Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders Totally Explained

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Prince Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders (Philippe Eugène Ferdinand Marie Clément Baudouin Léopold Georges (French) or Filips Eugeen Ferdinand Marie Clemens Boudewijn Leopold Joris (Dutch); 24 March 1837-17 November 1905) was the third born (but second surviving) son of King Leopold I of the Belgians and his wife Louise Marie d'Orleans (1812-1850). He was born at the Château de Laeken, near Brussels, Belgium. He was created Count of Flanders on 14 December 1840.
On 25 April 1867 at 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:

Baudouin (1869-1891)
Henriette (twin) (1870-1948)
Josephine Marie (twin) (30 November 1870-18 January 1871)
Josephine Caroline (1872-1958)
Albert I (1875-1934)

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

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Trivia

From 1869 to 1905, Phillipe was Heir-Presumptive to the Belgian throne.

In 1909, Philippe's lone surviving son Albert, succeeded to the Belgian throne upon King Leopold II's death (Leopold was Phillippe's elder brother).Further Information

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