Leonard du Bus de Gisignies

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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
Monarch	William I
Lieutenant Governor	Hendrik Merkus de Kock
Preceded by	Godert van der Capellen
Succeeded by	Johannes van den Bosch
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office 19 October 1818 – 18 October 1819
Preceded by	Jan Pieter van Wickenwoort Crommelin
Succeeded by	Arnold Hendrik van Markel Bouwer
Personal details
Born	Leonard Pierre Joseph Dubus (1780-02-28)28 February 1780 Mouscron, Austrian Netherlands
Died	31 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
Allegiance	Kingdom of France
Branch/service	French Royal Army
Years of service	1802–1815

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.