Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders

Prince Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders (24 March 183717 November 1905) was the third child of Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Louise of Orléans. He is the younger brother of Leopold II of Belgium, and when Leopold II of Belgium died, Philippe’s son Albert I. He was also a Prince of Belgium.

Marriage and children

In 1867, Prince Philippe married Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. The had the following children: Prince Baudouin of Belgium, Princess Henriette, Duchess of Vendôme, Princess Joséphine-Marie, Joséphine, Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern, and Albert I of Belgium.

Category:1837 births
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Category:House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Category:Belgian princes and princesses
Category:Recipients of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands