In 1843 he was appointed chief rabbi of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg by King William II of the Netherlands.
His son, William II, converted it into a royal residence where he stayed when visiting Luxembourg.
King William expressed his satisfaction, and on 13 March 1848 Husband was elected a member of the Koninklijk Instituut van Ingenieurs.
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Most of David's models for it were figures involved in the Théâtre de la Monnaie: Venus was modelled by the actress Marie Lesueur, Cupid by Lucien Petipa, Mars by a subscriber or 'abonné', and one of the Graces by the Prince of Orange's mistress.
Amalia Maria da Gloria Augusta (Ghent, 20 March 1830 — Walferdange, Luxembourg, 1 May 1872), Princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, was the first wife of Prince Henry of the Netherlands, son of king William II of the Netherlands.