Genealogy of the Grand-Ducal Family of Luxembourg^{1, 2}

House Nassau

HRH Grand Duke Adolphe I Guillaume Charles Auguste Fréderic of Luxembourg, Duke of Nassau
(Born as: HDSH Hereditary Prince Adolph Wilhelm Carl August Friedrich of Nassau)
(Since August 20th, 1839:) HDSH Duke Adolph Wilhelm Carl August Friedrich of Nassau
(Since August 22nd, 1844:) HH Duke Adolph Wilhelm Carl August Friedrich of Nassau
* Schloß Biebrich near Wiesbaden, July 24th, 1817
† Schloß Hohenburg near Lenggries, November 17th, 1905
Hereditary Prince of Nassau, July 24th, 1817
Duke of Nassau, August 20th, 1839 (deposed when Nassau was annexed to Prussia: September 7th, 1866). Prince-Regent of Luxembourg, April 10th - May 3rd, 1889 and May 4th - November 23rd, 1890 (for Grand DukeWillem III). Grand Duke of Luxembourg, November 23rd, 1890 (sworn-in: Parliament, Luxembourg, December 9th, 1890)
Colonel of the 15th Regiment Infantry of Austria. Colonel of the Cavalry of Prussia, General of the Cavalry of Prussia. Colonel of the Imperial Regiment Ulans of Odessa of Russia, January 9th, 1844. General of the Army of Sweden

Married:

1. St. Petersburg, January 31st n.s., 1844:
   HIH Grand DuchessElisaveta Mikhailovna of Russia ("Lili")
   * Moscow, May 26th n.s., 1826
   † (in childbirth) Wiesbaden, January 28th, 1845
   
2. Dessau, April 23rd, 1851:
   HH Princess Adelheid Marie of Anhalt-Dessau
   * Dessau, December 25th, 1833
   † Schloß Königstein, Königstein im Taunus, November 24th, 1916

Child from the first marriage:

1. Stillborn daughter
   * Wiesbaden, January 27th, 1845

Children from the second marriage:

2. HRH Grand Duke Guillaume IV Alexandre of Luxembourg, Duke of Nassau ("Willy")
3. HH Prince Friedrich Paul Wilhelm of Nassau
   * Schloß Biebrich near Wiesbaden, September 23rd, 1854
   † Schloß Biebrich near Wiesbaden, October 23rd, 1855
4. HH Princess Marie Bathildis Wilhelmine Charlotte of Nassau
   * Wiesbaden, November 14th, 1857
   † Wiesbaden, December 28th, 1857
   
5. HH Prince Franz Joseph Wilhelm of Nassau
   * Schloß Biebrich near Wiesbaden, January 30th, 1859
   † Vienna, April 19th, 1875
   
6. HH Princess Hilda Charlotte Wilhelmine of Nassau
   * Schloß Biebrich near Wiesbaden, November 5th, 1864
   † Badenweiler, February 8th, 1952

   Married:

   Schloß Hohenburg near Lenggries, September 20th, 1885:
   HRH Grand Duke Friedrich II Wilhelm Ludwig Leopold August of Baden
   (Born as: HGDH Grand-Ducal Prince and Margrave Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leopold August of Baden)
   (Since January 22nd, 1858:) HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leopold August of Baden
   * Karlsruhe, July 9th, 1857
   † Badenweiler, August 9th, 1928
   Hereditary Grand Duke of Baden, January 22nd, 1858
   Grand Duke of Baden, September 28th, 1907 (abdicated: November 22nd, 1918)
   Colonel of the Infantry of Austria. Colonel of the Infantry and Colonel of the Cavalry of Prussia. Honorary General of the Army of Sweden. Colonel of the Infantry of Württemberg

