Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz

Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz
Born	28 April 1936 Uccle, Belgium
Died	25 September 2008 (aged 72) Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Title	Count d'Udekem d'Acoz
Spouse(s)	Countess Anna Maria Komorowska
Children	Queen Mathilde of Belgium Jonkvrouw Marie-Alix d'Udekem d'Acoz Margravine Elisabeth Pallavicini Baroness Hélène Janssen Count Charles-Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz
Parent(s)	Baron Charles d'Udekem d'Acoz Suzanne van Outryve d'Ydewalle

Patrick Paul François Marie Ghislain, Count d'Udekem d'Acoz (Uccle, 28 April 1936 - Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, 25 September 2008) was a Belgian nobleman and father of Queen Mathilde of Belgium.^[1] Queen Mathilde is the wife of Philippe, King of the Belgians.

He was a son of Charles Joseph Marie Ghislain, Baron d'Udekem d'Acoz (Ghent, 8 March 1885 - Proven, 7 December 1968), and his second wife, (m. Proven, 4 February 1933) Suzanne Marie Désirée Ghislaine Josephe van Outryve d'Ydewalle (Wingene, 22 June 1898 - Ypres, 6 April 1983). Upon the marriage of his daughter Princess Mathilde, he was created Count d'Udekem d'Acoz on 4 December 1999.

Count d'Udekem d'Acoz married Countess^[2] Anna Maria Komorowska (b. Białogard, 23 September 1946) civilly in Forville on 1 September 1971 and religiously in Hannut on 11 September 1971.^[1] She was a daughter of Count^[2] Leon Michal Komorowski (Siedliska, 14 August 1907 - 1992) and his wife (m. Warszawa, 25 July 1942), Princess Zofia Sapieżanka (Bobrek, 10 October 1919 - Herstal, 14 August 1997). The couple had five children:^[1]

Countess Mathilde Marie Christiane Ghislaine d'Udekem d'Acoz (b. 20 January 1973) - married Philippe, King of the Belgians on 4 December 1999. They have four children:
- Princess Elisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène, Duchess of Brabant (b. 2001)
- Prince Gabriel Baudouin Charles Marie of Belgium (b. 2003)
- Prince Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie of Belgium (b. 2005)
- Princess Eléonore Fabiola Victoria Anne Marie of Belgium (b. 2008)
Jonkvrouw Marie-Alix Suzanne Ghislaine d'Udekem d'Acoz (b. 5 September 1974 - d. 14 August 1997) - died in a car accident together with her grandmother, Countess Sophia Komorowska.
Countess Elisabeth Marie Hedwige Ghislaine d'Udekem d'Acoz (b. 17 January 1977) - married Margrave Alfonso Pallavicini on 22 July 2006. They have 2 children:
- Margravine Olympia Edoarda Matilde Pallavicini (b. 2008)
- Margrave Adalberto Domenico Carlo Patrizio Maria Pallavicini (b. 2009)
Countess Hélène Marie Michele Ghislaine d'Udekem d'Acoz (b. 22 September 1979) - married Baron Nicolas Janssen on 11 June 2011. They have three children:
- Baroness Cordélia Janssen (b. 2012)
- Baron Alistair Janssen (b. 2013)
- Baroness Sophie Janssen (b. 2016)
Count Charles-Henri Marie Ghislain d'Udekem d'Acoz (b. 14 May 1985).

Count Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz became seriously ill beginning in January 2008.^[1] His brother, Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz, revealed that Patrick had fallen into an irreversible coma and was dying of the progressive disease in March 2008.^[1] The illness and coma caused Patrick to miss awareness of the birth of his granddaughter, Princess Eléonore of Belgium, April 2008.^[1] Princess Eléonore, the fourth child of Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde, was born in the same hospital where Patrick was being treated for his illness.^[1]

Count Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz died on 25 September 2008, at a neurological center in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, at the age of 72. He was survived by his wife and four children.^[1]

Ancestry

16. Baron Gérard d'Udekem 1785-1866

8. Baron Albert d'Udekem d'Acoz 1828-1900

17. Justine de Posson 1799-1884

4. Baron Maximilien d'Udekem d'Acoz 1861-1921

18. Frédéric de Kerchove 1805-1880

9. Alice de Kerchove 1838-1877

19. Elise de Naeyer 1812-1899

2. Baron Charles d'Udekem d'Acoz 1885-1968

20. Baron Alexandre van Eyll 1781-1867

10. Gustave van Eyll 1830-1905

21. Countess Angélique de Gourcy-Serainchamps 1796-1865

5. Maria van Eyll 1863-1935

22. Joseph van Goethem 1803-1894

11. Marie Louise van Goethem 1834-1863

23. Marie Colette Ghislaine Maertens 1806-1834

1. Count Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz 1936-2008

24. Eugène van Outryve d'Ydewalle 1797-1854

12. Eugene van Outryve d'Ydewalle 1830-1901

25. Clémence van Severen 1801-1873

6. Clement van Outryve d'Ydewalle 1876-1942

26. Jules de Serret 1803-?

13. Laurence de Serret 1836-1910

27. Marie Mathilde Anselmine van Caloen 1808-1856

3. Suzanne van Outryve d'Ydewalle 1898-1983

28. Désiré de Thibault de Boesinghe 1815-1887

14. Desire de Thibault de Boesinghe 1837-1909

29. Adélaide van Hamme 1812-1846

7. Madeleine de Thibault de Boesinghe 1876-1931

30. Louis Antoine Firmin Frennelet 1799-1852

15. Marie Isabelle Frennelet 1843-1881

31. Anne Coppieters Stochove 1818-1851

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Princess Mathilde's father dies". Monsters and Critics. 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
1 2 Anna Maria Komorowska and Leon Michal Komorowski are referred with the titles Hrabianka and Hrabia, which are titles used for a rank of Polish nobility roughly translated to that of "Countess" and "Count"

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