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. The Tornaco family came from

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. In 1738, Emperor Charles VI had ennobled them by creating them Barons, for their services in the

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. Charles-Auguste was the youngest son of Baron Jean-Théodore de Tornaco.Beck, Fanny
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by decree on 5 April 1811, an office he held until June 1814. He cared for the good of the city with a deep sense of duty, and also managed to represent the city's interests to the occupying forces. Of particular note is his care for the typhus-afflicted soldiers in the city. Under

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he remained a member of the Estates-General. Tornaco was an ardent champion of the cause of the pro-Dutch Orangists, who wanted the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to remain in personal union with the Dutch King, and he rejected the

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. His two sons, who were more vehently active against the Belgian cause, were even decried as the "Tornaco mob". From 1818 to 1827 he was mayor of

, where the

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family were the lords of the castle. Charles Auguste married Elisabeth de Berlo-Suys (1775-1856) on 11 November 1800 at Berloz. The couple had three children: *Sidonie de Tornaco (1804-1876) *

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*Mathilde de Tornaco (1813-1885), married Florent de Berlaymont (1815-1884) on 21 May 1840

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