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Count Philippe de Lannoy (14 August 1922 – 10 January 2019)[1] was a Belgian noble and provincial councillor of Hainaut. He was the alderman of finance for Frasnes-lez-Anvaing.[2] He was the father of Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. His full name was Philippe Marie Ernest Albert; his title in French was comte de Lannoy et du Saint-Empire.[2]
Philippe de Lannoy | |
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Full name | Philippe Marie Ernest Albert de Lannoy |
Born | Brussels, Kingdom of Belgium | 14 August 1922
Died | 10 January 2019 96) | (aged
Noble family | Lannoy |
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Father | Count Paul Charles de Lannoy |
Mother | Princess Marie Béatrix de Ligne |
Philippe was born as the eldest child of Count Paul Charles de Lannoy (1898–1980) and his wife, Princess Marie Béatrix of Ligne (1898–1982), daughter of Ernest, 10th Prince of Ligne (1857–1937) and Diane de Cossé-Brissac (1869–1950).[3]
He married his wife, the late Countess Alix de Lannoy, in 1965.[4] Countess Alix de Lannoy, born Alix della Faille de Leverghem, died on 27 August 2012 at the age of 70.[4]
Count and Countess Philippe de Lannoy had eight children,[4] one of whom is, Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
He died on 10 January 2019[2] at the age of 96. The funeral, attended by Queen Matilde, took place at the Church of Saint-Amand in Frasnes-lez-Anvaing.[2] He is remembered fondly and with gratitude as having been a volunteer for the First Belgian Field Regiment during World War II.[2]
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