Prince Emmanuel of Belgium
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| Born |
4 October 2005 Erasmus Hospital, Brussels, Belgium | ||||
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| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Father | King Philippe of Belgium | ||||
| Mother | Queen Mathilde of Belgium | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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| Reference style | His Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
Prince Emmanuel of Belgium (Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie; born 4 October 2005) is the second son and third child of King Philippe of Belgium and Queen consort Mathilde of Belgium. He is currently third in line to the throne of Belgium after his older sister Elisabeth and brother Gabriel.
Life
Emmanuel was born at the Erasmus Hospital in Anderlecht on 4 October 2005. He was christened at the chapel of Ciergnon Castle in the Belgian Ardennes on 10 December 2005. His godparents were: his maternal aunt, Countess Elisabeth d'Udekem d'Acoz; and Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg.[1][2]
In September 2012, it was announced that Prince Emmanuel was leaving Sint-Jan Berchmans College in Brussels, the school his siblings also attend, to enroll at the Eureka special school in Kessel-Lo.[3] The school caters to children of normal intelligence and gifted children who have dyslexia. [4]
Emmanuel is styled as "His Royal Highness Prince Emmanuel of Belgium".
Arms
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Ancestry
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References
- ↑ "An Intimate Candlelit Baptism for Prince Emmanuel", Hello Magazine ( 12 December 2005).
- ↑ "Prince Emmanuel was Christened Saturday".
- ↑ "Prins Filip brengt Emmanuel naar nieuwe school". Nieuwsblad. 3 September 2012.
- ↑ "Eureka Onderwijs".
| Prince Emmanuel of Belgium Born: 4 October 2005 | ||
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| Preceded by Prince Gabriel of Belgium |
Line of succession to the Belgian throne 3rd position |
Succeeded by Princess Eléonore of Belgium |