Prince Emmanuel of Belgium (Dutch: Emmanuel Leopold Willem Frans Maria, French: Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François 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 as the third child of Philippe and Mathilde, then the duke and duchess of Brabant. He was delivered on 4 October 2005 at Erasmus Hospital, the teaching hospital of the Université libre de Bruxelles in Anderlecht, Brussels. He was christened on 10 December 2005 at Ciergnon Castle, a summer residence of the Belgian royal family, by Cardinal Godfried Danneels, then Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels. His godparents are his maternal aunt Countess Elisabeth d'Udekem d'Acoz (Margravine Pallavicini) and Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
Emmanuel was initially educated at St John Berchmans College, a Dutch-language school in the Marolles/Marollen, Brussels, before transferring to Eureka Special School in Kessel-Lo in September 2012. In August 2020, the Belgian Royal Court announced that Emmanuel had transferred to the English-language International School of Brussels in Watermael-Boitsfort. Emmanuel graduated from ISB in June 2024.
Emmanuel likes to practice cycling, swimming, skiing, and sailing. He also plays the flute and saxophone, and also DJs under the name Vyntrix. He speaks French, Dutch, and English.