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Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg is kickstarting the abdication process for his son, Prince Guillaume, to reign one day. On Oct. 8, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, 69, and his eldest son and successor ...
Traditionally, this signals the Grand Duke's intention to abdicate in the future. [17] [18] On 8 October, Guillaume was sworn in as lieutenant representative. [19] On 24 December 2024, the Grand Duke announced in his Christmas message his intention to abdicate in favour of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume on 3 October 2025. [4]
Prince Guillaume, 42, is the eldest child of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa. He and his wife, Princess Stéphanie, have two children, Prince Charles (b. May 2020) and Prince ...
Voluntary abdication has become an informal tradition in Luxembourg, and Grand Duke Henri, 69, served as Lieutenant-Representative for his father, Grand Duke Jean, for nearly three years before he ...
The preference for men over women in succession to Luxembourg's throne was abandoned in favour of absolute primogeniture on 20 June 2011 by decree of Grand Duke Henri. [1] [2] Henceforth, any legitimate female descendant of the House of Luxembourg-Nassau born of authorized marriage shall inherit the throne by order of seniority of line of descent and of birth as stipulated in Article 3 of the ...
Duke of Brunswick: 8 November 1918: Monarchy abolished: Ernest Louis Grand Duchy of Hesse: Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine: 9 November 1918: Monarchy abolished: William Ernest Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: 9 November 1918: Monarchy abolished: Bernhard III Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen: Duke of Saxe ...
Grand Duke Henri and his wife, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, are the proud parents of five children: Prince Guillaume, 40, Prince Félix, 38, Prince Louis, 36, Princess Alexandra, 31 and Prince ...
The grand duke does not receive a salary, but the grand ducal family receives annually 300,000 gold francs (€281,000) for grand ducal functions. [3] In 2017, the Luxembourg budget included €10.1 million for the grand duke's household costs.