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Grand Duke Henri's royal monogram. As the head of a constitutional monarchy, Grand Duke Henri's duties are primarily representative. However, he retains the constitutional power to appoint the prime minister and government, to dissolve the Chamber of Deputies, to promulgate laws and to accredit ambassadors. With few exceptions, however, he is ...
Age at abdication: 79 years old. Length of reign: 36 years. Succeeded by: His son, Grand Duke Henri. Grand Duke Jean took the Luxembourg throne after his mother, Grand Duchess Charlotte, abdicated ...
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 ...
Jean's eldest son, Prince Henri, was appointed "Lieutenant Représentant" (Hereditary Grand Duke) on 4 March 1998. On 24 December 1999, Prime Minister Juncker announced Grand Duke Jean's decision to abdicate the throne on 7 October 2000, in favour of Prince Henri who assumed the title and constitutional duties of Grand Duke. [14]
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 ...
Hereditary Grand Duke from 1939 Grand Duke from 1964 until his abdication in 2000 Married Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium in 1953 Charles Frédéric Louis Guillaume Marie: 7 August 1927 26 July 1977 Second son of Charlotte: Married Joan Dillon in 1967 Henri Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume later, Grand Duke Henri: 16 April 1955 ...
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