Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders
Appearance
Prince Philippe | |
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Count of Flanders | |
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Full name
French: Philippe Eugène Ferdinand Marie Clément Baudouin Léopold Georges Dutch: Filips Eugeen Ferdinand Marie Clemens Boudewijn Leopold Joris | |
Born | Royal Castle of Laeken, Laeken, Belgium | 24 March 1837
Died | 17 November 1905 Palace of the Count of Flanders, Brussels, Belgium | (aged 68)
Buried | Church of Our Lady of Laeken |
Spouse(s) | |
Issue | |
Father | Leopold I of Belgium |
Mother | Louise of Orléans |
Prince Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders (24 March 1837 – 17 November 1905) was the third child of Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Louise of Orléans. He is the younger brother of Leopold II of Belgium, and when Leopold II of Belgium died, Philippe’s son Albert I. He was also a Prince of Belgium.
Marriage and children
[change | change source]In 1867, Prince Philippe married Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. The had the following children: Prince Baudouin of Belgium, Princess Henriette, Duchess of Vendôme, Princess Joséphine-Marie, Joséphine, Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern, and Albert I of Belgium.