Prince Edouard de Lobkowicz (12 June 1926 – 2 April 2010) was an Austrian-American diplomat and investment banker. A member of the

House of Lobkowicz The House of Lobkowicz (''Lobkovicové'' in modern Czech, sg. ''z Lobkovic''; ''Lobkowitz'' in German) is a Czech noble family that dates back to the 14th century and is one of the oldest Bohemian noble families. The family also belong to the G ...

, he served as the

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of the

Sovereign Military Order of Malta The Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM), officially the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta ( it, Sovrano Militare Ordine Ospedaliero di San Giovanni di Gerusalemme, di Rodi e di Malta; ...

to Lebanon.

Early life

Lobkowicz was the elder son of Prince Edouard Josef von Lobkowicz (1899–1959) and of his American wife,

Anita Lihme Anita Hegeler Griswold (née Lihme), formerly Princess Edward Joseph de Lobkowicz (4 November 1903 – 14 May 1976) was an American golfer, businesswoman, and real estate broker. She served as vice president of Douglas Gibbons-Hollyday & Ives. Th ...

(1903–1976). Since he was born in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...

, he held American citizenship. He was baptised with the names ''Maria Eduard August Joseph Wilhelm Ignatius Patricius Hubertus Kaspar''.''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels'', Fürstlicher Häuser Band XVIII, 189. Lobkowicz was educated at the

Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague The Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague (Franklin), founded in 1894, is a highly selective Roman Catholic, Jesuit school in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. It is regarded as the most prestigious French private school and has been ranked #1 lycée i ...

in Paris. From 1944 to 1947, he served in the

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. He then completed his tertiary education at the

University of Paris The University of Paris (french: link=no, Université de Paris), Metonymy, metonymically known as the Sorbonne (), was the leading university in Paris, France, active from 1150 to 1970, with the exception between 1793 and 1806 under the French Revo ...

and at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...

Banking career

From 1951 to 1958, Lobkowicz worked at

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in New York. In 1960, he became assistant to the director of the investment firm A. L. Stamm, and in 1963, delegate for Europe and the Middle East of the same firm. In 1969, he transferred to Coleman and Co. From 1972 to 1989, he worked for Stralem and Co.

Marriage and family

On 11 December 1959, at

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, France, Lobkowicz was married civilly to

Princess Marie-Françoise of Bourbon-Parma Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince. Princess as a subst ...

, eldest daughter of

Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma Xavier, Duke of Parma and Piacenza, known in France before 1974 as Prince Xavier de Bourbon-Parme, known in Spain as Francisco Javier de Borbón-Parma y de Braganza or simply as Don Javier (25 May 1889 – 7 May 1977), was the head of the ducal Ho ...

and of his wife,

Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset (23 March 1898 – 1 September 1984) was the titular Duchess of Parma and Piacenza (from 1974) and was also Carlist Queen of Spain (from 1952) as the consort of Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma, the Carlist preten ...

. A religious wedding followed on 7 January 1960, in

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; this was the first marriage of a member of the

House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon (, also ; ) is a European dynasty of French origin, a branch of the Capetian dynasty, the royal House of France. Bourbon kings first ruled France and Navarre in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Spanis ...

at Notre Dame since the 1816 wedding of

Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry Charles Ferdinand d'Artois, Duke of Berry (24 January 1778 – 14 February 1820) was the third child and younger son of Charles X, King of France, (whom he predeceased) by his wife Maria Theresa of Savoy. In June 1832, two years after the overthro ...

, to

Princess Caroline of Naples and Sicily Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry (Maria Carolina Ferdinanda Luise; 5 November 1798 – 16 April 1870) was an Italian princess of the House of Bourbon who married into the French royal family, and was the mother of Henri ...

. Lobkowicz and his wife had four children: * Prince ''Edouard''-Xavier Ferdinand Auguste Gaspard (18 October 1960, Paris – 27 April 1984,

Ivry-sur-Seine Ivry-sur-Seine () is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Paris's main Asian district, the Quartier Asiatique in the 13th arrondissement, borders the ...

); murdered. * Prince ''Robert'' Emanuel Joseph Michel Benoît Melchior (31 December 1961, Paris – 29 October 1988, Bhannes,

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

); died of a brain tumor. * Prince ''Charles-Henri'' Hugues Xavier Benoît Michel Edouard Joseph Balthazar (born 17 May 1964, Paris). * Princess ''Marie Gabrielle'' Anita Olga Thérèse Lisieux Gaspara (born 11 June 1967, Paris); a member of the

Little Sisters of the Poor The Little Sisters of the Poor (french: Petites Sœurs des pauvres) is a Catholic religious institute for women. It was founded by Jeanne Jugan. Having felt the need to care for the many impoverished elderly who lined the streets of French towns ...

Sovereign Military Order of Malta

Lobkowicz was an active member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He entered the order as a Knight of Honour and Devotion, but later became a

Knight in Obedience The Knights and Dames in Obedience form the second of the three classes of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Unlike the members of the first class (the Knights of Justice) who make vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, the members of the ...

. Eventually, he advanced to the degree of a knight grand cross. In 1980, Lobkowicz was appointed the Order's ambassador to

, a position he held until 1990.H.J.A. Sire, ''The Order of Malta, A Modern Resurrection'' (London: Third Millennium, 2016), 249-250. In 1981, he set up the Order's Lebanese Association. In 1987, Lobkowicz and his wife founded the ''Association Malte Liban''. Under Lobkowicz’s leadership, the Order’s medical centres increased from one to thirteen. Lobkowicz died on Friday, 2 April 2010, in Paris. His funeral mass was celebrated in the Église Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin.

Honours

* : Commander of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

(from 14 July 2005) "La promotion du 14 juillet 2005", ''Le Figaro'' (15 juillet 2005). * : Commander of the

Order of the Holy Sepulchre The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem ( la, Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulcri Hierosolymitani, links=yes, OESSH), also called Order of the Holy Sepulchre or Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, is a Catholic order of knighthood under ...

* : Commander of the

Order of St. Gregory the Great The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great ( la, Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni; it, Ordine di San Gregorio Magno) was established on 1 September 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his election as Pope. The order is one of ...

* : Grand Officer of the

National Order of the Ivory Coast The National Order of the Ivory Coast (sometimes simply mentioned as National Order) is the highest state order of knighthood of the Ivory Coast. History The Order was founded on 10 April 1961 to celebrate the independence of the Ivory Coast whi ...

* : Grand Officer of the

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ( it, Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi. The highest-rankin ...

* : Grand Cordon of the

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* : Grand Cross with Swords of the Order ''pro merito Melitensi''

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