Engelbert, 8th Duke of Arenberg
Engelbert August Anton of Arenberg was 8th Duke of Arenberg and 14th Duke of Aarschot.
He was the son of Prosper Louis, 7th Duke of Arenberg, and belonged to one of the most important European noble families. He was Duke of Arenberg, Duke of Aarschot, Duke of Meppen and Prince of Recklinghausen.
In 1868, he married his second cousin Eleonore Ursula d'Arenberg. They had three daughters and two sons:
The Arenberg Foundation describe him as a great patron of the arts. He was the last Duke of Arenberg to hold possessions in Germany. These were lost in the German Unification. In 1861 he became a member of the Prussian House of Lords.
