Belgian prince (born 2005)
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 .
Life
Emmanuel was born on 4 October 2005 at the Erasmus Hospital the teaching hospital of Université libre de Bruxelles . 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 (Margravine Pallavicini ) and Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg .[ 1] [ 2]
Prince Emmanuel initially attended St John Berchmans College in Marollen , Brussels[ 3] before transferred to Eureka Special School in Kessel-Lo in September 2012.[ 4] In August 2020, the Belgian Royal Court announced that Prince Emmanuel was transferred to the English-language International School of Brussels in Watermael-Boitsfort .[ 5] Emmanuel graduated from ISB in June 2024.
Emmanuel likes to practice cycling , swimming , skiing , and sailing . He also plays the flute and saxophone. He speaks French, Dutch, and English.[ 6]
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.[ 7]
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
External links
1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation 4th generation 5th generation 6th generation
Forefather 1st generation 2nd generation
3rd generation
4th generation
United Kingdom Portugal Koháry Bulgaria Belgium
5th generation
United Kingdom Ducal Portugal Koháry Bulgaria Belgium
6th generation
Ducal Koháry Bulgaria Belgium
7th generation
Ducal Koháry Bulgaria Belgium
*Titled as Princes of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld before 11 February 1826