Charles-Antoine Lamoral, prince de Ligne de La Trémoïlle

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Charles-Antoine Marie Louis Eugène Lamoral de Ligne, Prince de Ligne de La Trémoille (b. 30 September 1946) is the son of the late Jean Charles, Prince de Ligne de La Trémoille and Maria del Rosario de Lambertye-Gerbeviller. He is third cousin once removed of Michel, actual head of the House of Ligne via a common ancestor, Eugène, Prince of Ligne and of the Holy Roman Empire.

Charles-Antoine was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, in 1946.[1] He studied law at the Institut Catholique de Paris and hotel administration and management at Cornell University.[1] He married, firstly, Lady Moira Beatrice Forbes, daughter of Arthur Patrick Hastings Forbes, 9th Earl of Granard and Marie Madeleine Faucigny-Lucinge, Princess Faucigny-Lucinge, on 7 October 1971 and were divorced in 1975. He married, secondly, Alyette Isabelle Odile Marie, Princess of Croÿ, daughter of Rodolphe Etienne Alexandra Antoine Marie, Prince of Croÿ and Odile de Bailleul, on 23 January 1976. they had two sons:

Charles-Antoine co-founded a company, Larex, Inc., that promoted development along the riverfront of the Los Angeles River corridor, including a possible high-speed train from San Francisco to San Diego.[2]

He is a potential claimant of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, together with Juan Carlos I, Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou, Victor Emmanuel, Prince of Naples, Otto von Habsburg, Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria, Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro and Patrick Guinness.


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  1. ^ a b Gladstone, Mark. "Obscure Prince Lobbies for Quixotic State Rail Plan", Los Angeles Times, 1993-06-28. 
  2. ^ Gladstone, Mark. "Wilson Vetoes L.A. River Parkway Bill Legislation", Los Angeles Times, 1992-09-29. 

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Charles-Antoine Lamoral, prince de Ligne de La Trémoïlle
Born: 30 September 1946
Preceded by
Louis of Ligne
Line of succession to head of the House of Ligne
6th position
Succeeded by
Edouard of Ligne
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Jean Charles
— TITULAR —
King of Jerusalem
9 July 2005 – present
Reason for succession failure:
Kingdom of Jerusalem fell in 1291
Incumbent
Designated heir:
Edouard of Ligne