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The Grand Duke of Luxembourg (or Grand Duchess in the case of a female monarch) is the head of state of Luxembourg. Luxembourg is the world's only extant sovereign grand duchy , a status to which Luxembourg was promoted in 1815 upon its unification with the Netherlands under the House of Orange-Nassau .
The Grand Duke of Luxembourg [a] is the head of state of Luxembourg. Luxembourg has been a grand duchy since 15 March 1815, when it was created from territory of the former Duchy of Luxembourg . It was in personal union with the United Kingdom of the Netherlands until 1890 under the House of Orange-Nassau .
Grand Duke Henri is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a member of The Mentor Foundation (established by the World Health Organization) and a director of the Charles Darwin Trust for the Galápagos Islands. [8] The grand duke lives with his family at Berg Castle in Luxembourg.
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 ...
Grand Duke of Luxembourg r.1905–1912: Marie Anne Infanta of Portugal: Marie-Adélaïde (1894–1924) Grand Duchess of Luxembourg r.1912–1919: Charlotte (1896–1985) Grand Duchess of Luxembourg r.1919–1964: Felix Prince of Bourbon-Parma: Jean (1921–2019) Grand Duke of Luxembourg r.1964–2000: Joséphine-Charlotte Princess of Belgium ...
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was created in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna and given to the new King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in exchange for his ancestral Principality of Orange-Nassau, which went to Prussia; as a result, the first Grand Dukes of Luxembourg were Dutch kings also, and their heirs were eligible for both thrones.
The ducal lands had been formed in 1353 by integration of the old County of Luxembourg, the Marquisate of Arlon, the counties of Durbuy and Laroche, and the districts of Thionville, Bitburg, and Marville. The County of Vianden can also be included as it had been a vassal of the counts and dukes of Luxembourg since about 31 July 1264.
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg This page was last edited on 31 August 2024, at 21:26 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...