HRH Grand Duke Guillaume IV Alexandre of Luxembourg, Duke of Nassau ("Willy")
(Born as: HH Hereditary Prince Wilhelm Alexander of Nassau)
(Since November 23rd, 1890:) HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume Alexandre of Luxembourg, Hereditary Prince of Nassau
* Schloß Biebrich near Wiesbaden, April 22nd, 1852
† Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, February 25th, 1912
Hereditary Prince of Nassau, April 22nd, 1852. Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, November 23rd, 1890. Lieutenant-Représentant of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg (= his father), April 4th, 1902
Grand Duke of Luxembourg, November 17th, 1905 (sworn-in: Schloß Hohenburg near Lenggries, November 22nd, 1905)
Second Lieutenant of the Austrian Regiment "Graf Neipperg" # 12, November 20th, 1871. Lieutenant of the Austrian Regiment "Graf Neipperg" # 12, October 29th, 1873. Captain of the Austrian Regiment Husars "Fürst Franz von Liechtenstein" # 9, October 23rd, 1875. Major of the Austrian Regiment Husars "Karl I. König von Württemberg" # 6, September 15th, 1878. Lieutenant-Colonel of the Austrian Regiment Husars "Nikolaus Großfürst von Rußland" # 2, October 26th, 1881. 2nd Colonel of the Austrian Regiment Radetzky Husars # 5, October 2nd, 1883. Colonel of the Austrian Regiment Husars "Kaiser Franz Joseph" # 1, February 29th, 1884. Honorary Major-General of the Army of Austria, December 1888. Colonel of the Cavalry of Russia

Married:

1. HRH Princess Marie Astrid Charlotte Léopoldine Wilhelmine Ingeborg Antoinette Elisabeth Anna Alberta of Luxembourg, Princess of Bourbon-Parma
   (Since July 28th, 1986:) HRH Princess Marie Astrid Charlotte Léopoldine Wilhelmine Ingeborg Antoinette Elisabeth Anna Alberta of Luxembourg
   * Château Betzdorf, February 17th, 1954
   

   Married:

   (civil) Grand-Ducal Palace and (religious) Notre Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg, February 6th, 1982:
   HI & RH Prince Imperial and Archduke Carl Christian Maria Anna Rudolph Anton Marcus d'Aviano of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia
   * Château de Beloeil, August 26th, 1954
   

2. HRH Grand Duke Henri I Albert Gabriël Felix Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg, Duke of Nassau
3. HRH Prince Jean Felix Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg, Prince of Bourbon-Parma
   (Since July 28th, 1986:) HRH Prince Jean Felix Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg
   * Château Betzdorf, May 15th, 1957
   Captain of the Army, June 23rd, 1979
   (Renounced the right of succession for himself and his descendants, September 26th, 1986)

   Married:

   (without consent) Paris, May 27th, 1987:
   Hélène Suzanne Vestur
   (Since September 21st, 1995:) Hélène Suzanne Comtesse de Nassau
   * Saint-Germain-en-laye, May 31st, 1958
   (Divorced)

   Children from this marriage:

   1. Marie Gabriëlle Cécile Charlotte Sophie Nassau
      (Since September 21st, 1995:) Marie Gabriëlle Cécile Charlotte Sophie Comtesse de Nassau
      (Since November 27th, 2004:) HRH Princess Marie Gabriëlle Cécile Charlotte Sophie of Nassau
      * Paris, September 8th, 1986
      (Born out of wedlock)
   2. Constantin Jean Philippe Marie Albert Marc d'Aviano Nassau
      (Since September 21st, 1995:) Constantin Jean Philippe Marie Albert Marc d'Aviano Comte de Nassau
      (Since November 27th, 2004:) HRH Prince Constantin Jean Philippe Marie Albert Marc d'Aviano of Nassau
      * Paris, July 22nd, 1988
   3. Wenceslas François Baudouin Léopold Juraj Marie Marc d'Aviano Nassau
      (Since September 21st, 1995:) Wenceslas François Baudouin Léopold Juraj Marie Marc d'Aviano Comte de Nassau
      (Since November 27th, 2004:) HRH Prince Wenceslas François Baudouin Léopold Juraj Marie Marc d'Aviano of Nassau
      * Paris, November 17th, 1990
   4. Carl Johann Marie Félix Julien Marc d'Aviano Nassau
      (Since September 21st, 1995:) Carl Johann Marie Félix Julien Marc d'Aviano Comte de Nassau
      (Since November 27th, 2004:) HRH Prince Carl Johann Marie Félix Julien Marc d'Aviano of Nassau
      * Paris, August 15th, 1992
4. HRH Princess Margaretha Antonia Marie Félicité of Luxembourg, Princess of Bourbon-Parma
   (Since July 28th, 1986:) HRH Princess Margaretha Antonia Marie Félicité of Luxembourg
   * Château Betzdorf, May 15th, 1957

