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Prince Laurent of Belgium

1963 - Today

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Prince Laurent of Belgium (Laurent Benoît Baudouin Marie de Saxe-Cobourg; born 19 October 1963) is the second son and youngest child of King Albert II and Queen Paola, and younger brother of King Philippe. Currently, he is 15th in the Belgian line of succession. He had been as high as third in line, but the constitution was amended in 1991 to extend an equal right of succession to women, putting him behind his sister, Princess Astrid, and her descendants. Laurent's involvement with animal welfare and the environment, together with his eccentric personality and relative lack of interest in protocol, has caused him to be dubbed by elements of the popular Belgian press as écolo-gaffeur (the eco-blunderer). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prince Laurent of Belgium is the 927th most popular nobleman (down from 749th in 2019), the 437th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 362nd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Belgian Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Prince Laurent of Belgium ranks 927 out of 1,415. Before him are Anastasia, Peroz II, Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Shah Jahan Begum of Bhopal, Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and Godomar I. After him are Prince Alfons of Bavaria, Princess Françoise of Orléans, Archambaud VIII of Bourbon, Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Frederick I, Duke of Lorraine, and Princess Therese of Saxe-Altenburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Prince Laurent of Belgium ranks 150. Before him are Miroslav Lajčák, Martin Fowler, Karl Markovics, Zurab Zhvania, Greg Kinnear, and Anthony Albanese. After him are Hakeem Olajuwon, José Mari Bakero, Marc Girardelli, Miro Cerar, Blaze Bayley, and Bernard Lama.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Prince Laurent of Belgium ranks 437 out of 1,190. Before him are Emile Claus (1849), Raymond Braine (1907), Charles de Broqueville (1860), Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956), Wim Mertens (1953), and Michiel Sweerts (1618). After him are Maurice De Waele (1896), Marcel Broodthaers (1924), Joseph Decaisne (1807), Justine Henin (1982), Jacques Moeschal (1900), and Oscar Dessomville (1876).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Belgium

Among noblemen born in Belgium, Prince Laurent of Belgium ranks 16. Before him are Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg (1789), John I, Count of Hainaut (1218), Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine (967), Henry IV, Duke of Brabant (1251), Richilde, Countess of Hainaut (1100), and Antoinette de Mérode (1828). After him are Prince Baudouin of Belgium (1869), Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1984), Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (2001), Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986), Prince Gabriel of Belgium (2003), and Prince Emmanuel of Belgium (2005).

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