Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders
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24 March 1837 Laeken Palace, Laeken, Belgium |
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| Died | 17 November 1905 (aged 68) Laeken Palace, Laeken, Belgium |
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| Burial | Church of Our Lady of Laeken | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Marie of Hohenzollern | ||||
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Prince Baudouin Princess Henriette Princess Joséphine Marie Princess Joséphine Caroline Albert I |
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| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Father | Leopold I of Belgium | ||||
| Mother | Louise d'Orléans | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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French: Philippe Eugène Ferdinand Marie Clément Baudouin Léopold Georges Dutch: Filips Eugeen Ferdinand Marie Clemens Boudewijn Leopold Joris |
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Royal styles of Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders |
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| 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.
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 died in his resicence the Palace of the Count of Flanders, and is buried at the Church of Our Lady of Laeken.
Damien Bilteryst, Philippe Comte de Flandre, Frère de Léopold II, Bruxelles, Editions Racine, juin 2014, 336 p.
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