Michel | |
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Prince de Ligne | |
14th Prince of Ligne | |
Tenure | 21 August 2005 – present |
Predecessor | Antoine, 13th Prince of Ligne |
Heir apparent | Henri Antoine, Hereditary Prince |
Full name | Michel Charles Eugène Marie Lamoral de Ligne |
Born | Château de Belœil, Belœil, Belgium | 26 May 1951
Noble family | Ligne |
Spouse(s) | Princess Eleonora of Orléans-Braganza (m. 1981) |
Issue | Princess Alix of Ligne Henri Antoine, Hereditary Prince of Ligne |
Father | Antoine, 13th Prince of Ligne |
Mother | Princess Alix of Luxembourg |
Michel de Ligne, 14th Prince de Ligne, Prince d'Épinoy, Prince d'Amblise, GE (Michel Charles Eugène Marie Lamoral; born 26 May 1951[1]) is the head of the princely House of Ligne.[2] He is the eldest son of Antoine, 13th Prince de Ligne, and his wife, Princess Alix of Luxembourg; he is thus a nephew of the late Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and a cousin of reigning Grand Duke Henri.[2] He is also a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Austria.