Prince Emmanuel of Belgium

Infobox Belgian Royalty|prince
name = Prince Emmanuel
full name = Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie
title = Prince Emmanuel of Belgium


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full name = Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie
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date of birth = birth date and age|2005|10|04
place of birth = Erasmus Hospital, Anderlecht, near Brussels, Belgium
royal house = House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
father = Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant
mother = Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant

Prince Emmanuel of Belgium ("Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie") is a grandchild of King Albert II of Belgium. He is currently fourth in line to the throne of Belgium after his father and his older brother and sister.

Emmanuel was born October 4, 2005, the third child of Philippe, Duke of Brabant and of his wife, Mathilde. The birth took place at 13.06h (CET) in the Erasmus Hospital in Anderlecht. He was 3.9 kg and 50 cm at birth.

On 10 December, 2005 in the chapel of the Castle of Ciergnon in the Belgian Ardennes, Emmanuel was baptised by Cardinal Godfried Danneels, Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels. He was given the names "Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie". His godparents were Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and his mother's sister, Countess Elisabeth d'Udekem d'Acoz. [ [http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2005/12/12/belgianroyals/ "An Intimate Candlelit Baptism for Prince Emmanuel"] , "Hello Magazine" (December 12, 2005).] [ [http://www.popularq.net/articles/Royalty/General/Prince-Emmanuel-was-christened-on-Saturday/ "Prince Emmanuel was Christened Saturday".] ]

References

External links

* [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/belgium.html Royal House of Belgium]

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