Prince Maximillian von Horn of Hornes
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Maximilian Emanuel, Prince of Hornes, Count of Baucignies and of Solre-le-Château, was born 31 August, 1695 in Brussels and died 12 January, 1763, in Saint-Martin/Brussel. He was awarded the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece in 1749. His Principality was surrounded by the Bishopric of Liège
. His father was Philippe Emanuel, Prince of Hornes and his mother was Princess Marie Anne Antoinette of Ligne. He married Lady Marie Therese Charlotte Bruce
, daughter of Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury
, an English nobleman who lived in exile in Brussels for much of his life. His children were:
Following his first wife's death, he was married to Princess Henriette Therese Norbertine of Salm-Kyrburg and then after her death, to Princess Marie Albertine of Gavre.
Bishopric of Liège
The Bishopric of Liège or Prince-Bishopric of Liège was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries in present Belgium. It acquired its status as a prince-bishopric between 980 and 985 when Bishop Notger, who had been the bishop of Liege since 972, acquired the status of Prince-Bishop...
. His father was Philippe Emanuel, Prince of Hornes and his mother was Princess Marie Anne Antoinette of Ligne. He married Lady Marie Therese Charlotte Bruce
Lady Marie Therese Charlotte Bruce
Lady Marie Therese Charlotte Bruce, later The Princess of Hornes, was the daughter of Thomas Bruce, 3rd Earl of Elgin and his second wife Charlotte d'Argenteau, comtesse d'Esneux. She was born in Brussels, where her father had fled in 1697 to avoid being tried for treason. She was married to...
, daughter of Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury
Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury
Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury and 3rd Earl of Elgin was the son of Robert Bruce, 2nd Earl of Elgin and Lady Diana Grey. His maternal grandparents were Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford and Lady Anne Cecil, daughter of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter...
, an English nobleman who lived in exile in Brussels for much of his life. His children were:
- Princess Marie Therese Josepha of Hornes (19 October, 1725 - 19 June, 1783), married Prince Philip Joseph of Salm-KyrburgPhilip Joseph, Prince of Salm-KyrburgPhilip Joseph, Prince of Salm-Kyrburg was the first prince of Salm-Kyrburg, from 1743 to 1779. He was the second son of Hendrik Gabriel Joseph, regent of Salm-Kyrburg from 1696 to 1716, and his wife Maria Theresia of Croÿ...
- Princess Elizabeth Philippine Claudine of Hornes (5 October, 1733 - 25 January, 1825), married Prince Gustav Adolf of Stolberg-Gedern (her daughter LouisePrincess Louise of Stolberg-GedernPrincess Louise Maximilienne Caroline Emmanuele of Stolberg-Gedern was the wife of the Jacobite claimant to the English and Scottish thrones Charles Edward Stuart...
married Charles Edward StuartCharles Edward StuartPrince Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria Stuart commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie or The Young Pretender was the second Jacobite pretender to the thrones of Great Britain , and Ireland...
, aka The Young Pretender or Bonnie Prince Charlie).
Following his first wife's death, he was married to Princess Henriette Therese Norbertine of Salm-Kyrburg and then after her death, to Princess Marie Albertine of Gavre.