1921 - 2019 (98 years)
Has more than 100 ancestors and 29 descendants in this family tree.
1921 - 2019 (98 years)
Birth |
5 Jan 1921 |
Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Died |
23 Apr 2019 |
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Father |
Felix Marie Vincent de Bourbon-Parma, b. 28 Sep 1893, Schwarzau am Steinfeld |
Mother |
Grandduchess Charlotte Adelgunde Elisabeth Maria Wilhelmine de Luxembourg, b. 23 Jan 1896, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Married |
6 Nov 1919 |
Luxembourg |
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Family |
Living |
Children |
+ | 1. Prinzessin Marie Astrid Charlotte Leopoldine Wilhelmine Ingeborg Antonia Elisabeth Anna Alberta de Luxembourg, b. 17 Feb 1954, Schloss Betzdorf |
+ | 2. Grandduc Henri Albert Gabriel Felix Maria de Luxembourg, b. 16 Apr 1955, Schl. Betzdorf |
+ | 3. Prince Jean Felix Marie Guillaume de Luxembourg, b. 15 May 1957, Schl. Betzdorf |
+ | 4. Princess Margaretha Antonia Marie Felic de Luxembourg, b. 15 May 1957, Schl. Betzdorf |
+ | 5. Prince Guillaume Marie Louis Christian de Luxembourg, b. 1 May 1963, Schl. Betzdorf |
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Father |
Koning Leopold III von Sachsen-Coburg, b. 3 Nov 1901, Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België |
Mother |
Prinzessin Astrid Sophie Louise Thyra av Sverige, b. 17 Nov 1905, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Södermanland, Uppland, Sverige |
Married |
4 Nov 1926 |
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Södermanland, Uppland, Sverige |
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Family |
Prince Jean I Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marcus d' Aviano de Luxembourg, b. 5 Jan 1921, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Children |
+ | 1. Prinzessin Marie Astrid Charlotte Leopoldine Wilhelmine Ingeborg Antonia Elisabeth Anna Alberta de Luxembourg, b. 17 Feb 1954, Schloss Betzdorf |
+ | 2. Grandduc Henri Albert Gabriel Felix Maria de Luxembourg, b. 16 Apr 1955, Schl. Betzdorf |
+ | 3. Prince Jean Felix Marie Guillaume de Luxembourg, b. 15 May 1957, Schl. Betzdorf |
+ | 4. Princess Margaretha Antonia Marie Felic de Luxembourg, b. 15 May 1957, Schl. Betzdorf |
+ | 5. Prince Guillaume Marie Louis Christian de Luxembourg, b. 1 May 1963, Schl. Betzdorf |
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1922 - 1977 (54 years)
Birth |
22 Dec 1922 |
Schloss Berg |
Died |
15 Aug 1977 |
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Father |
Felix Marie Vincent de Bourbon-Parma, b. 28 Sep 1893, Schwarzau am Steinfeld |
Mother |
Grandduchess Charlotte Adelgunde Elisabeth Maria Wilhelmine de Luxembourg, b. 23 Jan 1896, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Married |
6 Nov 1919 |
Luxembourg |
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Family |
Herzog Franz Ferdinand Friedrich Ernst Joseph Karl Leopold Mauritius Hubertus Maria von Hohenberg, b. 13 Sep 1927, Artstetten |
Married |
9 May 1956 |
Luxembourg |
Children |
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1927 - 1977 (49 years)
Birth |
13 Sep 1927 |
Artstetten |
Died |
15 Aug 1977 |
Ried i d Riedmark, OÖ |
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Father |
Fürst Maximilian Karl Franz Michael Hubert Anton Ignatius Joseph Maria von Hohenberg, b. 29 Sep 1902, Wien, Österreich |
Mother |
Gräfin Maria Elisabetha Bona Walburga Josefa Laurentia von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee, b. 10 Aug 1904, Waldsee |
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Family |
Princess Elisabeth Hilda Zita Marie Anna Antonia Friederike Wilhelmine Louise de Luxembourg, b. 22 Dec 1922, Schloss Berg |
Married |
9 May 1956 |
Luxembourg |
Children |
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1924 -
Birth |
21 May 1924 |
Grand-Ducal Palace, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
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Father |
