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Étienne Constantin de Gerlache

1785 - 1871

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Étienne Constantin, Baron de Gerlache (French pronunciation: [etjɛn kɔ̃stɑ̃tɛ̃ baʁɔ̃ də ʒɛʁlaʃ]; 26 December 1785 – 10 February 1871) was a lawyer and politician in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, and later became in 1831 the first prime minister of the newly founded Belgian state. He was born as son of Francois de Gerlache and Margarethe de Groulart. He studied law in Paris and practised there for some time, but settled at Liège after the establishment of the kingdom of the Netherlands. As member of the states-general he was an energetic member of the opposition, and, though he repudiated an ultramontane policy, he supported the alliance of the extreme Catholics with the Liberal party, which paved the way for the revolution of 1830. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Étienne Constantin de Gerlache is the 8,906th most popular politician (up from 14,418th in 2019), the 319th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 630th in 2019) and the 79th most popular Belgian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Étienne Constantin de Gerlache ranks 8,906 out of 19,576. Before him are Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria, Bahadur Shah I, Shujaat Hussain, Mieszko I Tanglefoot, Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, and Kusaila. After him are Regina Jonas, Prithvirajsing Roopun, Alphonse Massamba-Débat, False Dmitry III, Liu Bocheng, and Heonjong of Goryeo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1785, Étienne Constantin de Gerlache ranks 29. Before him are Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Hans Karl von Diebitsch, Friedrich Wieck, Nicholas Aylward Vigors, William Prout, and Victor de Broglie. After him are Archduke Karl of Austria-Este, Prince Paul of Württemberg, Charles Xavier Thomas, Adam Wilhelm Moltke, Agustín Gamarra, and Edward Bransfield. Among people deceased in 1871, Étienne Constantin de Gerlache ranks 27. Before him are Carl Tausig, Princess Leopoldina of Brazil, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel, Moritz von Schwind, Filippo Taglioni, and Robert Chambers. After him are Pierre Leroux, Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail, François-Joseph Fétis, Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt, Roderick Murchison, and Henriette d'Angeville.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Étienne Constantin de Gerlache ranks 319 out of 1,190. Before him are Michiel Coxie (1499), Jean Bolland (1596), Gaspar de Crayer (1584), Gillis van Coninxloo (1544), Romelu Lukaku (1993), and Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (1322). After him are Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine (967), Bernard Voorhoof (1910), Odile Defraye (1888), Henry IV, Duke of Brabant (1251), Léon Scieur (1888), and Victor Boin (1886).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Étienne Constantin de Gerlache ranks 79. Before him are Jean Duvieusart (1900), John II, Duke of Brabant (1275), Henry III, Duke of Brabant (1231), Bart De Wever (1970), Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau (1727), and Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (1322). After him are Victor Boin (1886), Camille Huysmans (1871), Hélène Dutrieu (1877), John III, Duke of Brabant (1300), Arnulf, Count of Holland (951), and Dirk II, Count of Holland (901).

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