Prince Emmanuel of Belgium
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Prince Emmanuel of Belgium (Emmanuel Leopold Guillaume Francois 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 Free University of Brussels. 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.
In September 2012, it was announced that Emmanuel left St John Berchmans College, Brussels, the school his siblings also attended, to enroll at the Eureka special school in Kessel-Lo.
The school caters to children of normal intelligence and gifted children who have dyslexia which he has. In August 2020, it was reported that Emmanuel transferred to The International School of Brussels, an English-language private school in Watermael-Boitsfort, near Brussels, the same school his brother Gabriel attended from 2019 to 2021.
Emmanuel likes to practice cycling, swimming, skiing, and sailing.
He also plays the flute and saxophone. He speaks French, Dutch, and English.
Title
4 October 2005 His Royal Highness Prince Emmanuel of Belgium
House: Belgium
Religion: Roman Catholic