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Henri (Luxembourgish pronunciation: [ˈhɑ̃ːʀi]; French: Henri Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume, [2] German: Heinrich; born 16 April 1955) is Grand Duke of Luxembourg, reigning since 2000. He is the eldest son of Grand Duke Jean and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium , as well as a first cousin of King Philippe of Belgium .
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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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