Biography
Gallery (1)
Lists
Also Viewed
Quick Facts
Intro | Belgian noble | ||
Places | Belgium | ||
was | Chamberlain | ||
Work field | Religion | ||
Gender |
| ||
Birth | 14 September 1751, Namur, Belgium | ||
Death | 22 April 1817Brussels, Belgium (aged 65 years) | ||
Star sign | Virgo | ||
Family |
|
Biography
Frederic Augustus Alexander of Beaufort-Spontin, Duke of Beaufort (Namur, 14 September 1751 – Brussels, April 1817), was a member of the House of Beaufort-Spontin, a Belgian noble family that opposed Napoleon I of France.
Biography
Beaufort was, by letters patent of the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, dated 2 December 1782, count of the Holy Roman Empire, Marquis of Florennes, etc. and a privy councillor and chamberlain of Archduke Charles of Austria in Brussels.
Beaufort was Governor-General of the Austrian Netherlands on behalf of the Sixth Coalition Powers in 1814, and President of the Privy Council, chamberlain, and grand marshal of the court of King William I of the Netherlands. He was also a member of the First Chamber of the States General and Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.