Death & Funeral of Count Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz, Father of Mathilde; Sept. 2008


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A clip from the VRT news:

deredactie.be - Graaf d'Udekem d'Acoz begraven

King Albert II, Queen Paola, Queen Fabiola, Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein (née Luxembourg), Archduchess Marie-Astrid (née Luxembourg) with her husband Archduke Carl-Christian were also there and their brother prince Guillaume of Luxembourg. Another royal present was Archduchess Anna Gabriella of Austria.
 
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Mathilde and her family are heartbroken........you can see it all over their faces :(
 
Heartbraking indeed.Feel a bit like an intruder watching them.Sad.
 
Some newspaper articles:

In Dutch:
GVA
Het Nieuwsblad
Het Laatste Nieuws

In French:
La Derniere Heure
Le Soir

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According to 'Het Nieuwsblad' counts Henri and Raoul d'Udekem d'Acoz both attended the funeral.

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From Flandersnews.be:

Tue 30/09/08 14:23 - Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz was born in Ukkel (Brussels) in 1936. After his studies in agriculture he settled down in the Walloon province of Luxemburg where he worked in forestry.

He was also mayor of Villers-la-Bonne-Eau (Luxemburg province). After that he was a town councillor in Bastogne and provincial councillor in Luxemburg.
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Read the entire article here.
 
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very tragic news...all our condolences are with mathilde and her family...may the count rest in peace...and god welcome him with open arms in heaven
 
Such sad images. Countess Anna seems to be taking comfort from the presence of her granchildren. Nice to see Mathilde's in-laws rallying round
 
It is great that the Royal family, including Queen Fabiola, came to support Crown Princess Mathilde and her family. Now Charles-Henry, the brother of Crown Princess Mathilde, is the new Count d'Udekem d'Acoz, isn't he?
 
Princess Mathilde must be devastated! It must be very hard for her and of course for her whole family!

The late Count seems to have been a great family man! May he rest in peace!
 
Al_bina said:
It is great that the Royal family, including Queen Fabiola, came to support Crown Princess Mathilde and her family. Now Charles-Henry, the brother of Crown Princess Mathilde, is the new Count d'Udekem d'Acoz, isn't he?
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No, THE count d'Udekem d'Acoz (as in the head of the family) is the late count Patrick's eldest brother, Henri. Since he has no issue he will be succeeded by his brother Raoul and ultimately by Raouls son Bernhard.
 
Thanks for the explanations!:flowers: I mistakenly thought that Crown Princess Mathilde's father was the eldest brother.
 
Well, the 3 brothers are very close in age, more info here.

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RTL has a clip about the funeral in French, look here. It seemed they filmed part of the funeral through the window of the church.

The service lasted 2 hours.
 
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I am just wondering why Count Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz has not been buried beside his daugther, the late Countess Marie-Alix who died in 1997 and has been buried in Proven.
That would have been the most obvious thing to do in my opinion.
Most parents of deceased children, especially when they were so young when they died, wish to be buried near their child.
Is it not in most noble family's that there is some sort of family vault or grave in wich a lot of family members are buried?
Does anyone know why the Count has not been buried beside Marie-Alix?
It's just a question that has gone through my mind today.
 
Marengo said:
No, THE count d'Udekem d'Acoz (as in the head of the family) is the late count Patrick's eldest brother, Henri. Since he has no issue he will be succeeded by his brother Raoul and ultimately by Raouls son Bernhard.
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Before Mathilde was married to the prince:
Baron Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz (eldest)
Squire Patrick & Countess Anne Komorowski
- Noble woman Mathilde
- Noble woman Elisabeth
- Noble woman Hélène
- Squire Charles -Henri
Squire Roaul

After the marriage of Mathilde:
Count Henri & Countess Anne Komorovski
Count Patrick
- Princess Mathilde
- Countess Elisabeth (now marquise Pallavicini)
- Countess Hélène
- Count Charles-Henri
Count Roaul

So after the death of Patrick, nothing about the titles has changed.
 
Hendrik-Jan77 said:
I am just wondering why Count Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz has not been buried beside his daugther, the late Countess Marie-Alix who died in 1997 and has been buried in Proven.
That would have been the most obvious thing to do in my opinion.
Most parents of deceased children, especially when they were so young when they died, wish to be buried near their child.
Is it not in most noble family's that there is some sort of family vault or grave in wich a lot of family members are buried?
Does anyone know why the Count has not been buried beside Marie-Alix?
It's just a question that has gone through my mind today.
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I was wondering about the same. He has been burried on the same graveyard as his parents-in-law, the count Leon Kamorovski and princess Sophia Sapieha. Marie-Alix has been burried at the Udekem family vault. Perhaps they will move the coffin of his daugter to St.Pierre later? As for the reasons, maybe he wants to be burried closer to the place where he spent most of his life or maybe the Udekem feud has something to do with it.
 
martha-louise said:
So after the death of Patrick, nothing about the titles has changed.
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True, but I meant that THE count of Udekem is Henri, the eldest one of the main line :). I think you can refer to him as ' the count of Udekem' while the others are count X of Udekem. I am not sure how it works in Belgium though, but at least since Henri is the eldest of the main line he is considered head of the family, foir what it is worth.

