, ▁and ▁inherited ▁the ▁family ▁title ▁and ▁estate ▁in ▁Bel loy - Saint - L éon ard . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Philippe ▁de ▁Haut ec loc que ▁was ▁homes cho o led ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 3 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁ ▁L ' é cole ▁de ▁la ▁Prov idence , ▁a ▁Jes uit ▁school ▁in ▁Am iens . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 7 , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Ly c ée ▁priv é ▁Sainte - G ene vi ève , ▁known ▁as ▁G in ette , ▁a ▁prepar atory ▁school ▁in ▁Vers a illes . ▁He ▁then ▁entered ▁the ▁É cole ▁spé ciale ▁militaire ▁de ▁Saint - C yr , ▁the ▁French ▁military ▁a cademy . ▁Each ▁class ▁has ▁a ▁name ; ▁his ▁was ▁Met z ▁et ▁Str as bourg ▁after ▁towns ▁in ▁Als ace ▁and ▁Lor raine ▁returned ▁to ▁France ▁by ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Vers a illes . ▁He ▁graduated ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁a ▁sous ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Army . ▁Having ▁chosen ▁the ▁caval ry ▁branch , ▁he ▁then ▁had ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁Caval ry ▁School ▁in ▁Sa um ur , ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁graduated ▁first ▁in ▁his ▁class ▁on ▁ 8 ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁De ▁Haut ec loc que ' s ▁older ▁brother ▁Guy ▁had ▁married ▁Made le ine ▁de ▁G arg an , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁Baron ▁de