Antoine, Prince of Ligne
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Antoine | |
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| Prince de Ligne | |
| 13th Prince of Ligne | |
| Tenure | 3 March 1985 – 21 August 2005 |
| Predecessor | Baudouin, 12th Prince of Ligne |
| Successor | Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne |
| Full name
Antoine Maria Joachim Lamoral de Ligne | |
| Born | 8 March 1925 Brussels, Belgium |
| Died | 21 August 2005 (aged 80) Château de Belœil, Belœil, Belgium |
| Noble family | Ligne |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Issue | Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne Prince Wauthier Princess Anne-Marie Princess Sophie Prince Antoine Princess Yolande |
| Father | Eugène, 11th Prince of Ligne |
| Mother | Philippine de Noailles |
Antoine Maria Joachim Lamoral de Ligne, 13th Prince of Ligne, Prince of Épinoy, Prince of Amblise, GE (8 March 1925 – 21 August 2005) was the son of Eugène, 11th Prince of Ligne, and his wife, Philippine de Noailles. He died on 21 August 2005 at the castle of Belœil in Belœil, Belgium.
Early life[]
During World War II, Prince Antoine served in the British Royal Air Force, winning his wings at No. 34 Flying Training School in Medicine Hat, Canada, before returning to the UK for operational duty.
He was the 1,294th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Austria.
Family[]
He married Princess Alix of Luxembourg, daughter of Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma and Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, on 17 August 1950 in Luxemburg.
They had seven children:
- Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne (b. 26 May 1951), he married
- Prince Wauthier de Ligne (b. 10 July 1952), he married Countess Regine van Renesse
- Princess Anne-Marie de Ligne (b. 3 April 1954), she married Olivier Mortgat
- (b. 11 August 1955), she married .
- Princess Sophie de Ligne (b. 23 April 1957), she married Count Philippe de Nicolay, son of Baroness Marie-Hélène de Rothschild.
- Prince Antoine de Ligne (b. 28 December 1959). he married Countess Minthia de Lannoy
- Princess Yolande de Ligne (b. 16 June 1964), she married Hugo Townsend, son of Group Captain Peter Townsend
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