Maximilian, Prince of Hornes

Maximilian Emanuel, 3rd Prince of Hornes, Count of Baucignies and of Solre-le-Château (31 August 1695, Brussels – 12 January 1763, Brussels), was a nobleman and Grand Huntsman of Brabant. His father was Philippe Emanuel, 2nd Prince of Hornes, and his mother was Princess Marie Anne Antoinette of Ligne.

Maximilian Emanuel
Prince of Hornes
Born(1695-08-31)31 August 1695
Brussels
Died12 January 1763(1763-01-12) (aged 67)
Brussels
Spouse(s)Lady Marie Thérèse Charlotte Bruce
Princess Henriette of Salm-Kyrburg
Princess Marie Albertine of Gavre
IssuePrincess Maria Thérèse of Hornes
Princess Elisabeth of Hornes
FatherPhilippe Emanuel, 2nd Prince of Hornes
MotherPrincess Marie Anne Antoinette of Ligne

He was made a Knight of the Austrian Golden Fleece in 1749. The Principality of Hornes was surrounded by the Bishopric of Liège.

Career at court

Marriages and issue

He first married Lady Marie Thérèse Charlotte Bruce (1697–1736), daughter of Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury, an English nobleman who lived in exile in Brussels for much of his life, and his second wife Charlotte d'Argenteau, comtesse d'Esneux.

Their children were:

1) Marie-Thérèse-Josepha de Hornes (19 October 1725 – 19 June 1783):
married Prince Philip Joseph of Salm-Kyrburg. They had 10 children:

2) Elisabeth-Philippine-Claude de Hornes (1733–1826):
married Prince Gustav Adolf of Stolberg-Gedern. They had four daughters:

Following his first wife's death, he was married to Princess Henriette Thérèse Norbertine of Salm-Kyrburg (1711–1751) and then, after her death, to Princess Marie Albertine de Gavre (1735–1797), daughter of Charles I Alexandre, 1st Prince de Gavre.[5]

References

  1. Almanach de la cour de Bruxelles sous les dominations autrichiennes et française, la monarchie des Pays-Bas et le gouvernement belge, de 1725 à 1840, formant l'introduction à l'almanach royal officiel de Belgique
  2. Almanach de la cour de Bruxelles sous les dominations autrichiennes et française, la monarchie des Pays-Bas et le gouvernement belge, de 1725 à 1840, formant l'introduction à l'almanach royal officiel de Belgique
  3. Almanach de la cour de Bruxelles sous les dominations autrichiennes et française, la monarchie des Pays-Bas et le gouvernement belge, de 1725 à 1840, formant l'introduction à l'almanach royal officiel de Belgique
  4. Almanach de la cour de Bruxelles sous les dominations autrichiennes et française, la monarchie des Pays-Bas et le gouvernement belge, de 1725 à 1840, formant l'introduction à l'almanach royal officiel de Belgique
  5. "Familie Von Horn: Horn (de Hornes)". Von Horn Family. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2015.


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