Edgar Frederik Marie Justin Michiels van Verduynen
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Michiels van Verduynen (2 December 1885 – May 13, 1952) was a Dutch politician.
He was a wealthy businessman, distinguished diplomat and conservative Catholic. He was a special envoy of the Dutch government to Czechoslovakia
between 1920 and 1923. He became ambassador in London in 1939, shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War. When the Dutch government went into exile
in London, he joined as a minister without portfolio.
He married in The Hague on November 24, 1917 with Henriette Elisabeth Jochems (1882–1968). The marriage was childless and he died in 1952.
Baron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
Michiels van Verduynen (2 December 1885 – May 13, 1952) was a Dutch politician.
He was a wealthy businessman, distinguished diplomat and conservative Catholic. He was a special envoy of the Dutch government to Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
between 1920 and 1923. He became ambassador in London in 1939, shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War. When the Dutch government went into exile
Dutch government in exile
The Dutch government in exile was the government of the Netherlands, headed by Queen Wilhelmina, that evacuated to London after the German invasion of the country at the outset of World War II....
in London, he joined as a minister without portfolio.
He married in The Hague on November 24, 1917 with Henriette Elisabeth Jochems (1882–1968). The marriage was childless and he died in 1952.
Decorations
- Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, 1922
- Commander in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, 1946
- Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, 1949