Felix Marie Vincent de Bourbon-Parma, b. 28 Sep 1893, Schwarzau am Steinfeld |
Mother |
Grandduchess Charlotte Adelgunde Elisabeth Maria Wilhelmine de Luxembourg, b. 23 Jan 1896, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Married |
6 Nov 1919 |
Luxembourg |
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Family |
Living |
Children |
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Father |
Graf Maria Lazarus Friedrich Carl Alois Henckel von Donnersmarck, b. 19 Jan 1902, Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland |
Mother |
Gräfin Maria Franziska Anna Benedicta Walpurga Thekla von Eltz gen. Faust von Stromberg, b. 2 Apr 1905, Wien, Österreich |
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Family |
Princess Marie Adelaïde Louise Thérèse Wilhelmine de Luxembourg, b. 21 May 1924, Grand-Ducal Palace, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Children |
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1925 -
Birth |
2 Aug 1925 |
Grand-Ducal Palace, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
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Father |
Felix Marie Vincent de Bourbon-Parma, b. 28 Sep 1893, Schwarzau am Steinfeld |
Mother |
Grandduchess Charlotte Adelgunde Elisabeth Maria Wilhelmine de Luxembourg, b. 23 Jan 1896, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Married |
6 Nov 1919 |
Luxembourg |
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Family |
Living |
Children |
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+ | 5. Living |
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| 7. Gräfin Antonia von Holstein-Ledreborg |
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Family |
Princess Marie Gabriëlle Adelgonde Wilhelmine Louise de Luxembourg, b. 2 Aug 1925, Grand-Ducal Palace, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Children |
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| 7. Gräfin Antonia von Holstein-Ledreborg |
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1927 - 1977 (49 years)
Birth |
7 Aug 1927 |
Grand-Ducal Palace, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Died |
26 Jul 1977 |
Imbarcatie near Florence |
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Father |
Felix Marie Vincent de Bourbon-Parma, b. 28 Sep 1893, Schwarzau am Steinfeld |
Mother |
Grandduchess Charlotte Adelgunde Elisabeth Maria Wilhelmine de Luxembourg, b. 23 Jan 1896, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Married |
6 Nov 1919 |
Luxembourg |
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Family |
Living |
Children |
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Father |
Clarence Dillon Douglas |
Mother |
Phyllis C. Ellsworth |
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Family 1 |
Living |
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Family 2 |
Prince Charles Frédéric Louis Guillaume Marie de Luxembourg, b. 7 Aug 1927, Grand-Ducal Palace, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Children |
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Family 3 |
Living |
Children |
+ | 1. Nathalie de Noailles, b. 1949 |
+ | 2. Comte Antoine Georges Marie de Noailles, b. 7 Sep 1950, Paris, Île-de-France, France |
+ | 3. Alexis Marie de Noailles, b. 5 Sep 1952, Paris, Île-de-France, France |
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1929 -
Birth |
24 Aug 1929 |
Grand-Ducal Palace, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
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Father |
Felix Marie Vincent de Bourbon-Parma, b. 28 Sep 1893, Schwarzau am Steinfeld |
Mother |
Grandduchess Charlotte Adelgunde Elisabeth Maria Wilhelmine de Luxembourg, b. 23 Jan 1896, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Married |
6 Nov 1919 |
Luxembourg |
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Family |
Prinz Antoine Marie Joachim Lamoral de Ligne, b. 8 Mar 1925, Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België |
Married |
17 Aug 1950 |
