Count Charles Aimé Joseph Le Hon (10 January 1792 – 30 April 1868) was a Belgian

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politician.

Life

Originally a lawyer and industrialist, he served as mayor of

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and was elected a deputy in the

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during the Dutch period, then to the

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in 1830, having been one of the makers of the establishment of the Belgian monarchy that year. After the election of Louis, Duke of Nemours on 3 July 1832, he formed part of the delegation of deputies sent to Paris to offer the young prince the crown. He then served as

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's ambassador to France and deputy to the

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. He was made a minister of state in 1856. He married

Fanny Mosselman Françoise Zoé Mathilde Mosselman (1808–1880), known as Fanny Mosselman, was a Belgian noble and salonist, known as the ''maîtresse en titre'' (official mistress) of the duke Charles de Morny. Life Daughter of the rich Belgian banker and ca ...

, daughter of François-Dominique Mosselman and of Louise Tacqué. Notable descendants of the Mosselman family, include queen Paola of the Belgians and her children.

References

External links

Biography of Charles Le Hon on the Dutch parliament site

Descendants of Congress Members
{{DEFAULTSORT:Le Hon, Charles Members of the National Congress of Belgium 1792 births 1868 deaths Ministers of state of Belgium Ambassadors of Belgium to France