Philippe de Gaulle

Philippe de Gaulle
de Gaulle in 1976
Senator for Paris
In office
2 October 1986 – 30 September 2004
Personal details
Born
Philippe Henri Xavier Antoine de Gaulle

(1921-12-28)28 December 1921
Paris, France
Died13 March 2024(2024-03-13) (aged 102)
Paris, France
Political partyRally for the Republic
Other political
affiliations
Union for a Popular Movement
Spouse
Henriette de Montalembert de Cers
(m. 1947; died 2014)
Children
Parents
Alma mater
Military service
AllegianceFree France
France
Branch/serviceFree French Naval Forces
French Navy
Years of service1940–1982
RankAdmiral
Battles/warsWorld War II
First Indochina War
AwardsGrand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
Croix de Guerre 1939–1945

Philippe Henri Xavier Antoine de Gaulle (28 December 1921 – 13 March 2024) was a French admiral and senator.[1] He was the eldest, and last surviving, child of General Charles de Gaulle, the first president of the French Fifth Republic, and of his wife, Yvonne.[2]

  1. ^ The New York Times, "Philippe de Gaulle, Admiral and Son of Charles de Gaulle, Dies at 102", 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ Bremner, Charles (18 October 2003). "Did De Gaulle really hate the British? Mais non". The Times. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2009.