   Married:

   (civil) Grand-Ducal Palace and (religious) Notre Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg, March 20th, 1982:
   HSH Prince Nikolaus Ferdinand Maria Josef Raphael of Liechtenstein
   * Zurich, October 24th, 1947
   Ambassador of Liechtenstein in Belgium and to the Holy See, Representative of Liechtenstein to the European Union, 1978. Ambassador of Liechtenstein in Switzerland, 1990
   

5. HRH Prince Guillaume Marie Louis Christian of Luxembourg, Prince of Bourbon-Parma
   (Since July 28th, 1986:) HRH Prince Guillaume Marie Louis Christian of Luxembourg
   * Château Betzdorf, May 1st, 1963

   Married:

   (civil) Sélestat, Alsace, September 8th and (religious) St. Louis Cathedral, Versailles, Yvelines, September 24th, 1994:
   Sibilla Sandra Weiller
   * Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, June 12th, 1968

   Children from this marriage:

   1. HRH Prince Paul-Louis Jean Marie Guillaume of Nassau
      * Maternité Grande Duchesse Charlotte, Luxembourg, March 4th, 1998
   2. HRH Prince Léopold Guillaume Marie Joseph of Nassau
      * Maternité Grande Duchesse Charlotte, Luxembourg, May 2nd, 2000
   3. HRH Princess Charlotte Wilhelmina Maria da Gloria of Nassau
      * Maternité Grande Duchesse Charlotte, Luxembourg, May 2nd, 2000
   4. HRH Prince Jean André Guillaume Marie Gabriel Marc d'Aviano of Nassau
      * Luxembourg, July 13th, 2004

HRH Grand Duke Henri I Albert Gabriël Felix Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg, Duke of Nassau
(Born as: HRH Prince Henri Albert Gabriël Felix Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg, Prince of Bourbon-Parma)
(Since November 12th, 1964:) HRH Hereditary Prince Henri Albert Gabriël Felix Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg, Hereditary Prince of Nassau, Prince of Bourbon-Parma
(Since April 16th, 1973:) HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Henri Albert Gabriël Felix Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg, Hereditary Prince of Nassau, Prince of Bourbon-Parma
(Since July 28th, 1986:) HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Henri Albert Gabriël Felix Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg, Hereditary Prince of Nassau
* Château Betzdorf, April 16th, 1955
Hereditary Prince of Luxembourg, November 12th, 1964. Created Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Hereditary Prince of Nassau, April 16th, 1973. President of the Board of Economic Development, 1978-1998. Member of the Council of State, 1980-1998. Lieutenant-Représentant of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg (= his father), March 2nd, 1998 (sworn-in: Grand-Ducal Palace, Luxembourg, March 4th, 1998)
Grand Duke of Luxembourg, October 7th, 2000 (sworn-in: Parliament, Luxembourg, October 7th, 2000)
Captain of the Army. Colonel of the Army. General of the Army, October 7th, 2000

Married:

1. HRH Prince Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie of Luxembourg, Prince of Bourbon-Parma
   (Since July 28th, 1986:) HRH Prince Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie of Luxembourg
   (Since October 7th, 2000:) HRH Hereditary Prince Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie of Luxembourg, Hereditary Prince of Nassau
   (Since December 18th, 2000:) HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie Nassau of Luxembourg, Hereditary Prince of Nassau, Prince of Bourbon-Parma
   * Maternité Grande Duchesse Charlotte, Luxembourg, November 11th, 1981
   Hereditary Prince of Luxembourg, October 7th, 2000. Created Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Hereditary Prince of Nassau, Prince of Bourbon-Parma, December 18th, 2000
   
