Adrien Goffinet (Neufchâteau, 10 April 1812 – Brussels, 21 December 1886)
Baron Adrien Goffinet senior was one of the most trusted dignitaries at the Belgian court. His father Adrien Goffinet was made the
knighthood of Leopold granted by royal decree in 1833, following a brilliant military career. After his military career he was sent in 1839 to the Hague, where he was asked by the Belgian commission to form the new Belgian borders.
One of his most important missions was to bring the empress dowager Charlotte from Miramare to her brother Leopold II in Belgium. Leopold asked to escort his wife Queen Marie Henriette to the Viennese Court. The queen was the niece of emperor
Franz-Josef I of Austria Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830–1916) was Emperor of Austria, Apostolic King of Hungary and King of Bohemia.
Franz Josef or Franz Joseph may also refer to:
People known solely by the name
* Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1726–1781) ...
. Charlotte was kept in Miramare under the close supervision of Count de Bombelles.
[De terugkeer van Charlotte Paperback. Juli 1867 - een delicate opdracht voor baron Adrien Goffinet, Université de Genève.]
He was the father of
Auguste Goffinet
Auguste Constant Jules Marie Baron Goffinet (28 August 1857, Brussels – 4 April 1927, Brussels) was a Belgian dignitary at the Imperial Court of Mexico.
Family
He was the son of Adrien Goffinet, who was made Aide-de-camp of King Leopold I a ...
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Honours
* : Created Baron Goffinet by Royal Decree of 15.3.1867.
* : Grand cordon of the
Order of Leopold Order of Leopold may refer to:
* Order of Leopold (Austria), founded in 1808 by emperor Francis I of Austria and discontinued in 1918
* Order of Leopold (Belgium), founded in 1832 by king Leopold I of Belgium
* Order of Leopold II, founded in Congo ...
* : Knight Grand cross in the
Order of the Crown
* Knight Grand Cross in the Royal
Order of Saint Michael
* Knight Grand Cross in the
Order of the Lion and the Sun
* Knight Grand Cross in the Most Exalted
Order of the White Elephant
* Knight Grand Cross in the
* Officer in the
Order of the Netherlands Lion
* Officier in the
Legion of Honour
* Knight in the
Order of Franz Joseph
References
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Dignitaries of the Belgian court
Barons of Belgium
1812 births
1886 deaths