NOBLEMAN

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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Prince Laurent of Belgium has received more than 508,981 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Prince Laurent of Belgium is the 744th most popular nobleman (down from 676th in 2019), the 363rd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 333rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Belgian Nobleman.

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  • 510k

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  • 60.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Prince Laurent of Belgium ranks 744 out of 1,415. Before him are Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Provence, John, Duke of Touraine, Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou, Marie of Lorraine, Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria, and Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After him are Gertrude of Poland, Elisa Radziwiłł, Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil, Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau, Renaud I, Count of Dammartin, and Afonso, Duke of Porto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Prince Laurent of Belgium ranks 114. Before him are Dermot Mulroney, Tatum O'Neal, Jensen Huang, Jonathan Haidt, Charles Barkley, and Julian Lennon. After him are Khaltmaagiin Battulga, Fernando Villavicencio, Benjamin Bratt, Hülya Avşar, Roberto Alagna, and Eddie the Eagle.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Prince Laurent of Belgium ranks 363 out of 1,190. Before him are Johnny Galecki (1975), Paul Anspach (1882), Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956), Gaspar de Crayer (1584), René Jacobs (1946), and Hucbald (840). After him are Léon Scieur (1888), Edgar P. Jacobs (1904), Arnulf, Count of Holland (951), Lambert Lombard (1505), Pierre Harmel (1911), and Jean Ray (1887).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Belgium

Among noblemen born in Belgium, Prince Laurent of Belgium ranks 16. Before him are Antoinette de Mérode (1828), Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine (967), Prince Baudouin of Belgium (1869), John I, Count of Hainaut (1218), Richilde, Countess of Hainaut (1100), and Lambert I, Count of Louvain (1000). After him are Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau (1578), Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1984), Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (2001), Prince Gabriel of Belgium (2003), Prince Emmanuel of Belgium (2005), and Princess Eléonore of Belgium (2008).

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