▁ ▁At ▁the ▁elections ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁E y schen ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies , ▁representing ▁the ▁canton ▁of ▁W ilt z . ▁ ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁yet ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁old ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁as ▁required ▁by ▁the ▁constitution . ▁ ▁His ▁election ▁victory ▁was ▁first ▁ann ul led ▁by ▁the ▁Chamber ▁on ▁the ▁initi ative ▁of ▁F éli x ▁de ▁Blo ch aus en , ▁but ▁when ▁the ▁now - v ac ant ▁seat ▁was ▁put ▁up ▁again ▁for ▁election ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁November , ▁he ▁won ▁it ▁back ▁and , ▁being ▁ 2 5 , ▁he ▁kept ▁it . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Ch arg é ▁d ' Aff aires ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁Empire , ▁in ▁which ▁capacity ▁he ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁ ▁Prime ▁minister ▁On ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁E y schen ▁em ulated ▁his ▁father ▁by ▁becoming ▁Director - General ▁for ▁Justice , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁when , ▁upon ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁Éd ou ard ▁Th il ges , ▁E y schen ▁was ▁appointed ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁following ▁ 2 7 ▁years , ▁E y schen ▁domin ated ▁Luxemb ourg ian ▁political ▁life , ▁holding ▁s way ▁over ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁monarch s ▁and ▁over see ing ▁an ▁era ▁of