Alix de Lannoy
Countess Alix de Lannoy was a Belgian noblewoman and the mother of Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg.Biography
Alix was a daughter of Baron Harold della Faille de Leverghem, member of an Antwerp family ennobled in 1614, 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. Their youngest child, Countess Stéphanie, married Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, on 20 October 2012.
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. 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."
The funeral of Countess Alix de Lannoy was held in Frasnes-lez-Anvaing, Belgium, attended by members of the Luxembourg and Belgian royal families.Children
Alix had eight children with her husband:
- Count Jehan Marie Paul Emmanuel Harold de Lannoy, married in 1993 Béatrice Spates, and they have children:
- * Countess Caroline de Lannoy
- * Countess Louise de Lannoy
- * Count Antoine de Lannoy
- * Count Maxime de Lannoy
- Count Christian Marie Harold Philippe de Lannoy, married in 2009 Luisa Moreno de Porras-Isla-Fernández y del Arco, and they have children:
- * Countess Teresa de Lannoy
- * Count Ignace de Lannoy
- * Count Jacques de Lannoy
- Countess Nathalie Marie Béatrice Lydia de Lannoy, married in 1996 John Hamilton, and they have children.
- Countess Gaëlle Marie Diane Madeleine de Lannoy, a religious sister.
- Count Amaury Marie Dominique Paul de Lannoy, married in 2016 Countess Astrid d'Harcourt. They have a child:
- * Count Théodore de Lannoy
- Count Olivier Marie Arnaud Albert de Lannoy, married in 2006 Jonkvrouw Alice van Havre, and they have children:
- * Count Philippe de Lannoy
- * Count Gustave de Lannoy
- * Count Léopold de Lannoy
- Countess Isabelle Myriam Jehanne Alix de Lannoy, married in 2001 Baron Jean-Charles de le Court, and they have children.
- Countess Stéphanie Marie Claudine Christine de Lannoy, married in 2012 Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and they have one child.
- *Prince Charles 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 ; Annuaire 2009, Brussels, 2009.
