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2 unusual facts about Ligne


Eugène, 11th Prince of Ligne

Eugene de Ligne, 11th Prince de Ligne (Eugène II, prince de Ligne) (10 August 1893 - 26 June 1960) was the eldest son of Ernest, 10th Prince de Ligne and Diane de Cossé-Brissac.

Following the death of his father in 1937, Eugène became 11th prince de Ligne.


Chasseurs Ardennais

On 10 March 1933, King Albert I changed the unit's name from 10e de ligne to Régiment des Chasseurs Ardennais.

Deux-Ponts

Régiment de Royal Deux-Ponts, a German-French infantry regiment, predecessor of the 99e régiment d'infanterie de ligne

Duke of Lafões

Luísa Casimira de Sousa Nassau e Ligne, Duchess of Lafões (1694–1729), married to Infante Miguel of Braganza (natural son of king Peter II of Portugal), was the first to use this title.

François-Joseph d'Offenstein

06.28th.1796 : Nominated Brigader Chief of the "10th régiment d'infanterie de ligne", he made the battle of Renchen, Rastadt, Neresheim, Dillingen, Ingolstadt, and Geisenfeld.

House of Ligne

The lords of Ligne belonged to the entourage of the Count of Hainaut at the time of the Crusades.

Jacob van Wassenaer Duivenvoorde

In 1615 he bought Zuidwijk from the prince of Ligne, a piece of land near Wassenaar and adopted the name "van Wassenaer".

La Ligne droite

The critically acclaimed soundtrack for La Ligne droite was composed and conducted by Patrick Doyle, much in the minimalist style of composer Philip Glass.


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