Marie Joseph Charles, 6th Duke d'Ursel

His Grace The 6th Duke of Ursel
The 6th Duke d'Ursel painted by Emile Wauters, Collection of the Belgian Senate, Brussels.
President of the Senate
In office 1899–1903
Monarch	Leopold II
Succeeded by	Henri, Count de Merode
Duke of Ursel
In office 1878–1903
Personal details
Political party	Catholic Party

Charles Joseph Marie, 6th Duke d'Ursel (Brussels, July 3, 1848 – Strombeek-Bever November 15, 1903), was a Belgian politician.

Joseph, Count d'Ursel was the second son of Leo, 5th Duke d'Ursel (1805–1878), and his second wife Henriette d'Harcourt. Joseph's elder brother died before inheriting the title, Joseph became then the 6th Duke on the death of his father.

In 1872 the Duke married his own niece Antonine de Mun (1849–1931), daughter of the Marquess de Mun. She was a sister of Count Albert de Mun and born in Paris. In Belgium she became a respected artist in aristocratic circles: she did study in the atelier of Charles Joshua Chaplin and painted lots of portraits of family members and members of the Royal family. A year before her death she was honoured in own right by the Belgian King: she was rewarded and became Knight in the Order of Leopold. Recently, She was honoured with the production of an exclusive beer: the Cuvee Antonine, the artworks on the bottle are of the duchess.

He was provincial councilor, then governor of the province of Hainaut (1878) and mayor of Hingene (1878–1903). He was Governor of Hainaut during the strikes of 1886. Impressed by these events, he became like his brother-in-law Albert de Mun, more aware of social issues. He wrote a pamphlet in 1895 basing his ideas of Frederic Le Play.

When he reached the required age, he entered the Belgian Senate. He was the president of the Senate when he died prematurely.