Prince Gabriel of Belgium

Infobox Belgian Royalty|prince
name = Prince Gabriel
title = Prince Gabriel of Belgium
full name = Gabriel Baudouin Charles Marie


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date of birth = birth date and age|2003|08|20
place of birth = Anderlecht, near Brussels, Belgium
father = Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant
mother = Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant
royal house = House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

Prince Gabriel of Belgium (born "Gabriel Baudouin Charles Marie" (French) or "Gabriël Boudewijn Karel Maria" (Dutch) August 20, 2003) is the second child and eldest son of Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant, the heir apparent to the throne of Belgium, and his wife Princess Mathilde. His first name was chosen, his parents said, because of its symbolism, being prominent in the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish religions. He is a grandson of Albert II, King of the Belgians.

He was born August 20, 2003, in Anderlecht, near Brussels. Twelve years before, a new act of succession was put into effect which created the possibility for his sister, Princess Elisabeth, to become Queen of the Belgians. Therefore it seems very unlikely that he will one day become King of the Belgians. In addition to his elder sister Elisabeth, Gabriel also has a younger brother, Prince Emmanuel, and a younger sister, Princess Eléonore.

His godparents are Baroness Maria Christina von Freyberg and his maternal uncle Count Charles-Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz.

Names

*Gabriel - Continues the tradition of El-/-el names in the family, and as previously mentioned, because of its religious symbolism..
*Baudouin is for his great-uncle, King Baudouin of Belgium.
*Charles is for his maternal uncle and godfather, Count Charles-Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz
*Marie is for the Virgin Mary, as per tradition with Catholic royalty.

Ancestry

Princess Gabriel of Belgium

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1= 1. Gabriel
2= 2. Philippe
3= 3. Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz
4= 4. Albert II
5= 5. Paola Ruffo di Calabria
6= 6. Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz
7= 7. Anna Maria Komorowska
8= 8. Leopold III
9= 9. Astrid of Sweden
10= 10. Fulco VIII, Prince of Ruffo di Calabria
11= 11. Luisa Gazelli di Rossana e di Sebastiano
12= 12. Baron Charles d'Udekem d'Acoz
13= 13. Suzanne van Outryve d'Ydewalle
14= 14. Count Léon-Michel Komorowski
15= 15. Princess Sophia-Maria Sapieha-Kodenska
16= 16. Albert I of Belgium
17= 17. Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria
18= 18. Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
19= 19. Princess Ingeborg of Denmark
20= 20. Fulco VII Beniamino Tristano, Ruffo di Calabria
21= 21. Laura Mosselmann du Chenoy
22= 22. Augusto, Count Rossana e San Sebastiano
23= 23. Countess Maria Rignon
24= 24. Baron Maximilien d'Udekem d'Acoz
25= 25. Maria van Eyll
26= 26. Clément van Outryve d'Ydewalle
27= 27. Madeleine de Thibault de Boesinghe
28= 28. Count Michel Komorowski
29= 29. Maria Zaborowska
30= 30. Prince Adam Zygmunt Sapieha-Kodenski
31= 31. Countess Teresa Sobanska

External links

* [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/belgium.html Royal House of Belgium]
* [http://www.princegabriel.be/nl/index.html His official website] (in French, Dutch, and German only)
* [http://www.monarchie.be The official website of the Belgian Royal Family]

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