Prince Emmanuel of Belgium

Prince Emmanuel of Belgium (Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie; born 4 October 2005) is the younger son and third child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium. He is currently third in line to the throne of Belgium after his elder sister, Princess Elisabeth, and brother, Prince Gabriel.

Prince Emmanuel
Prince Emmanuel in 2016
Born (2005-10-04) 4 October 2005
Erasmus Hospital, Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium
Full name
French: Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie
Dutch: Emmanuel Leopold Willem Frans Maria
HouseBelgium
FatherPhilippe of Belgium
MotherMathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz

Life

Emmanuel was born at the Erasmus Hospital the teaching hospital of Université libre de Bruxelles 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 St John Berchmans College, Brussels 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, which Emmanuel has.[4]

He likes to practice cycling, swimming, skiing, and sailing. He also plays the flute. He speaks French, German, and Dutch.

Arms
Coat of arms of Prince Emmanuel of Belgium
Notes
As a Prince of Belgium and a descendant of King Leopold I, the Prince is entitled to use a coat of arms which was stipulated in the Royal Decree of King Philippe in 2019.[5]
Adopted
12 July 2019
Coronet
Princely crown of Belgium
Escutcheon
Sable, a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (Belgium), on the shoulder an escutcheon barry of ten sable and or, a crancelin vert (Wettin), overall a bordure or.
Supporters
Two lions guardant proper
Motto
French: L'union fait la force
Dutch: Eendracht maakt macht
German: Einigkeit macht stark
Other elements
The whole is placed on a mantle purpure with ermine lining, fringes and tassels or and ensigned with the Royal crown of Belgium.

References
  1. "An Intimate Candlelit Baptism for Prince Emmanuel", Hello Magazine (12 December 2005).
  2. "Prince Emmanuel was Christened Saturday". Archived 12 August 2007 at Archive.today
  3. "Prins Filip brengt Emmanuel naar nieuwe school". Nieuwsblad. 3 September 2012.
  4. "Eureka Onderwijs".
  5. Philippe, Koning der Belgen (12 July 2019). "Koninklijk besluit houdende vaststelling van het wapen van het Koninklijk Huis en van zijn leden" (PDF). MONITEUR BELGE/ BELGISCH STAATSBLAD. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
Prince Emmanuel of Belgium
Born: 4 October 2005
Lines of succession
Preceded by
Prince Gabriel of Belgium		 Line of succession to the Belgian throne
3rd position		 Succeeded by
Princess Eléonore of Belgium
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