Alix de Lannoy

Countess Alix de Lannoy (née Alix della Faille de Leverghem; 20 September 1941 – 26 August 2012)^[1] was a Belgian noblewoman and the mother of Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg.

Biography

Alix was a daughter of Jonkheer Harold della Faille de Leverghem, member of an Antwerp family ennobled in 1614,^[2] and Countess Madeleine de Brouchoven de Bergeyck. One of the ancestors of Alix de Lannoy was Hélène Fourment, Countess de Bergeyck.

Alix married Count Philippe de Lannoy in 1965 and had eight children.^[3] Their youngest child, Countess Stéphanie, married Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, on 20 October 2012.^[3]

She was living at the Lannoys' ancestral Château de Hun in Anvaing, where she was the honorary librarian of the municipal library.

The countess died following a sudden stroke on 26 August 2012, at the age of 70.^[3] The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg released a statement, "Their Royal Highnesses Prince Guillaume, the Grand Duke, the Grand Duchess and the whole family join in the pain of the Count de Lannoy and his beloved family with our sincere and deepest regret."^[3]

The funeral of Countess Alix de Lannoy was held in Frasnes-lez-Anvaing, Belgium, attended by members of the Luxembourg and Belgian royal families.^[4]

Children

Alix had eight children with her husband:

• Count Jehan Marie Paul Emmanuel Harold de Lannoy (born 1966), married in 1993 Béatrice Spates (b. 1968, daughter of Alfred Spates and of Marie Renée Kneppelhout van Sterkenburg, herself daughter of Cornelis Kneppelhout van Sterkenburg and Countess Madeleine du Chastel de la Howarderie), they have four children:
  • Countess Caroline de Lannoy (b. 2001)
  • Countess Louise de Lannoy (b. 2003)
  • Count Antoine de Lannoy (b. 2005)
  • Count Maxime de Lannoy (b. 2006)
• Count Christian Marie Harold Philippe de Lannoy (born 1968), married in 2009 Luisa Moreno de Porras-Isla-Fernández (of the Marquéses de Chiloeches) y del Arco, they have three children:
  • Countess Teresa de Lannoy (b. 2010)
  • Count Ignace de Lannoy (b. 2012)
  • Count Jacques de Lannoy (b. 2014)
• Countess Nathalie Marie Béatrice Lydia de Lannoy (born 1969), married in 1996 John Hamilton (b. 1955), they have five daughters:
  • Antonia Hamilton (b. 1997)
  • Charlotte Hamilton (b. 1999)
  • Madeleine Hamilton (b. 2001)
  • Alix Hamilton
  • Victoria Hamilton
• Countess Gaëlle Marie Diane Madeleine de Lannoy (born 1970), a religious sister
• Count Amaury Marie Dominique Paul de Lannoy (born 1971), engaged to Countess Astrid d'Harcourt (b. 1985).
• Count Olivier Marie Arnaud Albert de Lannoy (born 1974), married in 2006 his secound cousin Jonkvrouw Alice van Havre (b. 1980, daughter of Jonkheer Philippe van Havre (maternal cousin of Alix de Lannoy through his mother, Marie-Louise de Brouchoven de Bergeyck) and Anne-Françoise de Hennin de Boussu-Walcourt, they have three sons:
  • Count Philippe de Lannoy
  • Count Gustave de Lannoy (b. 2013)
  • Count Léopold de Lannoy (b. 2016)
• Countess Isabelle Myriam Jehanne Alix de Lannoy (born 1976), married in 2001 Baron Jean-Charles de le Court (b. 1969, son of Baron Jean-Charles de le Court and of Suzanne d'Otreppe de Bouvette), they have five children:
  • Isaure de le Court (b. 2003)
  • Aline de le Court (b. 2005)
  • Lancelot de le Court (b. 2007)
  • Héloïse de le Court (b. 2010)
  • Nicodème de le Court (b. 2013)
• Countess Stéphanie Marie Claudine Christine de Lannoy (b. 1984), married in 2012 Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Literature

• Y. SCHMITZ, Les della Faille, 6 volumes, Brussels, 1965-1974.
• Hervé DOUXCHAMPS, Aux origines de la famille della Faille, in: Le Parchemin, 1989, blz. 61-77 & 1992, blz. 40-43.
• Humbert DE MARNIX DE SAINTE ALDEGONDE, État présent de la noblesse belge, Annuaire 2006, Brussels, 2006 (della Faille); Annuaire 2009, Brussels, 2009 (de Lannoy).

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