Luxembourg |
Children |
+ | 1. Prinz Michel Charles Eugene Marie Lamoral de Ligne, b. 26 May 1951, Beloeil, Hainaut, België |
+ | 2. Prince Wauthier Philippe Féliz Marie Lamoral de Ligne, b. 10 Jul 1952, Château de Beloeil, Hainaut, België |
+ | 3. Princesse Anne-Marie de Ligne, b. 3 Apr 1954, Château de Beloeil, Hainaut, België |
+ | 4. Christine Marie Elisabeth de Ligne, b. 11 Aug 1955, Beloeil, Hainaut, België |
+ | 5. Princesse Sophie Léontine Charlotte Marie Gabrielle de Ligne, b. 23 Apr 1957 |
+ | 6. Prince Antoine Lamoral Charles Joseph Marie de Ligne, b. 28 Dec 1959 |
+ | 7. Princesse Yolande Marie Gabrielle de Ligne, b. 16 Jun 1964, Château de Beloeil, Hainaut, België |
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1925 - 2005 (80 years)
Birth |
8 Mar 1925 |
Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België |
Died |
21 Aug 2005 |
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Father |
Fürst Eugene Marie Frederic Lamoral de Ligne, b. 10 Aug 1893, Schloss Breuilpont |
Mother |
Philippine Marie Cécile Douce de Noailles, b. 23 Aug 1898, Paris, Île-de-France, France |
Married |
28 Feb 1917 |
Paris, Île-de-France, France |
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Family |
Princesse Alix Marie Anna Antoinette Charlotte Gabriëlle de Luxembourg, b. 24 Aug 1929, Grand-Ducal Palace, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Married |
17 Aug 1950 |
Luxembourg |
Children |
+ | 1. Prinz Michel Charles Eugene Marie Lamoral de Ligne, b. 26 May 1951, Beloeil, Hainaut, België |
+ | 2. Prince Wauthier Philippe Féliz Marie Lamoral de Ligne, b. 10 Jul 1952, Château de Beloeil, Hainaut, België |
+ | 3. Princesse Anne-Marie de Ligne, b. 3 Apr 1954, Château de Beloeil, Hainaut, België |
+ | 4. Christine Marie Elisabeth de Ligne, b. 11 Aug 1955, Beloeil, Hainaut, België |
+ | 5. Princesse Sophie Léontine Charlotte Marie Gabrielle de Ligne, b. 23 Apr 1957 |
+ | 6. Prince Antoine Lamoral Charles Joseph Marie de Ligne, b. 28 Dec 1959 |
+ | 7. Princesse Yolande Marie Gabrielle de Ligne, b. 16 Jun 1964, Château de Beloeil, Hainaut, België |
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1893 - 1970 (76 years)
Birth |
28 Sep 1893 |
Schwarzau am Steinfeld |
Died |
8 Apr 1970 |
Luxembourg |
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Father |
Ducca Roberto Ludovico Maria di Parma, b. 9 Jul 1848, Firenze, Toscana, Italia |
Mother |
Maria Antonia Adelaide de Bragança, b. 28 Nov 1862, Bronnbach |
Married |
15 Oct 1884 |
Schloss Fischhorn |
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Family |
Grandduchess Charlotte Adelgunde Elisabeth Maria Wilhelmine de Luxembourg, b. 23 Jan 1896, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Married |
6 Nov 1919 |
Luxembourg |
Children |
+ | 1. Prince Jean I Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marcus d' Aviano de Luxembourg, b. 5 Jan 1921, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
+ | 2. Princess Elisabeth Hilda Zita Marie Anna Antonia Friederike Wilhelmine Louise de Luxembourg, b. 22 Dec 1922, Schloss Berg |
+ | 3. Princess Marie Adelaïde Louise Thérèse Wilhelmine de Luxembourg, b. 21 May 1924, Grand-Ducal Palace, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
+ | 4. Princess Marie Gabriëlle Adelgonde Wilhelmine Louise de Luxembourg, b. 2 Aug 1925, Grand-Ducal Palace, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
+ | 5. Prince Charles Frédéric Louis Guillaume Marie de Luxembourg, b. 7 Aug 1927, Grand-Ducal Palace, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
+ | 6. Princesse Alix Marie Anna Antoinette Charlotte Gabriëlle de Luxembourg, b. 24 Aug 1929, Grand-Ducal Palace, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
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1896 - 1985 (89 years)
Birth |
23 Jan 1896 |
Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Died |
9 Jul 1985 |
Schloss Fischbach, Luxembourg |
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Father |
