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Emile de Cartier de Marchienne 
Summary
Baron Emile-Ernest de Cartier de Marchienne (30 November 1871 in Schaerbeek, Belgium – 10 May 1946 in London, United Kingdom) was a Belgian diplomat who was ambassador to a number of countries, most principally the United States and the United Kingdom.
Emile de Cartier de Marchienne | |
|---|---|
 Emile de Cartier de Marchienne in 1920 | |
| Belgian Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 1917–1927 | |
| Preceded by | E. Havenith |
| Succeeded by | Prince Albert de Ligne |
| Belgian Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1927–1946 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1871 Schaerbeek, Belgium |
| Died | 10 May 1946 (aged 74) London, United Kingdom |
Diplomatic career edit
| Period | Diplomatic function |
|---|---|
| 1910-1917 | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in China and Siam |
| 1917-1927 | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in the United States of America |
| 1926-1927 | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic |
| 1927-1946 | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in the United Kingdom |
| 1940-1946 | Dean of the Diplomatic Corps |
Honours edit
- Civic Decoration
- 1919: Commander in the Order of Leopold.[1]
- Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold.
- Knight Grand Cross with Chain of the Royal Victorian Order.
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire.
- Commander in the Order of the Sacred Treasure.
- Officer in the Legion of Honour.
- Knight of the Order of Saint Gregory the Great.
- Coronation Medal of HM George VI.
Personal life edit
Ambassador de Cartier de Marchienne married in Paris, on 16 July 1919,[2] American socialite Mrs. Hamilton Wilkes Cary (née Marie E. Dow)[3] who was firstly married to Elihu B. Frost, President of the Submarine Boat Corporation.[2][4]
He was the uncle of the French novelist Marguerite Yourcenar.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ RD of 18.9.1919
- ^ a b "American Wives Preside Over Many Foreign Embassies" (PDF). New-York Tribune. 21 March 1920. p. 7. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Social Register, Summer". Social Register Association. 1914. p. 52. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ Frost, Josephine C. (1912). The Frost Genealogy – Forgotten Books. Frederick H. Hitchcock, Genealogical Publisher. ISBN 9780598428813. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
Sources edit
- Treaty between the United States of America, Belgium, the British Empire, China, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and Portugal, Signed at Washington February 6, 1922
- The Robert Silvercruys Papers
External links edit
Media related to Emile de Cartier de Marchienne at Wikimedia Commons- (in French) de CARTIER de MARCHIENNE, Baron Emile-Ernest Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
