Alix de Lannoy

Alix de Lannoy
Countess de Lannoy
Spouse(s)	Count Philippe de Lannoy (1965-2012; her death)
Issue Count Jehan de Lannoy Count Christian de Lannoy Nathalie Hamilton Countess Gaëlle de Lannoy Count Amaury de Lannoy Count Olivier de Lannoy Baroness Isabelle de le Court Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Full name Alix Marie Isabelle Louise Ghislaine della Faille de Leverghem
Father	Harold Marie della Faille de Leverghem
Mother	Madeleine Marie de Brouchoven de Bergeyck
Born	20 September 1941 Leuven, Belgium
Died	26 August 2012 (aged 70) Brussels, Belgium

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

Biography

Alix was a daughter of Jhr. Harold della Faille de Leverghem, member of a family of Antwerp, ennobled in 1614,^[2] and Countess Madeleine de Brouchoven 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 (b. 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 (b. 1968), married in 2009 Luisa Moreno de Porras-Isla-Fernández (of the Marquézes 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 (b. 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 (b. 1970), a religious sister
• Count Amaury Marie Dominique Paul de Lannoy (b. 1971), engaged to Countess Astrid d' Harcourt (b. 1985).
• Count Olivier Marie Arnaud Albert de Lannoy (b. 1974), married in 2006 his secound cousin Jonkvrouw Alice van Havre (b. 1980, daughter of Jonkheer Philippe van Havre and of Anne-Françoise de Hennin de Boussu-Walcourt, herself the maternal first cousin of Alix de Lannoy), 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 (b. 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).

Ancestry

Ancestors of Alix de Lannoy

16. Alphonse Joseph della Faille de Leverghem               8. Jonkheer Alexandre Jean della Faille de Leverghem                       17. Clémentine Amélie van Havre               4. Jonkheer Gustave Clément della Faille de Leverghem                             18. Gustave Adolphe Mols               9. Marie Jeanne Mols                       19. Jeanne Marie van Linden               2. Jonkheer Harold Louis della Faille de Leverghem                                   20. Pierre Jean de Meester               10. Léopold Pierre de Meester                       21. Catherine Caroline Geelhand               5. Isabelle Marie de Meester                             22. Charles Edmond de Coussemaker               11. Nidia Rachel de Coussemaker                       23. Marie Joséphine Mignard de La Mouillère               1. Alix della Faille de Leverghem                                         24. Louis André, Count de Brouchoven de Bergeyck               12. Florimond Joseph, Count de Brouchoven de Bergeyck                       25. Caroline Léopoldine de Namur d'Elzée de Dhuy               6. Louis Charles, Count de Brouchoven de Bergeyck                             26. Charles Joseph de Brouchoven de Bergeyck               13. Alix Louise de Brouchoven de Bergeyck                       27. Emilie Joséphine Moretus               3. Jonkvrouw Madeleine Marie de Brouchoven de Bergeyck                                   28. Eugène Charles Moretus               14. Jonkheer René Marie Moretus                       29. Florence Marie Geelhand               7. Marie Louise Moretus Plantin                             30. Barthélemy Théodore, Count de Theux de Meylandt               15. Louise Marie de Theux de Meylandt et Montjardin                       31. Aline Mathilde du Parc

References

1. Date of Death
2. Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 668, 681. French. ISBN 2-908003-04-X
3. "Bride's mother dies two months before Luxembourg royal wedding". Hello (magazine). 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
4. Luxembourg Royals pay respects at funeral for Countess Alix de Lannoy http://www.wort.lu/en/view/luxembourg-royals-pay-respects-at-funeral-for-countess-alix-de-lannoy-5040e98ce4b095ae929e508e