Marie-Hippolyte de Gueulluy, 2nd Marquess of Rumigny

Marie-Hippolyte de Gueulluy, 2nd Marquess of Rumigny (1784-1871) was a French Pair and diplomate.

Family

He was the son of Louis-Gabriel de Gueulluy, 1st Marquess of Rumigny (1761-1835), created Marquess by Louis XVIII, and Marie-Julie Hatte.[1] His brother was Marie-Théodore Gueilly, vicomte de Rumigny a famous French general, and Aide-de-camp of king Louis Philippe I and his sister was married to viscount Pierre Charles Dejean.

He did married Caroline Mortier de Trévise, daughter of Edouard Mortier, Duke of Treviso and had three daughters:

  • Marie-Louise-Eve de Gueulluy de Rumigny: married Ludovic, son of Charles-Joseph, 4th Duke d'Ursel.
  • Marie-Antoinette-Julie-Eugenie de Gueulluy de Rumigny, married to Count Eduard de Sercey, ambassador.
  • Marie-Julie-Sophie de Gueulluy de Rumigny, married Aymard-Charles Hébert, Count of Beauvoir.

Career

In 1805 he enterred the French service of foreign diplomacy and became a close confidant of the King.[2] In 1839 he was ambassador in Madrid, and was remarked to be an excellent diplomate.[3] He was Ambassador of the French king in Brussels and succeeded Louis Sérurier. Leopold I, King of the Belgians was son-in law of the French king.[4] He did retire after the French revolution of 1848 in Brussels, where he died at high age.

Honours

References

  1. ↑ Livre d'or de la noblesse européenne /Léon de Givodan /Collège héraldique et archéologique de France, 1852
  2. ↑ Anson Jones: The Last President of Texas
  3. ↑ La Belgique devant la France de juillet: l'opinion et l'attitude françaises de 1839 à 1848, Nummer 137
  4. ↑ Annuaire de la noblesse de Belgique, Volume 22
  5. ↑ Le livre d'or de l'ordre de Léopold et de la croix de fer, Volume 2
  6. ↑ Bulletin des lois de la République franc̜aise, Nummers 513-552



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