Philippe III Alexandre, 1st Prince de Ghistelles
Philippe III Alexandre Emmanuel François de Ghistelles died 1808, was a French noble lord. He was 4th Marquess of Saint-Floris, Lord of Beuvry and became the 1st Prince de Ghistelles in 1760.[1]
Family[edit]
He descends member of the old noble House of Ghistelles or Ghistel, with Flemish origin dating from the 14th Century.[2][3] He was the son of Philippe II Alexandre, 3rd Marquess of Saint-Floris and Marie-Joseph, daughter of Philippe Emanuel, 2nd Prince of Hornes and Marie Anne Antoinette de Ligne. Maximilian, Prince of Hornes was his uncle. He was married in 1758 to Louise-Elisabeth de Melun, lady in waiting of Madame Victoire, the Dauphine of France. Their only son Philippe IV, 2nd Prince de Ghistelles was born in 1760.
Life[edit]
Philipp resided in Beuvry, and was created Prince de Ghistelles by request of Empress Maria Theresa in 1760.[4] During the French Revolution his residences and other rights were abolished, the prince fled to Mons, where he died in 1808.[5] During his life the prince organised some important happenings, in 1784 he received the Robert brothers to demonstrate their hot air balloon in Beuvry.[6][7] A monument was erected to remember this historic fact.
Honours[edit]
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Michael.[8]
- Grandee of Spain, First Class, 1779.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Le Guide des châteaux de France: Pas-de-Calais, Jacques Thiébaut Hermé, 1986 - p. 70
- ^ Warlop, the Flemish Nobility.
- ^ Repertorium van de Vlaamse adel (c. 1350 – c. 1500)/ Frederik Buylaert Academia Press, 2011
- ^ "Les Ghistelles". histoire-beuvry.fr. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
- ^ Les Ghistelles / Dr Albert Bourgeois
- ^ "Reception of the Robert Brothers by the Prince of Ghistelles in 1784, (1887). Artist: Gaston Tissandier Pictures". Getty Images. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
- ^ "1784 Un Ballon à Beuvry". histoire-beuvry.fr. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
- ^ Supplément au Nobiliaire des Pays-Bas et du comté de Bourgogne, 1420–1555 p. 24
- ^ The London Magazine, Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer, Volumes 2-3 p. 309