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Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg - Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, Charlotte Aldegonde Élise Marie Wilhelmine (January 23, 1896 – July 9, 1985) was the second daughter of Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
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 Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg | Obituaries | News | Telegraph
Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, who died yesterday aged 77, was the wife of Grand Duke Jean; he reigned from 1964 until his abdication in 2000.
Both the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess were well known in Britain, the Grand Duke being Colonel of the Irish Guards from 1984 to 2000, and riding annually in Trooping the Colour.
The Grand Duchess was President of the Luxembourg Youth Section of the Red Cross and patron of numerous charitable organisations.
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Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, the head of state of Luxembourg was born at Betzdorf Castle in Luxembourg on 16 April 1955, the eldest son of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte (née Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium).
Grand Duke Henri is a member of the International Olympic Committee, a member of The Mentor Foundation (established by the World Health Organisation) and a Director of the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands.
Luxembourg is a seat of several institutions of the European Union, including the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Auditors, and the European Investment Bank.
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 Royalty.nu - Grand Dukes and Duchesses of Luxembourg, the House of Nassau
Royalty.nu - Grand Dukes and Duchesses of Luxembourg, the House of Nassau
Luxembourg is a constitutional monarchy; the grand duke is the head of state, but he swears to observe the country's laws and has little political power.
France conquered the Austrian Netherlands in 1795, and for the next 20 years Luxembourg was France's "Department of Forests." In 1815, after the overthrow of Napoleon I, the Congress of Vienna granted Luxembourg independence as a grand duchy and gave it to King William I of the Netherlands.
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 boys clothing: European royalty--Luxemburg
Luxembourg was regarded as an important strategic possession due to its formidable fortress known as the "Gibraltar of the North".
Adolphe von Nassau, Grand Duke of Luxemburg, was born in 1817.
Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg was born at Berg Castle on January 23, 1896, the second daughter of Grand Duke William (Guillaume) and Grand Duchess Marie-Anne, Princess of Braganca, Princess (Infanta) of Portugal.
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 The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg’s history as a sovereign nation dates from the 1830 revolt by Belgians and Luxembourgers against the rule of William I of the Netherlands.
Luxembourg’s impact on the European economy was minuscule but the made its mark on at least one aspect of the continent’s popular culture.
Luxembourg’s Chamber of Deputies met for a final pre-war session on August 29, 1939 and voted to surrender full executive and legislative powers to the Grand Duchess and her cabinet for the duration of the conflict.
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Duchess
Jean, 1921-, grand duke of Luxembourg (1964-2000); son of Charlotte, grand duchess of Luxembourg, and Felix, prince of Bourbon-Parma.
Marie Louise 1791-1847, empress of the French (1810-15) as consort of Napoleon I and duchess of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla (1816-47), daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II (later Emperor of Austria as Francis I.) She was married (1810) to Napoleon I and was the mother of Napoleon II.
She was made duchess of Hohenberg, but because she was of minor nobility their children were barred from succession.
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Duchess
She was made duchess of Portsmouth in 1673 and was the mother by the king of Charles Lennox, duke of Richmond.
Richmond and Lennox, Frances Teresa Stuart, duchess of 1647-1702, mistress of Charles II of England.
Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, duchess of 1660-1744, confidante of Queen Anne of England.
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 Luxembourg buries Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Josephine-Charlotte was the wife of Grand Duke Jean, who ruled this nation of 450,000, from 1964 until 2000, when he abdicated in favor of his son Henri, the current monarch.
The Grand Duchess -- her full name was Josephine-Charlotte Ingeborg Elisabeth Marie Jose Marguerite Astrid -- was born Oct. 11, 1927, at the royal palace in Brussels.
Josephine-Charlotte is survived by her husband, the former grand duke, and five children, Grand Duke Henri, Princes Jean and Guillaume and Princesses Marie-Astrid and Margaretha.
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 Charlotte, grand duchess of Luxembourg. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
In Nov., 1919, Charlotte married Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma.
