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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 ...
23 June – On the Grand Duke's Official Birthday, Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg announces that his son and heir Guillaume will assume royal duties beginning in October, in preparation for Henri's eventual abdication. [1] 26 September – Pope Francis makes a one-day visit to Luxembourg as part of the first papal visit to the country since ...
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 ...
Grand Duke Jean took the Luxembourg throne after his mother, Grand Duchess Charlotte, abdicated in 1964. Decades later, he would abdicate in favor of his eldest son, Prince Henri.
Abdication date Successor/Fate ... Grand Duke of Luxembourg: 7 October 2000 Henri: ... Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: 9 November 1918: