Prince Gabriel of Belgium

Prince Gabriel

Full name
French: Gabriel Baudouin Charles Marie Dutch: Gabriël Boudewijn Karel Maria

House

House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Father

King Philippe of Belgium

Mother

Queen Mathilde of Belgium

Born

20 August 2003
Erasmus Hospital, Anderlecht, Belgium

Religion

Roman Catholicism

Styles of Prince Gabriel of Belgium

Reference style	His Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness

Belgian Royal Family

HM The King HM The Queen HRH The Duchess of Brabant HRH Prince Gabriel HRH Prince Emmanuel HRH Princess Eléonore HM King Albert II HM Queen Paola HI&RH The Archduchess of Austria-Este HI&RH The Archduke of Austria-Este HI&RH Prince Amedeo HI&RH Princess Elisabetta HI&RH Princess Maria Laura HI&RH Prince Joachim HI&RH Princess Luisa Maria HI&RH Princess Laetitia Maria HRH Prince Laurent HRH Princess Claire HRH Princess Louise HRH Prince Nicolas HRH Prince Aymeric HRH Princess Léa HRH Princess Marie-Christine HRH Princess Marie-Esméralda

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.

Biography

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.

Titles and styles

Gabriel is styled as:"His Royal Highness Prince Gabriel of Belgium"

Arms

Arms of Prince Gabriel of Belgium
	Notes Gustaaf Janssens, Archivist of the Royal Palace, confirms that HRH Prince Gabriel's coat of arms as a Prince of Belgium consists of his grandfather King Albert II's coat of arms with a gold/yellow label of three points, minus the sceptres and Grand Collar of the Order of Leopold and the helm facing to the left [heraldic dexter]. Escutcheon Sable a lion rampant Or armed and langued Gules, differenced with a label of three points Or. French : De sable au lion d'or, armé et lampassé de gueules, chargé d'un lambel d'or

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Gabriel of Belgium

16. Albert I of Belgium

8. Leopold III of Belgium

17. Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria

4. Albert II of Belgium

18. Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland

9. Princess Astrid of Sweden

19. Princess Ingeborg of Denmark

2. Philippe of Belgium

20. Fulco VII Beniamino Tristano, Ruffo di Calabria

10. Fulco VIII, Prince of Ruffo di Calabria

21. Laura Mosselman du Chenoy

5. Donna Paola dei Principi Ruffo di Calabria

22. Augusto Gazelli, Conte di Rossana e di Sebastiano

11. Donna Luisa Gazelli dei Conti di Rossana e di Sebastiano

23. Donna Maria Cristina dei Conti Rignon

1. Prince Gabriel of Belgium

24. Baron Maximilien d'Udekem d'Acoz

12. Baron Charles d'Udekem d'Acoz

25. Maria van Eyll

6. Count Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz

26. Jonkheer Clément van Outryve d'Ydewalle

13. Jonkvrouw Suzanne van Outryve d'Ydewalle

27. Jonkvrouw Madeleine de Thibault de Boesinghe

3. Countess Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz

28. Count Michel Komorowski

14. Count Léon-Michel Komorowski

29. Maria Zaborowska

7. Countess Anna Maria Komorowska

30. Prince Adam Zygmunt Sapieha

15. Princess Zofia Sapieha

31. Countess Teresa Sobanska

External links

His official website (in French, Dutch, and German only)
The official website of the Belgian Royal Family

Lines of succession
Prince Gabriel of Belgium House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Born: 20 August 2003
Preceded by The Duchess of Brabant	Line of succession to the Belgian throne 2nd position	Succeeded by Prince Emmanuel of Belgium

Belgian princes

1st generation	Crown Prince Louis-Philippe King Leopold II Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders

2nd generation	Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant Prince Baudouin King Albert I

3rd generation	King Leopold III Prince Charles, Count of Flanders

4th generation	King Baudouin King Albert II Prince Alexander

5th generation	King Philippe Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este* Prince Laurent

6th generation	Prince Gabriel Prince Emmanuel Prince Amedeo, Archduke of Austria-Este Prince Joachim, Archduke of Austria-Este Prince Nicolas Prince Aymeric

*created prince of Belgium by Royal Decree of 10 November 1995 **created prince of Belgium by Royal Decree of 2 December 1991

Princes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Generations are numbered by descent from Duke Francis.

1st generation	Ernest I^ Prince Ferdinand^ King Leopold I of Belgium^

2nd generation	Ernest II^ Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom^* King Fernando II of Portugal^¶ Prince August^ Prince Leopold^ Crown Prince Louis Philippe of Belgium# King Leopold II of Belgium# Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders#

3rd generation	King Edward VII of the United Kingdom* Alfred I* Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn* Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany* King Pedro V of Portugal¶ King Luís I of Portugal¶ Infante João, Duke of Beja¶ Infante Fernando of Portugal¶ Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra¶ Prince Philipp Prince Ludwig August Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria† Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant# Prince Baudouin of Belgium# King Albert I of Belgium#

4th generation	Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale* King George V of the United Kingdom* Prince Alexander John of Wales* Hereditary Prince Alfred* Prince Arthur of Connaught* Charles Edward I* King Carlos I of Portugal¶ Infante Afonso, Duke of Porto¶ Prince Leopold Clement Prince Peter Prince August Leopold Prince Joseph Ferdinand Prince Ludwig Gaston Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria† Prince Kiril, Prince of Preslav† King Leopold III of Belgium# Prince Charles, Count of Flanders#

5th generation	King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom* King George VI of the United Kingdom* Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester* Prince George, Duke of Kent* Prince John of the United Kingdom* Alastair, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn* Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold* Prince Hubertus* Prince Friedrich Josias Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal¶ King Manuel II of Portugal¶ Prince August Clemens Prince Rainer Prince Philip Prince Ernst Prince Antonius Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria†

6th generation	Andreas Prince Adrian Prince Johannes Heinrich Prince Kardam, Prince of Turnovo† Prince Kyril, Prince of Preslav† Prince Kubrat, Prince of Panagyurishte† Prince Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin†

7th generation	Hereditary Prince Hubertus Prince Alexander Prince Johannes

^Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld until 1826 *also a prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland #also a prince of Belgium ¶also a member of the Portuguese royal family †also a member of the Bulgarian royal family