"He was not the result of an eminent virtue: a small dose of male selfishness, coupled with a certain contempt or rather a slight disdain for women, always kept him away from the sacrament of marriage."
— Jules Van Praet

January 1, 1970

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Civil servantsDiplomats of BelgiumPeople from BrugesDignitaries of the Belgian court
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All the King's Men' A search for the colonial ideas of some advisers and "accomplices" of Leopold II (1853-1892). (Hannes Vanhauwaert), 3. Family and Friendly Ties Under a Dynasty, The small world of the elite. DE HAULLEVILLE, C.A. “Jules Van Praet.” In: Portraits and silhouettes. First series, I, Brussel, 1892, 323.