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Antonine de Mun was born on 14 November 1849 in Paris as the daughter of marquis Adrien de Mun and Pauline de Ludre.  Love and Marriage She married her nephew Joseph d'Ursel. He became duke d'Ursel and he entered in the Belgian senate. portrait from 1926 painted by Philip de László Source picture: Wikipedia Charles Joseph d' Ursel by by Emile Wauters Source picture: Wikipedia Antonine de Mun moved from Paris to Belgium, where she lived in Hingene  and Brussels. portrait of Antonine made by her mother own picture taken in 2019 In Belgium, she became a respected artist in aristocratic circles. She  painted many portraits of family members and members of the Belgian Royal Family.  a portrait of her daughter in law own picture taken in 2019 A year before her death, she was honoured in her own right by the Belgian King: she was rewarded and became a Dame in the Order of Leopold.  Royal Letters Antonine duchess d'Ursel also had a correspondence with Marie of Hohenzollern Sigm

D'Ursel Castle located in the lovely town of Hingene in the municipality of Bornem at the Province of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium, is really a wonderful royal destination. Not only it has lots of royal history but it also is a very beautiful residence and it has an amazing Park for walking. d'Ursel Castle own picture taken in Hingene Flanders Belgium Some Royal History D'Ursel castle was used as summer residence for the noble family of d'Ursel. I already have written a blog post about this dynasty on this link .  The first inhabitant of D'Ursel Castle was Diederik van de Werve. In 1608 his descendants sold the residence to Conrad III Schetz and through him the castle became a summer home for the Ursel family. They lived there for more than 350 years. d'Ursel Castle inside A famous occupant of the Castle was Conrad-Albert the first Duke of Ursel (1665-1738). His son Charles, the 2nd Duke of Ursel, asked the famous archi