House of Ligne

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The House of Ligne is one of the oldest and most prestigious noble families of Belgium, historically influential in European aristocratic and diplomatic circles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Belgian noble family ⓘ
noble family ⓘ
allegiance Austrian Netherlands ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Kingdom of Belgium ⓘ
linked to: Belgium
coatOfArms Arms of the Princes de Ligne ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Belgium ⓘ
culturalRole patronage of arts and letters ⓘ
estateType landed aristocracy ⓘ
hasBranch Ligne princely branch ⓘ
Ligne-Arenberg connections through marriage ⓘ
hasNotableMember Antoine, 13th Prince of Ligne ⓘ
Baudouin, 12th Prince of Ligne ⓘ
Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne ⓘ
Claude Lamoral, Prince of Ligne ⓘ
Eugène, 8th Prince of Ligne ⓘ
Henri, 11th Prince of Ligne ⓘ
Lamoral, Prince of Ligne ⓘ
Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne ⓘ
hasSeat Château de Belœil ⓘ
hasTitle Prince de Ligne ⓘ
Prince de Ligne et du Saint-Empire ⓘ
Prince d’Amblise ⓘ
Prince d’Epinoy ⓘ
historicalRegion Low Countries ⓘ
Southern Netherlands ⓘ
historicalRole diplomatic representation at major European courts ⓘ
service to Holy Roman Emperors ⓘ
service to the Habsburgs in the Austrian Netherlands ⓘ
isAmong most prestigious noble families of Belgium ⓘ
oldest noble families of Belgium ⓘ
language French ⓘ
locatedIn Belœil, Hainaut, Belgium ⓘ
linked to: Belœil, Belgium
maritalAlliancesWith House of Arenberg ⓘ
House of Croy ⓘ
other European high nobility ⓘ
memberOf Belgian nobility ⓘ
motto Pour Dieu et pour le Roi ⓘ
nobleRank princely house ⓘ
nobleStatus mediatized house of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
notableFor diplomatic service in European courts ⓘ
longstanding aristocratic influence in Europe ⓘ
military service in Habsburg armies ⓘ
originatesFrom Ligne, Hainaut ⓘ
principalResidence Château de Belœil ⓘ
region County of Hainaut ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
socialClass high nobility ⓘ
styleOfAddress Serene Highness ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Belgian nobility → hasNotableFamily → House of Ligne ⓘ
County of Arenberg → associatedDynasty → House of Ligne-Arenberg ⓘ
linked to: House of Ligne
Duke of Arenberg → linkedNobleHouse → House of Ligne-Arenberg (historical connection) ⓘ
linked to: House of Ligne
Flemish nobility → notableFamily → House of de Ligne ⓘ
linked to: House of Ligne