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| Louis Philippe | |||||
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| Crown Prince of Belgium | |||||
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| Born | (1833-07-24)24 July 1833 Laeken Palace,Laeken,Brussels, Belgium | ||||
| Died | (1834-05-16)16 May 1834 (9 months 22 days) Laeken Palace, Laeken, Brussels, Belgium | ||||
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| 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 ofKing Leopold I of the Belgians and his second wife,Princess Louise of Orléans.
Louis-Philippe became crown prince at birth inLaeken. The baby was baptised at theChurch of St. Michael and St. Gudula inBrussels byEngelbert Sterckx, theArchbishop 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]
Louis-Philippe died in Laeken before his first birthday of an inflammation of themucous membranes. He was buried in the royal crypt of theChurch of Our Lady of Laeken.[2]
Unlike subsequent heirs apparent to the Belgian throne, Louis-Philippe was notDuke 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.
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