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Grand Duke Henri is commander-in-chief of the Luxembourg Army, in which he holds the rank of general. In addition, he was made an honorary major in the British Army's Parachute Regiment, effective 19 July 1989. [13] One of the grand duke's main functions is to represent Luxembourg in the field of foreign affairs.
Grand Duke of Luxembourg Luxembourg: $4 billion [3] [2] 8 Juan Carlos I: King of Spain (abdicated in 2014) Spain: $2.3 billion — $2 billion [5] [6] Oil, [7] [8] enterprise and real estate. Current controversy over the money hidden in offshore banks and the $100 million received from Saudi Arabia. [9] 9 Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani: Emir of Qatar ...
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 .
On Oct. 8, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, 69, and his eldest son and successor, 42, will participate in a Lieutenancy Ceremony at the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg.
Among them were members of the Luxembourg royal family, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, who turned heads in color-coordinating attire. ... Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria ...
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 ...
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.