2. HRH Prince Felix Léopold Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg, Prince of Bourbon-Parma
   (Since July 28th, 1986:) HRH Prince Felix Léopold Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg
   * Maternité Grande Duchesse Charlotte, Luxembourg, June 3rd, 1984
   
3. HRH Prince Louis Xavier Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg, Prince of Bourbon-Parma
   (Since July 28th, 1986:) HRH Prince Louis Xavier Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg
   * Maternité Grande Duchesse Charlotte, Luxembourg, August 3rd, 1986
   (Renounced the right of succession for himself and his descendants, August 22nd, 2006)

   Married:

   (civil) Grand-Ducal Palace, Luxembourg and (religious) Église de Gilsdorf, September 29th, 2006:
   Tessy Antony
   * Luxembourg, October 28th, 1985

   Children from this marriage:

   1. Gabriel Michael Louis Ronny de Nassau
      * Geneva, March 12th, 2006
      (Born out of wedlock)
   2. Noah de Nassau
      * Maternité Grande Duchesse Charlotte, Luxembourg, September 21st, 2007
      
4. HRH Princess Alexandra Joséphine Teresa Charlotte Marie Wilhelmine of Luxembourg
   * Luxembourg, February 16th, 1991
   
5. HRH Prince Sébastien Henri Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg
   * Luxembourg, April 16th, 1992
   

Footnotes:

1. Sources: l'Allemagne Dynastique Tome III by Michel Huberty, Alain Giraud and F. & B. Magdelaine and Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau by A.W.E. Dek. With special thanks toVerena Denzer, Marlene Eilers Koenig,Brigitte Gastel Lloyd, Erik Lamote,Netty Leistra,Marianne Teerink,Paul Theroffand Ashley.
2. The official titles of the sovereigns of Luxembourg are (in French): Grand Duc de Luxembourg, Duc de Nassau, Comte du Rhine, Comte de Sayn, Königstein, Katzenelnbogen et Diez, Vicomte d'Hammerstein, Seigneur de Mahlberg, Wiesbaden, Idstein, Merenberg, Limbourg et d'Eppstein with the style Altesse Royale (Royal Highness).
   The official title of the heir to the throne is: Prince Héréditaire de Luxembourg with the style Altesse Royale. The heir to the throne is usually granted the titles Grand Duc Héréditaire de Luxembourg, Prince Héréditaire de Nassau after he has reached the age of 18.
   Grand Duke Adolphe's descendants in male lineage bore the titles Prince/Princesse de Luxembourg, Prince/Princesse de Nassau with the style Altesse Grand-Ducale (Grand-Ducal Highness).
   Grand Duchess Charlotte's descendants in male lineage bore the titles Prince/Princesse de Luxembourg, Prince/Princesse de Bourbon de Parme with the style Altesse Royale.
   By Grand-Ducal Decree of July 28th, 1986 Grand Duke Jean renounced the title Prince/Princesse de Bourbon de Parme and adopted the family name Nassau for himself and his family.
   By Grand-Ducal Decree of September 21st, 1995 is established that the children of the sovereign and the children of the heir to the throne will bear the title Prince/Princesse de Luxembourg with the style Altesse Royale. The other members of the family will bear the title Prince/Princesse de Nassau with the style Altesse Royale. A prince who contracts a marriage without consent will bear the title Comte de Nassau, his wife will bear the title Comtesse de Nassau and their children will bear the title Comte/Comtesse de Nassau. A princess who contracts a marriage without consent will bear the title Comtesse de Nassau.
   By Grand-Ducal Decree of November 27th, 2004 the children of Prince Jean and the wife and children of Prince Robert have been granted the personal title Prince/Princesse de Nassau with the style Altesse Royale.
   By Grand-Ducal Decree of February 3rd, 2006 the surname of the Grand-Ducal family has been altered from "Nassau" into "de Nassau".

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