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About your list: I don't think Mathilde ever was a countess d'Udekem, right (not that you were saying she was, just out of curiosity)? The royal decree making her a princess preceeded the one 'elevating' this part of the Udekem family.
 
The poor Princess looks like she has been through the ringer. How sad.
 
Marengo said:
True, but I meant that THE count of Udekem is Henri, the eldest one of the main line :). I think you can refer to him as ' the count of Udekem' while the others are count X of Udekem. I am not sure how it works in Belgium though, but at least since Henri is the eldest of the main line he is considered head of the family, foir what it is worth.

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About your list: I don't think Mathilde ever was a countess d'Udekem, right (not that you were saying she was, just out of curiosity)? The royal decree making her a princess preceeded the one 'elevating' this part of the Udekem family.
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I thought that too. The decree about the d'Udekem Titles came in force on her Wedding Day. But when i was in Brussels i was also at the Royal palace. in the guide about the Royal palace Mathilde is titled as Countess.
But even more strange is that in one of the death-announcements of the Family also his late daughter Mare-Alix is mentioned with the Title Countess.
 
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But even more strange is that in one of the death-announcements of the Family also his late daughter Mare-Alix is mentioned with the Title Countess.
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They sometimes do that here too. Not with Royals but with other people. And when they write the name of a dead member of the family in an anouncement in the newspaper in example, it is a cross behind it to point out that the person is gone. I don't see it too often, but I see it a few times a year.

It is really heartbreaking to see how sad they all are. I'm really orry for their loss. It must have been a very sad and hard time for them.
 
Laurentienne said:
By Stefan:


They sometimes do that here too. Not with Royals but with other people. And when they write the name of a dead member of the family in an anouncement in the newspaper in example, it is a cross behind it to point out that the person is gone. I don't see it too often, but I see it a few times a year.

It is really heartbreaking to see how sad they all are. I'm really orry for their loss. It must have been a very sad and hard time for them.
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Yes this was also the case here. But why give her the Title Countess in the announcement when she was never one during her lifetime.
 
On this video you can hear Mathilde speaking at the funeral (click on the icon on the right side)
bekijk online
 
stephanievl said:
On this video you can hear Mathilde speaking at the funeral (click on the icon on the right side)
bekijk online
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Thank you for posting the link. Even though I could not understand what Crown Princess Mathilde was saying I could hear the emotion in her voice.

The part I found most touching was towards the beginning when Mathilde reached behind her for Phillipe's hand for support.
 
all our condoleance may god bless this soul in heaven and let there familly in good feelings after the death .
 
martha-louise said:
Before Mathilde was married to the prince:
Baron Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz (eldest)
Squire Patrick & Countess Anne Komorowski
- Noble woman Mathilde
- Noble woman Elisabeth
- Noble woman Hélène
- Squire Charles -Henri
Squire Roaul

After the marriage of Mathilde:
Count Henri & Countess Anne Komorovski
Count Patrick
- Princess Mathilde
- Countess Elisabeth (now marquise Pallavicini)
- Countess Hélène
- Count Charles-Henri
Count Roaul

So after the death of Patrick, nothing about the titles has changed.
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I may be totally wrong but I remember at the time of Matilde's wedding to Phillipe her father was not titled Count. His elder brother had the title and the King anobled Matilde's father before the wedding so he could escort her on her wedding day as a Count.
Is this correct?
 
Odette said:
I may be totally wrong but I remember at the time of Matilde's wedding to Phillipe her father was not titled Count. His elder brother had the title and the King anobled Matilde's father before the wedding so he could escort her on her wedding day as a Count.
Is this correct?
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Yes, thats how I understood it.
 
Odette said:
I may be totally wrong but I remember at the time of Matilde's wedding to Phillipe her father was not titled Count. His elder brother had the title and the King anobled Matilde's father before the wedding so he could escort her on her wedding day as a Count.
Is this correct?
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Yes and no The oldest brother of Mathilde's father was the Baron d'Udekem d'Acoz not Count. His 2 younger brothers and their descendants where Jonkheer/Jonkvrouw. The King granted the 3 brothers the Title Count which came in effect the day of the marriage. Since then they and their descendants are Count/Countess d'Udekem d'Acoz.
 
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Thank you to those who posted links to videos of the funeral. I felt as though I was intruding on such a private family event that I had to stop within just a few seconds. It is never easy when one loses a beloved parent.
 
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