Joseph de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay (1836–1892)

Marie-Joseph-Guy-Henry-Philippe de Riquet de Caraman, 18th Prince de Chimay (9 October 1836, Château de Menars, France – 29 March 1892, Brussels, Belgium), was a Belgian diplomat and politician. He was notable as Ambassador to the Holy See (1846-1847), governor of the province of Hainaut (1870-1878) and Foreign Minister (1884-1892).

Portrait c. 1890

Life

His parents were Joseph de Riquet de Caraman, 17th Prince de Chimay, and Émilie Pellapra. His own six children included Joseph, Prince de Caraman-Chimay, Prince Alexandre (who married Mathilde Stuyvesant), and Élisabeth (who married the Count of Greffulhe).

He also gave private concerts, with him on violin and his wife on piano. In memory of one of these at which he had assisted, Franz Liszt dedicated a mass to Caraman-Chimay[1]

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References
  1. Anne de Cossé-Brissac, La Comtesse Greffulhe, coll. « Terre des femmes », Perrin, Paris, 1991, p. 34.


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