11 Facts About Emmanuel Servais

Emmanuel Servais held numerous offices of national importance, foremost amongst which was in serving as the fifth prime minister of Luxembourg, for seven years, from 3 December 1867 until 26 December 1874.

Emmanuel Servais was educated at the Athenee de Luxembourg, where he excelled academically, finishing top of his class in both of his final years at the school.

From 8 September 1836 until the Third Partition, in 1839, Emmanuel Servais represented his home canton of Mersch in Luxembourg's provincial council.

Emmanuel Servais used the paper to promote his political interests, particularly improving transport links, an example of which was the construction of a permanent roadway between Ettelbruck and Bastogne.

However, Emmanuel Servais' efforts were in vain, as the Treaty was accepted by both the Chamber of Representatives and Senate.

Emmanuel Servais remained in the grand duchy, being called to the bar in August 1839.

On 3 August 1841, Emmanuel Servais was named one of nine representatives of Luxembourg that convened in The Hague to advise the King-Grand Duke on its formulation.

Once again, Emmanuel Servais represented Mersch, along with Theodore Pescatore and Claude Clement.

Emmanuel Servais was prominent in advocating budgetary restraint, and led the campaign to reduce the civil list by one-third.

Similarly, when the issue of secondary education was discussed, Emmanuel Servais argued that the Concordat of 1801 and Organic Articles were annulled by the Belgian Constitution of 1831, and so the Luxembourgish government was under no obligation to the Catholic Church.

Emmanuel Servais married his cousin, Anne Justine Elisa Boch on 16 November 1841.