Charles de Montigny [SEP] date of death
Charles de Montigny
Louis Charles de Montigny (1805–1868) was a French diplomat who was active in Asia during the 19th century.
Biography.
He was the first French consul in Shanghai from 23 January 1848 to 10 June 1853. He founded the Shanghai French Concession in 1849.
In 1856, de Montigny was sent as a French envoy to King Mongkut of Thailand. A treaty was signed on 15 August 1856 to facilitate trade, guarantee religious freedom, and allow the access of French warships to Bangkok.
of Manuel I of Portugal through his mother he was in the line of succession to the throne of Portugal, and claimed it after his uncle's death (Henry, the Cardinal-King, in 1580), thus establishing the personal union between Spain and Portugal.
Charles also had four illegitimate children:
- Margaret of Austria (1522–1586), daughter of Johanna Maria van der Gheynst, a servant of Charles I de Lalaing, Seigneur de Montigny, daughter of Gilles Johann van der Gheynst and wife Johanna van der