Constant de Kerchove de Denterghem
Constant de Kerchove de Denterghem | |
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| Born | Constant de Kerchove de Denterghem 31 December 1790 |
| Died | 12 July 1865 (aged 74) Wondelgem, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | politician |
Count Constant de Kerchove de Denterghem (31 December 1790 – 12 July 1865) was a Belgian liberal politician. He was a son of Jean de Kerchove and Sabine della Faille d'Assenede, both descendants of Flemish nobility. He was a nephew of Jozef-Sebastiaan della Faille d'Assenede, who was burgomaster of Ghent under French rule.
As a young man Constant de Kerchove joined the French army under Napoleon in 1810 and until 1814. He established himself in Ghent as a person of independent means and in 1816 he married Pauline de Loose.