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Adrien Goffinet

1812 – 1886

Belgian aristocrat

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Lived 1812 – 1886 (aged 74). Adrien Goffinet was a Belgian military personnel.

Adrien Goffinet (Neufchâteau, 10 April 1812 – Brussels, 21 December 1886)

Baron Adrien Goffinet senior was one of the most trusted dignitaries at the Belgian court. His father Adrien Goffinet was made the knighthood of Leopold granted by royal decree in 1833, following a brilliant military career. After his military career he was sent in 1839 to the Hague, where he was asked by the Belgian commission to form the new Belgian borders. One of his most important missions was to bring the empress dowager Charlotte from Miramare to her brother Leopold II in Belgium. Leopold asked to escort his wife Queen Marie Henriette to the Viennese Court. The queen was the niece of emperor Franz-Josef I of Austria. Charlotte was kept in Miramare under the close supervision of Count de Bombelles.

He was the father of Auguste Goffinet.

Honours Created Baron Goffinet by Royal Decree of 15.3.1867. Grand cordon of the Order of Leopold Knight Grand cross in the Order of the Crown Knight Grand Cross in the Royal Order of Saint Michael Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Lion and the Sun Knight Grand Cross in the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant Knight Grand Cross in the House Order of Saxe-Ernestine Officer in the Order of the Netherlands Lion Officier in the Legion of Honour Knight in the Order of Franz Joseph

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Who was Adrien Goffinet?

Belgian aristocrat (1812-1886)

When was Adrien Goffinet born?

Adrien Goffinet was born on 10 April 1812 in Neufchâteau.

When did Adrien Goffinet die?

Adrien Goffinet died on 21 December 1886 in Brussels.

What was Adrien Goffinet's occupation?

Adrien Goffinet was a military personnel.

What nationality was Adrien Goffinet?

Adrien Goffinet was Belgian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Adrien Goffinet

· Wikidata: Q1970671

· DBpedia: Adrien Goffinet

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