Philippe of Belgium
Philippe Léopold Louis Marie, Prince of Belgium; styled Duc de Brabant in 1993.
Elder son of Albert II King of the Belgians (1934) and Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria (1937).
Born: Château de Belvédère near Laeken, Belgium 15. Apr 1960
Godparents: Léopold III King of the Belgians (paternal grandfather) and Donna Luisa Ruffo di Calabria (maternal grandmother)
Married: Cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule, Brussels 4. Dec 1999 Jonkvrouw Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz (1973), daughter of Jonkheer (later Comte) Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz (1936-2008) and Anna Maria Hrabina (Countess) Komorowska (1946).
Issue:
Gabriel Prince of Belgium (2003)
Emmanuel Prince of Belgium (2005)
Eléonore Princess of Belgium (2008)
Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürsten I, Vol XVII, Starke Verlag 2004; Georges Dufoux ”Les Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha. Une dynastie mythique”, Fontainbleau 2000