Paul Louis Marie Célestin de Favreau ( Fr. Paul Louis Marie Célestin de Favereau ; January 15, 1856 , Liege , Belgium - September 26, 1922 , Bend , Durbuy commune, Province of Luxembourg , Belgium ) - Belgian statesman, Minister for Foreign Affairs (1896–1907 ), President of the Senate of Belgium (1911–1922).
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| Predecessor | Alfred Simonis | |||||||||||||
| Successor | Arnold t'Kynt Roodenbek | |||||||||||||
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| Head of the government | Paul De Smet de Neuer Jules VandenPerb Paul De Smet de Neuer | |||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Jules de Burle | |||||||||||||
| Successor | Julien Davignon | |||||||||||||
| Birth | January 15, 1856 Liege , Belgium | |||||||||||||
| Death | September 26, 1922 (66 years old) Bend , Durbuy , Luxembourg Province, Belgium | |||||||||||||
| The consignment | Catholic party | |||||||||||||
| Education | Liege University | |||||||||||||
| Religion | Catholic | |||||||||||||
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Biography
Born in the family of the President of the Regional Council of the Province of Luxembourg, Paul-Michel de Favreau (1826-1901) and Claudine de Waha de Bayonville (1832-1912). His father received the Belgian nobility with the title of Baron, transmitted at birth.
He graduated from the University of Liege with a doctoral degree.
From 1882 to 1891, he was a member of the Benda-Jeanneret City Council from the Catholic Party, from 1882 to 1884 at the same time he was a member of the provincial council of Luxembourg.
He was a director of various companies. From this position, he is particularly interested in expanding trade and industry.
In 1884-1900 elected to the House of Representatives from the district of Marsh en Famenne, and from 1900 until the end of his life - in the Belgian Senate from the province of Luxembourg. From 1908 to 1910 - Deputy Chairman, in the years 1911-1922. - Chairman of the Senate.
From 1896 to 1907 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium. The greatest attention was paid to the Belgian colonies in Africa and China, where he supported the Belgian companies in the construction of the Beijing-Hankou railway.
In 1907, King Leopold II was appointed state minister.
Awards and titles
Belgian:
- Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold I
- 1st Class Civil Cross
- Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II
Foreign:
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Saints of Mauritius and Lazarus (Kingdom of Italy)
- The Grand Cross of the Turkish Order Osmaniye
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown (Luxembourg)
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Savior (Greece)
- Grand Cross of the papal order pius ix
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary of Villa-Vicoz (Portugal)
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star (Sweden)
- Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Double Dragon (China)
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Rising Sun (Japan)
- Grand Cross of the Order of the White Elephant (Siam)
- Grand Cross Order of the Lion and the Sun (Persia)
Sources
- Paul VAN MOLLE, Het Belgisch parlement, 1894-1972, Antwerpen, 1972
- Oscar COOMANS DE BRACHÈNE, État présent de la noblesse belge, Annuaire 1988, Brussel, 1988.
- Jean-Luc de PAEPE & Christiane RAINDORF-GERARD (red.), Le Parlement belge, 1831-1894. Données biographiques, Brussel, 1996.