1. Family

2. Life

3. Honours

4. References

Family

He descends member of the old noble House of Ghistelles or Ghistel, with Flemish origin dating from the 14th Century.^[2][3]

He was the son of Philippe II Alexandre, 3rd Marquess of Saint-Floris and Marie-Joseph, daughter of Philippe Emanuel, 2nd Prince of Hornes and Marie Anne Antoinette de Ligne. Maximilian, Prince of Hornes was his uncle. He was married in 1758 to Louise-Elisabeth de Melun, lady in waiting of Madame Victoire, the Dauphine of France. Their only son Philippe IV, 2nd Prince de Ghistelles was born in 1760.

Life

Philipp resided in Beuvry, and was created Prince de Ghistelles by request of Empress Maria Theresia in 1760.^[4]

During the French Revolution his residences and other rights were abolished, the prince fleed to Mons, where he died in 1808.^[5] During his life the prince organised some important happenings, in 1784 he received the Robert brothers to demonstrate their hot air balloon in Beuvry.^[6][7] A monument was erected to remember this historic fact.

Honours

• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Michael.^[8]
• Grandee of Spain, First Class, 1779.^[9]

References

• The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
• The River of Romance
• The River of Romance (1916 film)
• The River Ophelia
• The River Pirate
• The River Saile
• The River (South African TV series)
• The Rivers Trusts
• The River Thames
• The River That All Flow By (2016 Film)
• The River That All Flow By (2016 film)
• The River Thief
• The River (Tom Chaplin song)
• The River Tour 2016
• The River (US TV series)
• The River Valley
• The Riverview Hotel
• The Riverview Hotel, Balmain
• The Riveter
• The Rizen
• Therizinosaur
• Therizinosaurian
• The R Journal
• Therlam (Assembly constituency)
• Ther Lett