Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
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Charlotte | ||
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1937 state portrait. | ||
Reign | 14 January 1919 – 12 November 1964 | |
Predecessor | Marie-Adélaïde | |
Successor | Jean | |
Prime ministers | ||
Born | Berg Castle, Luxembourg | 23 January 1896|
Died | 9 July 1985 Fischbach Castle, Fischbach, Luxembourg | (aged 89)|
Spouse | Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma (m 6 November 1919) | |
Issue | Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg Princess Marie Adelaide Princess Marie Gabrielle | |
Full name | ||
Charlotte Adelgonde Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine | ||
House | Nassau-Weilburg | |
Father | William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg | |
Mother | Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal | |
Burial | Notre-Dame Cathedral | |
Religion | Catholicism | |
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (Charlotte Adelgonde Élisabeth Marie Wilhelmine; 23 January 1896 – 9 July 1985) was Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1919 until her abdication in 1964.
Marriage[edit]
On 6 November 1919, Hereditary Grand Duchess Charlotte married Prince Felix of Parma. He was a son of Roberto I of Parma and Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal. They were first-cousins as both of their mothers were daughters of the former King Miguel I of Portugal.
Issue[edit]
- Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (5 January 1921 - 23 April 2019) married Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium and haed issue.
- Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg (22 December 1922 22 November 2011) married Franz, Duke of Hohenberg and had issue.
- Princess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg (21 May 1924 28 February 2007) married Karl Josef Count Henckel von Donnersmarck and had issue.
- Princess Marie Gabriele of Luxembourg (born 2 August 1925) married Knud Johan, Count of Holstein-Ledreborg an haed issue.
- Prince Charles of Luxembourg (7 August 1927 - 26 July 1977) married Joan Douglas Dillon and had issue.
- Princess Alix of Luxembourg (24 August 1929 11 February 2019) married Antoine, 13th Prince of Ligne an haed issue.
Titles and styles[edit]
- 23 January 1896 – 25 February 1912 Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Charlotte of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau-Weilburg.
- 25 February 1912 – 14 January 1919 Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
- 14 January 1919 – 12 November 1964 Her Royal Highness The Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
- 12 November 1964 – 9 Julie 1985 Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg.
Categories:
- 1896 births
- 1985 deaths
- People from Colmar-Berg
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