Royal Profile: Count Philippe de Lannoy

Count Philippe de Lannoy was born 14 August 1922 as the son of Count Paul Charles de Lannoy and Marie Charlotte, PrincessdeLigne {Source}. He has 5 younger siblings, and their families{Source}:

1. Count Guillebert Ernst Marie Ghislain Graaf de Lannoy(1923-2008)
1.  Anne Gravin de Marnix de Sainte-Aldegonde (m. 1959)
2. Count Albert Eugène Marie Ghislain Graaf de Lannoy (192-1989)
1.  Chantal Marie Madeleine Antoniette Ghislaine t'Serstevens (m. 1952)
1. Countess Régine Isabelle Bernadette Chantal Marie Ghislaine de Lannoy (1960)
1. François Marie Clément Baron van Hövell tot Westerflier (m. 1994)
2. Countess Christine Myriam Ghislaine Gravin de Lannoy de limburg-Stirm (1967)
1. Count Bruno de Limburg Stirum
1. Count Gaspard Graaf de Limburg Stirum (1996)
2. Count Félix de Limburg Stirum (1998)
3. Count Achille de Limburg Stirum (2001)
4. Countess Rose de Limburg Stirum (2003)
3. Countess Myriam Jeanne Rosalie Ghislaine de Lannoy (1926-2008)
1.  Charles Louis Henri Ghislaine Marie Coppeiters de Gibson (m. 1958)
4. Countess Diane Régine Aline Marie Ghislaine de Lannoy (1928-2003)
5. Count Claude Emmanuel Marie Léonel Graaf de Lannoy (1932)
1.  Claudine Marie Josephine Emilie Jacqueline Gravin van Ursel (m. 1962)

Count Philippe married Alix della Faille de Leverghem in 1965, she died in August 2012. Together, they have eight children, 

1. Count Jehan Marie Paul Emmanuel Harold de Lannoy (1966)
1. Béatrice Spates (b. 1968, m. 1993)
1. Countess Caroline de Lannoy (2001)
2. Countess Louise de Lannoy (2003)
3. Hereditary Count Antoine de Lannoy (2005)
4. Count Maxime de Lannoy (2006)
2. Count Christian Marie Harold Philippe de Lannoy (1968)
1.  Luisa Moreno de Porras-Isla-Fernández (m. 2009)
1. Countess Teresa de Lannoy (born 24 June 2010)
2. Count Ignace de Lannoy (born 5 September 2012)
3. Count Jacques de Lannoy (born 18 February 2014)
3. Countess Nathalie Marie Béatrice Lydia de Lannoy (1969)
1. John Hamilton (b. 1955, m. 1996)
1. Antonia Hamilton (1997)
2. Charlotte Hamilton (1999)
3. Madeleine Hamilton (2001)
4. Alix Hamilton (2004)
5. Victoria Hamilton (2008)
4. Countess Gaëlle Marie Diane Madeleine de Lannoy (1970)
5. Count Amaury Marie Dominique Paul de Lannoy (1971)
1. Countess Astrid d' Harcourt (1985, m. 2016)
1. Count Théodore de Lannoy (2018)
6. Count Olivier Marie Arnaud Albert de Lannoy (1974)
1. Jonkvrouw Alice van Havre (1980, m. 2006)
1. Count Philippe de Lannoy (2010)
2. Count Gustave de Lannoy (2013)
3. Count Léopold de Lannoy (2016)
7. Countess Isabelle Myriam Jehanne Alix de Lannoy (1976)
1. baron Jean-Charles de le Court (b. 1969, m. 2001)
1. Isaure de le Court (2003)
2. Aline de le Court (2005)
3. Lancelot de le Court (2007)
4. Héloïse de le Court (2010)
5. Nicodème de le Court (2013)
6. Foucault de le Court (2015)
8. Princess Stéphanie Marie Claudine Christine, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg,  Countess de Lannoy (b. 1984)
1. Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (m. 2012)

He was a Belgian nobelman and provincial Councillor of Hainaut. 

Count Philippe held several decorations:

• Volunteer's Medal (1940-1945) (awarded 1946)
• Officer of the Order of Leopold II
• Knight of the Order of Leopold
• Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria.
•  Knight Grand Cross Jure Sanguinis of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George (1982) {Source}

The Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg announced his death on 10 January 2019 {Source}.

As of right now, no funeral arrangements have been announced.