Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium
| Louis Philippe | |
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| Crown Prince of Belgium | |
Louis Philippe in 1834
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| Born | 24 July 1833 Laeken Palace, Laeken, Brussels, Belgium |
| Died | 16 May 1834 (9 months 22 days) Laeken Palace, Laeken, Brussels, Belgium |
| Burial | Church of Our Lady of Laeken |
| Names French: Louis Philippe Léopold Victor Ernest Dutch: Lodewijk Filips Leopold Victor Ernst German: Ludwig Philipp Leopold Viktor Ernst | |
| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| Father | Leopold I of Belgium |
| Mother | Louise of Orléans |
Louis-Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium (Louis Philippe Léopold Victor Ernest; 24 July 1833 – 16 May 1834), was the eldest child and heir-apparent of King Leopold I of the Belgians and his second wife, Princess Louise of Orléans.
Life
Louis-Philippe became crown prince at birth in Laeken. The baby was baptised at the Church of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels by Engelbert Sterckx, the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels. He was named after his maternal grandfather, Louis-Philippe I, King of the French, his father, and his cousin, Queen Victoria. He was nicknamed "Babochon".[1]
Death
Louis-Philippe died in Laeken before his first birthday of an inflammation of the mucous membranes. He was buried in the royal crypt of the Church of Our Lady of Laeken.[2]
Unlike subsequent heirs apparent to the Belgian throne, Louis-Philippe was not Duke of Brabant; this title was not created for the heir-apparent to the throne until 1840. He was followed as crown prince upon the birth of his younger brother, Leopold, who would later succeed their father as Leopold II, King of the Belgians.
Ancestry
- Ancestors of Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium
- 8. Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
- 4. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
- 9. Duchess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
- 2. Leopold I of Belgium
- 10. Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf
- 5. Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf
- 11. Countess Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg
- 1. Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium
- 12. Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
- 6. Louis Philippe I of France
- 13. Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon
- 3. Princess Louise of Orléans
- 14. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
- 7. Princess Marie Amélie of Naples and Sicily
- 15. Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria
References
- Back to citation Bloks, Moniek (4 May 2018). "Louise of Orléans - The lonely Queen of Belgium". History of Royal Women. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- Back to citation "Léon Cogniet (1794-1880) - Louis Philippe Victor Leopold, Prince Royal of Belgium (1833-34)". www.rct.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2025.