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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.
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 .
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.
Luxembourg is a representative democracy in the form of a constitutional monarchy, and while Grand Duke Henri hasn't hinted when he may abdicate one day, the Lieutenancy Ceremony kickstarts a ...
Among them were members of the Luxembourg royal family, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, who turned heads in color-coordinating attire. And since then, they’ve been keeping busy ...
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 ...
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 ...
In the Peerage of England, the title of duke was created 74 times (using 40 different titles: the rest were recreations).Three times a woman was created a duchess in her own right; Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, chief mistress of Charles II of England, Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch, wife of Charles II's eldest illegitimate son, the Duke of Monmouth, and Cecilia Underwood ...