Prince Gabriel | |||||
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Prince Gabriel in 2015
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Born |
Erasmus Hospital, Brussels, Kingdom of Belgium |
20 August 2003 ||||
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House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
Father | Philippe of Belgium | ||||
Mother | Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic |
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French: Gabriel Baudouin Charles Marie Dutch: Gabriël Boudewijn Karel Maria |
Styles of Prince Gabriel of Belgium |
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Reference style | His Royal Highness |
Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
HM King Albert II
HM Queen Paola
HRH Princess Léa
HRH Princess Marie-Christine, Mrs Gourges
HRH Princess Marie-Esméralda, Lady Moncada
Prince Gabriel of Belgium (French: Gabriel Baudouin Charles Marie, Dutch: Gabriël Boudewijn Karel Maria; born 20 August 2003) is the first son and second child of King Philippe of Belgium and Queen consort Mathilde of Belgium. He is currently second in line to the throne of Belgium after his older sister Elisabeth.
Gabriel was born in the Erasmus Hospital in Anderlecht, Brussels, on 20 August 2003. His older sister, Elisabeth, precedes him in the line of succession following the 1991 adoption of absolute primogeniture. Gabriel also has a younger brother, Prince Emmanuel, and a younger sister, Princess Eléonore.
His godparents are: his maternal uncle, Count Charles-Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz; and Baroness Maria Christina von Freyberg (paternal second cousin).
Gabriel is styled as His Royal Highness Prince Gabriel of Belgium.