Luxembourg is a constitutional monarchy whose Head of State is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg (or Grand Duchess of Luxembourg in the exceptional but twice occurred event of the sovereign being female). The Grand Duke's eldest son is the Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Since 1964, the Grand Duchy is inherited within the House of Bourbon-Parma. A constitutional monarchy is a form of government established under a constitutional system which acknowledges a hereditary or elected monarch as head of state. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A grand duchy is a form of principality, monarchy which has a Grand Duke or a Grand Duchess as head of state. ... It has been suggested that France: Wars of Religion - Bourbon Dynasty be merged into this article or section. ...

The Grand Duke and other members of the Grand Ducal Family are styled Royal Highnesses. They are also Princes and Princesses of Nassau and Bourbon-Parma. The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg consists of the extended family of the sovereign Grand Duke. ... Nassau was a German state within the Holy Roman Empire. ...

Grand Ducal Standard of Luxembourg

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The line of succession

Present monarch: HRH Grand Duke Henri (since October 7, 2000), born 1955 His Royal Highness Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Henri Albért Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume (born April 6, 1955) is the hereditary ruler of Luxembourg. ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1. HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, son of the Grand Duke, born 1981
2. HRH Prince Félix, son of the Grand Duke, born 1984
3. HRH Prince Louis, son of the Grand Duke, born 1986
4. HRH Prince Sébastien, son of the Grand Duke, born 1992
5. HRH Prince Guillaume, brother of the Grand Duke, born 1963
6. HRH Prince Paul-Louis, son of Prince Guillaume, born 1998
7. HRH Prince Léopold, son of Prince Guillaume, born 2000

His Royal Highness Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg, Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie (born November 11, 1981), Prince of Nassau and Bourbon-Parma, is the Heir Apparent of Luxembourg. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... His Royal Highness Prince Félix Léopold Marie Guillaume (born June 3, 1984) is the Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and the Grand Duchess Maria Teresas second son. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Prince Louis of Luxembourg (in full, His Highness Prince Louis-Xavier-Marie-Guillaume of Luxembourg), is the third son of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, born August 3, 1986. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... His Royal Highness Prince Sébastien Henri Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg (16 April 1992 - ) was born in Luxembourg and is the fifth child and youngest son of His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and Her Royal Highness Maria Teresa Mestre, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... son of Prince Guillaume born 2000. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

History

At the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the Duchy of Luxembourg was raised to the rank of a grand duchy and was ceded to the new King of the Netherlands, who thus also became the first Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Luxembourg stayed in this personal union until 1890, when different rules of succession parted the titles from each other. Luxembourg was inherited in accordance to the Nassau Family Pact which was based firstly upon Salic Law in favor of all agnatic lines of the medievally-originated House of Nassau, and apparently was interptetable to allow female succession only in Semi-Salic basis if all agnatic lines become extinct. However, The Netherlands changed its succession law into cognatic primogeniture during King William III of the Netherlands when it had become apparent that he would leave no permanent agnatic issue. Specifically, partition occurred when the daughter of William III became Queen of the Netherlands, while a woman was not allowed to succeed to the throne of Luxembourg, giving way to a more distant relative. The Congress of Vienna was a conference between ambassadors from the major powers in Europe that was chaired by the Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich and held in Vienna, Austria, from October 1, 1814, to June 9, 1815. ... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A duchy is a territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess. ... A grand duchy is a form of principality, monarchy which has a Grand Duke or a Grand Duchess as head of state. ... A personal union is a political union of two or more entities that, internationally, are considered separate states, but through established law, share the same head of state —hence also whatever political actions are vested in the head of state, but none (or at least extremely few) others. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Nassau Family Pact was a mutual pact of inheritance and succession made in 1783 by princes of the old German noble and sovereign family of Nassau. ... The King of the Franks, in the midst of the Military Chiefs who formed his Treuste, or armed Court, dictates the Salic Law (Code of the Barbaric Laws). ... The King of the Franks, in the midst of the Military Chiefs who formed his Treuste, or armed Court, dictates the Salic Law (Code of the Barbaric Laws). ... Primogeniture is inheritance by the first-born of the entirety of a parents wealth, estate or office. ... King William III (Alexander) (February 17, 1817 – November 23, 1890) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1849–1890). ... King William III (Alexander) (February 17, 1817 – November 23, 1890) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1849–1890). ...

In 1907, however, Grand Duke Guillaume IV, having no sons, allowed his eldest daughter to succeed him (this interpretation implying that the Nassau Family Pact allows Semi-Salic succession). The Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde had great impact on Luxembourgish politics, until she was forced to abdicate in 1919. Since then, the Grand Dukes have kept to fulfilling representative duties. 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg, Guillaume Alexandre (April 22, 1852 - February 25, 1912) was the eldest child of Grand Duke Adolf of Luxembourg. ... The King of the Franks, in the midst of the Military Chiefs who formed his Treuste, or armed Court, dictates the Salic Law (Code of the Barbaric Laws). ... Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Marie-Adélaïde Thérèse Hilda Wilhelmine (June 14, 1894 – January 24, 1924) was a daughter of Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

As in the Dutch tradition, none of the recent Grand Dukes of Luxembourg has died in office: each has abdicated when he felt his heir was ready to assume the title.

Grand Dukes of Luxembourg

The House of Orange-Nassau

• 1815–1840 : William I (1772–1843) (also King William I of the Netherlands)
• 1840–1849 : William II (1792–1849) (also King William II of the Netherlands)
• 1849–1890 : William III (1817–1890) (also King William III of the Netherlands)

The House of Orange-Nassau (in Dutch Oranje-Nassau), is a family that has played a central role in the political life of the Netherlands since William I of Orange (also known as William the Silent and Father of the Fatherland) organised the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule, which after... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... King William I of the Netherlands was born as Willem Frederik on 25 August 1772 in The Hague, and died December 12, 1843 in Berlin, Germany. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... King William II of the Netherlands (December 6, 1792 - March 14, 1849). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... King William III (Alexander) (February 17, 1817 – November 23, 1890) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1849–1890). ...

The House of Nassau-Weilburg

• 1890–1905 : Adolf (1817–1905)
• 1905–1912 : Guillaume IV (1852–1912)
• 1912–1919 : Marie-Adélaïde (1894–1924 abdicated)
• 1919–1964 : Charlotte (1896–1985, abdicated)
• 1964–2000 : Jean (born 1921, abdicated)
• Since 2000 : Henri (born 1955)

Nassau was a German state within the Holy Roman Empire. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Grand Duke Adolphe of Luxembourg, Adolph Wilhelm August Karl Friedrich of Nassau-Weilburg (July 24, 1817 - November 17, 1905) was the last Duke of Nassau, and the fourth Grand Duke of Luxembourg. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg, Guillaume Alexandre (April 22, 1852 - February 25, 1912) was the eldest child of Grand Duke Adolf of Luxembourg. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Marie-Adélaïde Thérèse Hilda Wilhelmine (June 14, 1894 – January 24, 1924) was a daughter of Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, Charlotte Aldegonde Élise Marie Wilhelmine (January 23, 1896 - July 9, 1985) was the second daughter of Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... His Royal Highness Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Jean Benoit Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc dAviano (born on January 5, 1921) ruled Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... His Royal Highness Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Henri Albért Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume (born April 6, 1955) is the hereditary ruler of Luxembourg. ...

External links

• Accession to the Throne of HRH Grand Duke Henri - Official government site, with background information