Grandduc Wilhelm IV de Luxembourg, b. 22 Apr 1852, Biebrich |
Mother |
Maria Anna de Carmel Henrika Amelie de Bragança, b. 13 Jul 1861, Bronnbach |
Married |
21 Jun 1893 |
Zell am See, Salzburg, Österreich |
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Family |
Felix Marie Vincent de Bourbon-Parma, b. 28 Sep 1893, Schwarzau am Steinfeld |
Married |
6 Nov 1919 |
Luxembourg |
Children |
+ | 1. Prince Jean I Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marcus d' Aviano de Luxembourg, b. 5 Jan 1921, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
+ | 2. Princess Elisabeth Hilda Zita Marie Anna Antonia Friederike Wilhelmine Louise de Luxembourg, b. 22 Dec 1922, Schloss Berg |
+ | 3. Princess Marie Adelaïde Louise Thérèse Wilhelmine de Luxembourg, b. 21 May 1924, Grand-Ducal Palace, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
+ | 4. Princess Marie Gabriëlle Adelgonde Wilhelmine Louise de Luxembourg, b. 2 Aug 1925, Grand-Ducal Palace, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
+ | 5. Prince Charles Frédéric Louis Guillaume Marie de Luxembourg, b. 7 Aug 1927, Grand-Ducal Palace, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
+ | 6. Princesse Alix Marie Anna Antoinette Charlotte Gabriëlle de Luxembourg, b. 24 Aug 1929, Grand-Ducal Palace, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
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Father |
Koning Leopold III von Sachsen-Coburg, b. 3 Nov 1901, Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België |
Mother |
Prinzessin Astrid Sophie Louise Thyra av Sverige, b. 17 Nov 1905, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Södermanland, Uppland, Sverige |
Married |
4 Nov 1926 |
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Södermanland, Uppland, Sverige |
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Family |
Prince Jean I Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marcus d' Aviano de Luxembourg, b. 5 Jan 1921, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Children |
+ | 1. Prinzessin Marie Astrid Charlotte Leopoldine Wilhelmine Ingeborg Antonia Elisabeth Anna Alberta de Luxembourg, b. 17 Feb 1954, Schloss Betzdorf |
+ | 2. Grandduc Henri Albert Gabriel Felix Maria de Luxembourg, b. 16 Apr 1955, Schl. Betzdorf |
+ | 3. Prince Jean Felix Marie Guillaume de Luxembourg, b. 15 May 1957, Schl. Betzdorf |
+ | 4. Princess Margaretha Antonia Marie Felic de Luxembourg, b. 15 May 1957, Schl. Betzdorf |
+ | 5. Prince Guillaume Marie Louis Christian de Luxembourg, b. 1 May 1963, Schl. Betzdorf |
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1954 -
Birth |
17 Feb 1954 |
Schloss Betzdorf |
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Father |
Prince Jean I Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marcus d' Aviano de Luxembourg, b. 5 Jan 1921, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Mother |
Living |
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Family |
Erzherzog Carl Christian Maria Anna Rudolph Anton Marcus d'Aviano von Österreich, b. 26 Aug 1954, Château de Beloeil, Hainaut, België |
Married |
6 Feb 1982 |
Luxumburg |
Children |
+ | 1. Living |
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| 5. Erzherzogin Gabrielle von Österreich, b. 26 Mar 1994 |
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1955 -
Birth |
16 Apr 1955 |
Schl. Betzdorf |
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Father |
Prince Jean I Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marcus d' Aviano de Luxembourg, b. 5 Jan 1921, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Mother |
Living |
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Family |
Maria Teresa Mestre y Batista, b. 22 Mar 1956, Marianao, Havanna |
Married |
14 Feb 1981 |
Children |
| 1. Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie de Luxembourg, b. 11 Nov 1981, Hospital Grand Duchesse Charlotte, Luxembourg |
| 2. Felix Leopold Marie Guillaume de Luxembourg, b. 3 Jun 1984, Luxembourg |
