Prince Charles-Antoine Marie Louis Eugène Lamoral of Ligne-La Trémoïlle (born 30 September 1946) co-founded a company, Larex, Inc., that promoted development along the riverfront of the Los Angeles River

Los Angeles River

The Los Angeles River is a river that starts in the San Fernando Valley, in the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains, and flows through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the western end of the San Fernando Valley, nearly southeast to its mouth in Long Beach...

 corridor, including a possible high-speed train from San Francisco to San Diego.

Background

Charles-Antoine was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer

Boulogne-sur-Mer

-Road:* Metropolitan bus services are operated by the TCRB* Coach services to Calais and Dunkerque* A16 motorway-Rail:* The main railway station is Gare de Boulogne-Ville and located in the south of the city....

, France, in 1946. He studied law at the Institut Catholique de Paris

Institut Catholique de Paris

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 and hotel administration and management at Cornell University

Cornell University

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. He is the son of the late Prince Jean Charles of Ligne-La Trémoïlle and Maria del Rosario de Lambertye-Gerbeviller. He is third cousin once removed

Cousin

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 of Michel

Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne

Michel Charles Eugène Marie Lamoral, Prince de Ligne, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Prince d'Épinoy, Prince d'Amblise, and Grandee of Spain, was born on 26 May 1951 in Château de Belœil, Belgium. He is the son of Antoine, 13th Prince of Ligne and Princess Alix Marie of Luxembourg. He is thus the...

, head of the House of Ligne

House of Ligne

The House of Ligne is one of the oldest Belgian noble families, dating back to the eleventh century. It s name comes from the village in which it originated, between Ath and Tournai. The lords of Ligne belonged to the entourage of the Count of Hainaut at the time of the Crusades...

 through their shared descent from Eugène, 8th Prince of Ligne

Prince of Ligne

Prince of Ligne is one of the most prestigious Belgian noble titles. It goes back to the eleventh century and owes its name at the village in which it originated, between Ath and Tournai. The lords of Ligne belong to the entourage of the Count of Hainaut at the time of the crusades...

. Like all members of the Ligne family, he holds the title of prince in the Belgian nobility

Belgian nobility

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 and the style of Highness

Highness

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.

His branch of the Ligne family are heirs in the female line of the House of La Trémoïlle

La Trémoille

Members of the House of La Trémoille, were part of an old French family which derives its name from a village in the department of Vienne....

, which held the rare rank of prince étranger

Foreign Prince

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during France's ancien régime, as pretenders to the crown of Naples

Kingdom of Naples

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. He is also a potential claimant to the Kingdom of Jerusalem

Kingdom of Jerusalem

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, via the Brienne claim and as heir-general of Amadeus IX of Savoy, together with Juan Carlos I

Juan Carlos I of Spain

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; Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou

Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou

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; Victor Emmanuel, Prince of Naples; Otto von Habsburg

Otto von Habsburg

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; Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria

Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria

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; Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro

Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro

Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro is one of two claimants to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.-Early life and education:...

; and, Patrick Guinness

Patrick Guinness

Patrick Desmond Carl Alexander Guinness, KLJ is an Irish historian and author, and one of heirs of the Guinness business dynasty....

. He is also a potential claimant to the Kingdom of Cyprus

Kingdom of Cyprus

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 and the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

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 and heir to the Brienne claim to the Kingdom of Jerusalem

Brienne claim to the Kingdom of Jerusalem

Hugh, Count of Brienne claimed the regency of Jerusalem in 1264 as senior heir of Hugh I of Cyprus and Alice of Jerusalem, being the son of their eldest daughter, but was passed over by the Haute Cour in favor of his cousin Hugh III of Cyprus. This claim fell to his son Walter V of Brienne and...

.

Marriage and children

He married, firstly, Lady Moira Beatrice Forbes, daughter of Arthur Forbes, 9th Earl of Granard

Arthur Forbes, 9th Earl of Granard

Arthur Forbes, 9th Earl of Granard, AFC, He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He received a BA from Cambridge University in 1937....

 and Marie Madeleine de Faucigny-Lucinge (descendant through an illegitimate branch of Charles X of France

Charles X of France

Charles X was known for most of his life as the Comte d'Artois before he reigned as King of France and of Navarre from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. A younger brother to Kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile and eventually succeeded him...

), on 7 October 1971 and were divorced in 1975. He married, secondly, Princess Alyette Isabelle Odile Marie of Croÿ, daughter of Prince Rodolphe of Croÿ

House of Croÿ

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, and Odile de Bailleul, on 23 January 1976. they had two sons:

• HH Prince Edouard Lamoral Rodolphe of Ligne (b. Paris, 27 September 1976) who married civilly on 2 September 2009 and religiously on 5 September 2009, Italian actress Isabella Orsini.

• HH Prince Charles Lamoral Joseph Malcolm of Ligne (b. Paris, 25 February 1980)

Ancestors