Background
Karel Jozef de Graeve was born in 1731 (according to some sources in 1736) as son of Regina Verstraeten and January de Graeve, Secretary to the parish of Ursel.
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Karel Graeve
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He studied literature, philosophy and law at the Old University of Leuven.
Career
In 1760 Karel Jozef de Graeve became lawyer in Gent and for some time functioned as Pensionary to the city of Bruges. In Ghent again from 1773 he worked as schepen to the local government and was mainly occupied with the city finances. As such he was second in command after first schepen Jean Jacques Philippe Vilain XIIII. In 1775 he was appointed Raadsheer in the main court of the County, called the Raad van Vlaanderen.
He contributed in a protest by the States of Flanders against the policies of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor in 1787.
The states of Flanders appointed him as interim Pensionary, in replacement of François d"Hoop, who was loyal to the Emperor.
Membership
A few days after his work on a manifesto on 5 november 1789 on behalf of the Flemish Court concerning the Austrian government the Patriots conquered Ghent and de Graeve was appointed member of the "Comité civil" that was in charge of the town.
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Nationality
France