Max de Marchant et d’Ansembourg
(Maximilianus V.E.H.J.M.)

Max Marchant’s father was a reactionary who also sat in the Dutch Chamber of Deputies, but never said a word there. He was a supporter of census voting, which means that the vote of the rich weigs more than that of the poor in elections. His son Max made it even browner by opening his castle in Amstenrade to anyone who liked that color.
In 1933, he joined the National Socialist Movement (NSB). Four years later, Marchant was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the NSB, where he served as chairman until May 10, 1940. On February 15, 1941, he was appointed Commissioner of the Province of Limburg by Reichskommissar Seyss-Inquart.
Shortly before the liberation, Marchant fled to Germany, where he was arrested on April 30, 1945. The Special Court in Den Bosch sentenced him to 15 years in prison on April 29, 1946. This was confirmed by the Special Court of Cassation in October of the same year. He was released in 1954.
This says the accompanying text to the photo of his arrest on April 30, 1945 in Hamm (Westphalia) under the command of Lou Bouten, cdt 4th cie, 3rd Bat. Reg. Stoottroepen Limburg. [1]
April 30 later became a public holiday. Not because of this arrest, but because of Queen Juliana’s birthday.
If you really want to know more, you can visit Wikipedia. [2]

During the occupation from 1940 to 1945, another count was active in Limburg, albeit on the side of the resistance: Raphaël de Liedekerke. He had to pay for that with his life.


Bouten & Marchant [1]

Footnotes

1. beeldbankwo2.nl De arrestatie van Graaf de Marchant et d’Ansembourg
2. Wikipedia NL: Max de Marchant et d'Ansembourg