by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2019
Prince Emmanuel after completing the 42nd edition of the Brussels’ 20km run, 2022
Prince Emmanuel of Belgium was born on October 4, 2005, in Erasmus Hospital in Anderlecht, Belgium. He is the third of the four children and the younger of the two sons of King Philippe of the Belgians and his wife Queen Mathilde (née Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz).
Emmanuel with his parents and godparents at his christening; Credit – http://www.corbisimages.com
Emmanuel was christened at Ciergnon Castle in Ciergnon, Belgium on December 10, 2005.
His godparents were:
- Countess Elisabeth d’Udekem d’Acoz, his maternal aunt
- Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, his paternal second cousin
He was given the names Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie:
- Emmanuel: continued the tradition of El-/-el names of King Philippe’s children
- Léopold: for his great-grandfather, King Leopold III of Belgium
- Guillaume: for his godfather Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
- François: for Saint Francis of Assisi because Gabriel was born on his feast day
- Marie: for the Virgin Mary, traditional with Catholic royalty
Prince Emmanuel’s family in 2022: Princess Eléonore, Prince Gabriel, Queen Mathilde, King Philippe, Princess Elisabeth, and Prince Emmanuel
Emmanuel has three siblings:
- Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (born 2001)
- Prince Gabriel (born 2003)
- Princess Eléonore (born 2008)
Prince Emmanuel has dyslexia and attended Eureka School Kessel-Lo near Leuven, Belgium, a school for children of normal intelligence and gifted children who have dyslexia. Beginning in August 2020, Emmanuel attended The International School of Brussels, an English-language private school in Watermael-Boitsfort, near Brussels, Belgium. He graduated in 2024 with an International Baccalaureate.
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