Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders

Prince Philippe Count of Flanders 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 House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Father Leopold I of Belgium Mother Louise d'Orléans Born 24 March 1837(1837-03-24) Laeken Palace, Laeken, Belgium Died 17 November 1905(1905-11-17) (aged 68) Roman Catholicism 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. After the abdication of Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Prince of Romania, he refused being the new Romanian sovereign, and the throne was later accepted by Carol I. 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: Baudouin (1869–1891) Henriette (twin) (1870–1948) Joséphine Marie (twin) (30 November 1870 – 18 January 1871) Joséphine Caroline (1872–1958) Albert I (1875–1934) 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. Ancestry References Weintraub, Stanley, Uncrowned King: The Life of Prince Albert, The Free Press, New York, 1997, p. 458. Willis, Daniel (also known as Daniel A. Brewer-Ward), The Descendants of Louis XIII, Clearfield Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1999, ISBN 0-8063-4942-5, p. 99. NEXUS Jan/Feb 1998, Vol. XV, No. 1, p. 32. External links Royal House of Belgium Princely House of Hohenzollern Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Cadet branch of the House of Wettin Born: 10 October 1903 Died: 1 June 1983 Belgian royalty Preceded by New title Count of Flanders 1840–1905 Succeeded by Prince Charles, Count of Flanders