Egidius Slanghen
Deceased Person
1820 – 1882
Who was Egidius Slanghen?
Egidius Slanghen was the mayor of Hoensbroek from 11 March 1855 till his death and a historian. Before being mayor of Hoensbroek, he was, thanks to mediation by the count Jean Bapriste d’Ansembourg of Amstenrade, land agent for the frueles of Aldenhoor in Haelen, while in this function his interest for history grow.
His first historical account is the work titled Het Markgraafschap Hoensbroek after that he wrote two books of considerable thickness Geschiedenis van het tegenwordige hertogdom Limburg.
In 1863 he was one of the founders of the historical society of Limburg.
He is also the designer of the Hoensbroek coat of arms.
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- Born
- Aug 23, 1820
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Lived in
- Heerlen
- Died
- Oct 12, 1882
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on July 23, 2013
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