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Revision as of 07:58, 3 October 2009
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| House | House of Saxe-Coburg and 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 4 October 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.[1][2]
Names
- Emmanuel is to continue the El/el tradition.
- Léopold is for his great-grandfather, Leopold III of Belgium.
- Guillaume is for his godfather, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg.
- Marie is for the Virgin Mary, as per tradition with Catholic royalty.
References
- ^ "An Intimate Candlelit Baptism for Prince Emmanuel", Hello Magazine ( 12 December 2005).
- ^ "Prince Emmanuel was Christened Saturday".
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