Philippe de Lannoy


Count Philippe de Lannoy was a Belgian nobleman and provincial councillor of Hainaut. He was the alderman of finance for Frasnes-lez-Anvaing. He was the father of Stéphanie, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. His title in French was comte de Lannoy et du Saint-Empire.

Early life

Philippe was born as the eldest child of Count Paul Charles de Lannoy and his wife, Princess Marie Béatrix of Ligne, daughter of Ernest, 10th Prince of Ligne and Diane de Cossé-Brissac.

Personal life

He married Alix della Faille de Leverghem in 1965. Alix died on 27 August 2012 at the age of 70.
The Count and Countess had eight children:
  • Count Jehan Marie Paul Emmanuel Harold de Lannoy, married Béatrice Spates, daughter of Alfred Waters Spates and Marie Renée Kneppelhout van Sterkenburg, on 25 September 1993. They have four children:
  • * Countess Caroline de Lannoy, married Vicomte Henry de Spoelberch on 31 August 2024 in Frasnes-lez-Anvaing.
  • * Countess Louise de Lannoy
  • * Count Antoine de Lannoy
  • * Count Maxime de Lannoy
  • Count Christian Marie Harold Philippe de Lannoy, married Luísa Moreno de Porras-Isla-Fernández on 18 July 2009. They have three children:
  • * Countess Teresa de Lannoy
  • * Count Ignace de Lannoy
  • * Count Jacques de Lannoy
  • Countess Nathalie Marie Béatrice Lydia de Lannoy, married John Hamilton in 1996. They have five daughters:
  • * Antonia Hamilton
  • * Charlotte Hamilton
  • * Madeleine Hamilton
  • * Alix Hamilton
  • * Vitória Hamilton
  • Countess Gaëlle Marie Diane Madeleine de Lannoy
  • Count Amaury Marie Dominique Paul de Lannoy, married Astrid d'Harcourt on 23 September 2016.
  • Count Olivier Marie Arnaud Albert de Lannoy, married Alice van Havre on 2 August 2006. They have three children:
  • * Count Philippe de Lannoy
  • * Count Gustave de Lannoy
  • * Count Léopold de Lannoy
  • Countess Isabelle Myriam Jehanne Alix de Lannoy, married Jean-Charles de le Court, son of Jean-Charles de le Court and Suzanne d'Otreppe de Bouvette, on 29 September 2001. They have five children:
  • * Isaure de le Court
  • * Aline de le Court
  • * Lancelot de le Court
  • * Héloïse de le Court
  • * Nicodème de le Court
  • Countess Stéphanie Marie Claudine Christine de Lannoy married Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourg on 19 October 2012. They have two sons:
  • * Prince Charles Jean Philippe Joseph Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg
  • * Prince François Henri Louis Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg

Death and legacy

He died on 10 January 2019 at the age of 96. The funeral, attended by Queen Matilde, took place at the Church of Saint-Amand in Frasnes-lez-Anvaing. He is remembered fondly and with gratitude as having been a volunteer for the First Belgian Field Regiment during World War II.

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