Leonard du Bus de Gisignies

Leonard du Bus de Gisignies
Portrait by François-Joseph Navez, 1836
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
In office
2 January 1826  16 January 1830
MonarchWilliam I
Lieutenant GovernorHendrik Merkus de Kock
Preceded byGodert van der Capellen
Succeeded byJohannes van den Bosch
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
19 October 1818  18 October 1819
Preceded byJan Pieter van Wickenwoort Crommelin
Succeeded byArnold Hendrik van Markel Bouwer
Personal details
Born
Leonard Pierre Joseph Dubus

(1780-02-28)28 February 1780
Mouscron, Austrian Netherlands
Died31 May 1849(1849-05-31) (aged 69)
Oostmalle, Belgium
Spouses
Marie-Catherine de Deurwaerder
(m. 1802; died 1836)
    Marie-Antoinette van der Gracht de Fretin
    (m. 1839)
    Children
    • Clémentine Cathérine François du Bus de Gisignies (daughter)
    • Gustave Bernard Joseph du Bus de Gisignies (son)
    • Bernard Aimé Léonard du Bus de Gisignies (son)
    • Albéric du Bus de Gisignies (son)
    • Chrétien Henri Honoré Léonard du Bus de Gisignies (son)
    • Constantin Léonard Anne Francois Marie Joseph du Bus de Gisignies (son)
    Parents
    • Pierre Ignace du Bus (father)
    • Marie Debrandrengluin (mother)
    Military service
    AllegianceKingdom of France
    Branch/serviceFrench Royal Army
    Years of service1802–1815

    Leonard Pierre Joseph, Viscount du Bus de Gisignies (28 February 1780 – 31 May 1849) was a soldier and politician in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.