives of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Kingdom of Belgium
- In 1836 he became member of the Noble Brotherhood of the Holy Blood.
- In 1841 he started working as a lawyer in Bruges again, aldo he didn't have many cases to run considering his age at the time.
Legacy
Aldo when he died as a nobleman aged 93 and having had a great political career, he was quickly forgotten. He is often times confused with his son who bears the same name and became Mayor of Brussels. In 1908 the last of his descendants died childless, meaning his family tree has stopped completely.[2]
References
- ↑ "Charles de Brouckère". Geni. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "de Brouckere". CC De Brouckere. Retrieved 2 December 2015.