Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders

Philippe of Belgium
Count of Flanders
Born (1837-03-24)24 March 1837
Laeken Palace, Laeken, Belgium
Died 17 November 1905(1905-11-17) (aged 68)
Laeken Palace, Laeken, Belgium
Burial Church of Our Lady of Laeken
Spouse Princess Marie of Hohenzollern
Issue Prince Baudouin of Belgium
Princess Henriette of Belgium
Princess Joséphine Marie of Belgium
Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium
Albert I of Belgium
Full name
French: Philippe Eugène Ferdinand Marie Clément Baudouin Léopold Georges
Dutch: Filips Eugeen Ferdinand Marie Clemens Boudewijn Leopold Joris
House Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Father Leopold I of Belgium
Mother Louise d'Orléans
Religion Roman Catholic
Royal styles of
Philippe of Belgium,
Count of Flanders
Reference style His Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Sir

Prince Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders (24 March 1837 – 17 November 1905) was the third born (but second surviving) son of Leopold I, King of the Belgians and his wife Louise d'Orléans (1812–1850). He was born at the Château de Laeken, near Brussels, Belgium. He was created Count of Flanders on 14 December 1840.

He was the heir presumptive to the Belgian throne, from 1869 (upon the death of his nephew) until his own death in 1905.

In 1866, after the abdication of Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Prince of Romania, he refused being named the new Romanian sovereign, and the throne was later accepted by Carol I.[1][2]

Marriage and issue

On 25 April 1867 in Berlin, he married Marie Luise Alexandra Caroline, Princess of Hohenzollern, (1845–1912), daughter of Karl Anton von Hohenzollern (1811–1885) and his wife Josephine of Baden (1813–1900).

Their children were:

He was the 1,033rd Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Spain in 1872 and the 70th Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword.

He died in Brussels, and is buried at the Church of Our Lady of Laeken.

Arms

Coat of Arms of the Count of Flanders (1837-1909)
Royal Monogram of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders

Ancestry

Notes

  1. Keith Hitchins (1994). Rumania, 1866-1947. Oxford University Press. p. 13. ISBN 0-19-822126-6.
  2. Carol I of Romania was the brother in law of Philippe, count of Flanders.

References

Literature

Damien Bilteryst, Philippe Comte de Flandre, Frère de Léopold II, Bruxelles, Editions Racine, juin 2014, 336 p. ISBN 978-2-87386-894-9

External links

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Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders
Cadet branch of the House of Wettin
Born: 24 March 1837 Died: 17 November 1905
Belgian royalty
New title Count of Flanders
14 December 1840 – 17 November 1905
Succeeded by
Charles of Belgium
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