Prince Edouard de Lobkowicz

Prince Edouard de Lobkowicz (12 June 1926 – 2 April 2010) was an Austrian-American diplomat and investment banker. A member of the House of Lobkowicz, he served as the ambassador of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to Lebanon.

Early life Lobkowicz was the elder son of Prince Edouard Josef von Lobkowicz (1899–1959) and his American wife, Anita Lihme (1903–1976). Since he was born in the United States, he held American citizenship. He was baptised with the names Maria Eduard August Joseph Wilhelm Ignatius Patricius Hubertus Kaspar.

Lobkowicz was educated at the Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague in Paris. From 1944 to 1947, he served in the United States Army. He then completed his tertiary education at the University of Paris and at Harvard University. Prince Marie Robert Emanuel Joseph Michel Benoît Melchior (31 December 1961, Paris – 29 October 1988, Bhannes, Lebanon); died of a brain tumor. Prince Marie Charles-Henri Hugues Xavier Benoît Michel Edouard Joseph Balthazar (born 17 May 1964, Paris). Princess Marie Gabrielle Anita Olga Thérèse Lisieux Gaspara (born 11 June 1967, Paris); a member of the Little Sisters of the Poor.

Sovereign Military Order of Malta Lobkowicz was an active member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He entered the order as a Knight of Honour and Devotion, but later became a Knight in Obedience. In 1981, he set up the Order's Lebanese Association. In 1987, Lobkowicz and his wife founded the Association Malte Liban. Under Lobkowicz’s leadership, the Order’s medical centres increased from one to thirteen.

Lobkowicz died on Friday, 2 April 2010, in Paris. His Requiem Mass was celebrated in the Église Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin.

Honours Commander of the Legion of Honour (from 14 July 2005) Commander of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great Grand Officer of the National Order of the Ivory Coast Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Grand Cordon of the National Order of the Cedar Grand Cross with Swords of the Order pro merito Melitensi