| 3. Louis Xavier Marie Guillaume de Luxembourg, b. 3 Aug 1986, Luxembourg |
| 4. Princesse Alexandra Joséphine Teresa Charlotte Marie Wilhelmine de Luxembourg, b. 16 Feb 1991, Luxembourg |
| 5. Prince Sebastian Henri Marie Guillaume de Luxembourg, b. 16 Apr 1992, Schloss Fischbach, Luxembourg |
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1957 -
Birth |
15 May 1957 |
Schl. Betzdorf |
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Father |
Prince Jean I Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marcus d' Aviano de Luxembourg, b. 5 Jan 1921, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Mother |
Living |
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Family |
Hélène Suzanne Vestur, b. 31 May 1958, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Married |
27 May 1987 |
Paris, Île-de-France, France |
Children |
| 1. Living |
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1957 -
Birth |
15 May 1957 |
Schl. Betzdorf |
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Father |
Prince Jean I Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marcus d' Aviano de Luxembourg, b. 5 Jan 1921, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Mother |
Living |
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Family |
Prinz Nikolaus Ferdinand Maria Josef von und zu Liechtenstein, b. 24 Oct 1947, Zürich, Confoederatio Helvetica |
Married |
20 Mar 1982 |
Luxembourg |
Children |
| 1. Prinz Leopold Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein, b. 20 May 1984 |
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| 4. Living |
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1963 -
Birth |
1 May 1963 |
Schl. Betzdorf |
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Father |
Prince Jean I Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marcus d' Aviano de Luxembourg, b. 5 Jan 1921, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Mother |
Living |
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Family |
Sibilla Sandra Weiller, b. 12 Jun 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
Married |
8 Sep 1994 |
Sélestat, Alsace, France |
Children |
| 1. Living |
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Name |
Jean I Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marcus d' Aviano de Luxembourg |
Prefix |
Prince |
Birth |
5 Jan 1921 |
Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg |
Gender |
Male |
Prominent People |
* |
Death |
23 Apr 2019 |
Siblings |
5 Siblings |
+ | 1. Prince Jean I Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marcus d' Aviano de Luxembourg, b. 5 Jan 1921, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg d. 23 Apr 2019 (Age 98 years) | + | 2. Princess Elisabeth Hilda Zita Marie Anna Antonia Friederike Wilhelmine Louise de Luxembourg, b. 22 Dec 1922, Schloss Berg d. 15 Aug 1977 (Age 54 years) ▻ Herzog Franz Ferdinand Friedrich Ernst Joseph Karl Leopold Mauritius Hubertus Maria von Hohenberg, m. 9 May 1956 | + | 3. Princess Marie Adelaïde Louise Thérèse Wilhelmine de Luxembourg, b. 21 May 1924, Grand-Ducal Palace, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg | + | 4. Princess Marie Gabriëlle Adelgonde Wilhelmine Louise de Luxembourg, b. 2 Aug 1925, Grand-Ducal Palace, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg | + | 5. Prince Charles Frédéric Louis Guillaume Marie de Luxembourg, b. 7 Aug 1927, Grand-Ducal Palace, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg d. 26 Jul 1977, Imbarcatie near Florence (Age 49 years) | + | 6. Princesse Alix Marie Anna Antoinette Charlotte Gabriëlle de Luxembourg, b. 24 Aug 1929, Grand-Ducal Palace, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg ▻ Prinz Antoine Marie Joachim Lamoral de Ligne, m. 17 Aug 1950 | |
Person ID |
I5282 |
Geneagraphie |
Last Modified |
8 May 2019 |
Family |
Living |
Children |
+ | 1. Prinzessin Marie Astrid Charlotte Leopoldine Wilhelmine Ingeborg Antonia Elisabeth Anna Alberta de Luxembourg, b. 17 Feb 1954, Schloss Betzdorf |
