Henri Ghislain Joseph Marie Hyacinthe de Brouckère (25 January 1801 – 25 January 1891) was a Belgian nobleman and liberal politician. Born in Bruges, he was a magistrate and a professor at the . His brother Charles was mayor of the City of Brussels.
He served as governor of Antwerp from 1840 to 1844, and of Liège from 1844 to 1846. He headed a Liberal government from 1852 to 1855 as the prime minister. In 1863 he became the first mayor of Auderghem. He later chaired the Caisse générale d'épargne et de retraite.
Honours National
Iron Cross. Minister of State, by Royal Decree. Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold. Commander in the Royal Order of the Lion.Almanach royal officiel: 1875 Foreign : Knight Grand Cross in the Saxe-Ernestine House Order. :Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Leopold of Austria. : Knight Grand Cross in the Legion of Honour. : Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Charles III. : Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Saint Gregory the Great, 1850.Indépendance Belge (L') 07-06-1850 Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Saint Januarius. :Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Christ. Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Saint Louis. :Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion. :Knight 1st class; Order of the Red Eagle.
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