Philippe Maurice de Broglie, 9th Duke of Broglie (''Philippe Maurice Albert Victor Amédée César''; born 28 September 1960) is a French

aristocrat The aristocracy (''from Greek'' ''ἀριστοκρατία'' ''aristokratía'', "rule of the best"; ''Latin: aristocratia'') is historically associated with a "hereditary" or a "ruling" social class. In many states, the aristocracy included the ...

and

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. The duke was born in

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as the second son of Prince

Jean de Broglie Prince Jean Marie François Ferdinand de Broglie (1921–1976) was a French politician who held numerous ministerial positions in various governments between 1962 and 1967 during the presidency of Charles de Gaulle and served in the National Asse ...

(1921–1976) and Micheline Segard (1925–1997). He inherited the dukedom after the death of his older brother Victor François in 2012. The duke's

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is his younger brother, Louis Albert de Broglie (born 15 March 1963), prince of Broglie.

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