Émile Servais

Émile Servais (26 September 1847 – 24 October 1928) was a Luxembourgian left liberal politician. He was an engineer by profession.

On 9 January 1919, a company of the Luxembourgian army revolted against the Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde, and declared itself to be the army of a new socialist republic.[1] The seventy-two year old Servais was chosen by an eight-member 'Committee for Public Safety' as the new head of the revolutionary government, under the title of 'Chairman'.[2] President of the Chamber of Deputies François Altwies requested that French soldiers intervene, and, eager to end what they considered to be a pro-Belgian uprising,[1] France ended the rebellion and deposed Servais.[3]

He was the son of former Prime Minister Emmanuel Servais. In 1877, Émile was awarded the Order of the Oak Crown.[4]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Thewes (2003), p. 81
  2. ^ (French) Luxembourg. Quid.fr. Retrieved on 2006-07-28.
  3. ^ Kreins (2003), p. 90
  4. ^ Mersch (1947), p. 594

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