Paul Devaux
Belgian politician
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Paul Devaux (10 April 1801, in Bruges – 30 January 1880, in Brussels ) was a liberal Belgian politician, deeply involved in the unionist movement.
Life
He began life as a lawyer in Liège , where he met Joseph Lebeau and Charles Rogier , with whom he refounded the Matthieu Lansbergh (later renamed le Politique ) as a pro-unionist publication. Elected to the National Congress of Belgium , he and Lebeau defended the candidature of Auguste de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg against that of Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours . In 1831 he took part in Lebeau's cabinet as minister without portfolio – it was Devaux who suggested Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha as a candidate for the throne of Belgium.
Belgian Revolution
and the independence of
Belgium
(1830–39)
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