OTD 30 August 2021 Count Henri d'Udekem Acoz died
Count Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz, the uncle of Queen Mathilde of Belgium has died on 30 August 2021. Count Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz was born on 27 November 1933 as the eldest son of Charles Joseph Marie Ghislain - baron d'Udekem d'Acoz and Suzanne van Outryve d'Ydewalle. Talbot house in Poperinge He had two younger brothers: Raoul and Patrick (the father of Queen Mathilde). Count Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz became a lawyer specialized in Lease Law. He also was the former mayor of Poperinge and the President of the Council of Nobility of Belgium. Only in 2000 he became a Count instead of a baron after the marriage of his niece Mathilde to then Crown Prince Philippe (Now King Philippe of the Belgians). Count Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz was married to Marie-Madeleine Kervyn d'Oud Mooreghem. He was accused with fraud. Although he denied everything, he was sentenced later, however he was released from his gult in appeal. You can see a picture and the an