+ | 2. Grandduc Henri Albert Gabriel Felix Maria de Luxembourg, b. 16 Apr 1955, Schl. Betzdorf |
+ | 3. Prince Jean Felix Marie Guillaume de Luxembourg, b. 15 May 1957, Schl. Betzdorf |
+ | 4. Princess Margaretha Antonia Marie Felic de Luxembourg, b. 15 May 1957, Schl. Betzdorf |
+ | 5. Prince Guillaume Marie Louis Christian de Luxembourg, b. 1 May 1963, Schl. Betzdorf |
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Family ID |
F2206 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
7 Nov 2000 |
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Notes |
- Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Prince of Nassau, Prince of Bourbon-Parma, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Count of Sayn, Königstein, Katzenelnbogen and Diez, Viscount of Hammerstein, Lord of Mahlberg, Wiesbaden, Idstein, Merenberg, Limburg and Eppstein
Member of the Council of State 1951-1961; Lieutenant-Représentant of Luxembourg, May 4th, 1961
Grand Duke of Luxembourg, November 12th, 1964
Colonel of the Army 1945; General of the Army, November 12th, 1964;
Honorary General of the British Army 1995
Knight in the Order of the Garter 1980
Succeeds his mother Charlotte Grand Duchess of Luxemburg (1896-1985), who abdicated on November 12th, 1964..
Inauguration: Luxemburg, November 12th, 1964.
Abdicated 7 Oct 2000.
Motto: Ich Dien (I Serve).
Religion: Roman Catholic.
Luxemburg was founded in the 2nd half of the 10th century and since there were many reigning houses. The House of Ardennes died out in 1336 and Luxemburg came to the House of Limburg. The county of Luxemburg became a duchy and was sold to Philip the Good Duke of Burgundy in 1443. In 1477 it came to the Habsburg Empire. In 1795 it became a department of France and in 1815 it was promoted to a grand duchy as a part of the new Kingdom of the Netherlands. In 1830 it lost half the grand duchy to the new Kingdom of Belgium. King Willem II gave the grand duchy constitutions in 1841 and 1848. King Willem III made his brother Prince Hendrik stadtholder of Luxemburg in 1850, which he stayed until his death in 1879. Stadtholder Hendrik reached that Luxemburg after the liquidation of the German Alliance in 1867 became an independent state.
Until 1890 Luxemburg was in Dutch hands. As the Salian law was in force in Luxemburg, after the death of King Willem III the throne of Luxemburg was given to Adolph Duke of Nassau, from the Walramian branch of the House of Nassau. In 1866 he had been driven away from the duchy of Nassau by the Prussian King Wilhelm I, and he had been stadtholder of Luxemburg since 1879. In 1905 Adolph died and was followed by his son Willem IV who already died in 1912. Willem IV only had six daughters from his marriage to Maria Anna Princess of Braganca. In 1907 the Salian Law was abolished and thus his eldest daughter Marie Adelaïde became the new Grand Duchess. In World War I she was (wrongly) accused of pro-German symphaties. She was forced to give up her throne in 1919 and died in 1924. After Luxemburg almost had become a republic, it was clear that her sister Charlotte was willing to become the new Grand Duchess and soon married Prince Felix of Bourbon of Parma. In World War II she fled to Portugal and from there to England. Her husband Felix and her son Jean served in the allied army. Grand Duchess Charlotte abdicated in 1964 in favour of her oldest son Jean, and died in 1985. Grand Duke Jean in 1953 married Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. Their oldest son Henri since Marchl 4th 1998 is the lieutenant-représentant of Luxemburg (regent).
The Grand Dukes of Luxemburg
Willem I (1772-1843) 1815-abd. 1840
Willem II (1792-1849) 1840-1849
Willem III (1817-1890) 1849-1890
Adolph I (1817-1905) 1890-1905
Guillaume IV (1852-1912) 1905-1912
Maria Anna (1861-1942) Regent: 1908-1912
Marie Adélaïde (1894-1924) 1912-abd. 1919
Charlotte (1896-1985) 1919-abd. 1964
Jean (1921- ) 1964- abd. 2000
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