During the German occupation in World War II, the grand duchess and her family went into exile, eventually settling in Montreal.
In Nov., 1964, Charlotte abdicated in favor of her son, Jean.
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 Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HRH The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1953-1964)
Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg (Born Joséphine-Charlotte Ingeborg Elisabeth Marie-José Marguerite Astrid, Princess of Belgium, (October 11, 1927 – January 10, 2005), was born at the Royal Palace of Brussels.
As Hereditary Grand Duchess first, then, from Prince Jean's accession to the throne on November 12, 1964, until his abdication in 2001, as Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, she carried out the many and varied duties (particularly of a social and cultural nature) as the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
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 GENEALOGY OF THE GRAND DUCAL HOUSE OF LUXEMBOURG
GENEALOGY OF THE GRAND DUCAL HOUSE OF LUXEMBOURG
Princess Marie Astrid Charlotte Léopoldine Wilhelmine Ingeborg Antonia Elisabeth Anne Alberte, b at Betzdorf 17 Feb 1954; m at Luxemburg 6 Feb 1982, Archduke Karl Christian of Austria (b at Château de Beloeil 26 Aug 1954), admitted to the nobility of Belgium as Prince of Habsburg-Lorraine and Serene Highness 19 Aug 1983.
Princess Charlotte Phyllis Anne Joel, b at New York 15 Sept 1967; m at Mouchy- le-Chatel, Oise, France 26 June (civ) and at St Rémy-de-Provence 18 Sept (relig) 1993, Mark Victor Cunningham (b at Harrogate 24 Sep 1965).
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 Duchess
Grand Duchess Charlotte was an important national symbol to the small duchy of Luxembourg during the Twentieth Century.
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 Art and Ceremony at the Kennedy White House   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Grand Duchess Charlotte, then Europe's longest-reigning monarch, received a 21-gun salute and full military honors when she arrived by helicopter on the White House lawn.
Kennedy served as hosts to the grand duchess and her son, Prince Jean, at a state dinner attended by 170 guests from the worlds of the arts and diplomacy.
Kennedy presented Grand Duchess Charlotte with a paperweight made of azurite and malachite from New Mexico, accentuated with golden grass and turquoise flowers.
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 Hochzeits Tiara Grossherzogin Charlotte von Luxemburg |Royal Jewels
When in 1919 Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg succeeded to the throne her official portrait showed her wearing a magnificent laurel leaves diamond tiara probably dating form the mid of the 19th century, as well as two superb diamond "rivieres".
The Grand Duchess wore it only on special official occasions such as her abdication, when she passed ist on to her daughter-in-law Josephine-Charlotte, because the imposing wedding tiara is rather heavy.
The Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte wore it on some state occasions during the 1960`s, the picture of her is on the right and in color of the last event wearing this breathtaking item.
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HRH Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte of Luxembourg, born Princess of Belgium
HRH Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, born Princess of Belgium
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, born Maria Teresa Mestre
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 Accession to the throne of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
Accession to the throne of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
Grand Duke Jean was born at Berg Castle on January 5th, 1921, as the oldest son of HRH Prince Félix of Luxembourg Prince of Bourbon of Parma and Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg.
Grand Duke Jean was appointed Lieutenant-Répresentant on May 4th, 1961, and on November 12th, 1964, he officially succeeded his mother and was sworn in after the abdication of his mother.
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 Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (Charlotte Aldegonde Élise Marie Wilhelmine) (January 23, 1896 – July 9, 1985) was the second daughter of Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
In a referendum about the new constitution on September 28, 1919, 77.8% of the Luxembourgish people voted for the continuation of a Grand Ducal monarchy with Charlotte as head of state.
Charlotte died on July 9, 1985, from cancer.
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 Luxembourg travel guide - Wikitravel
Luxembourg [1] is a landlocked country in Western Europe in between Belgium, France and Germany.
It is the only Grand Duchy in the world and is the second-smallest of the European Union member states.
In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the European Economic Community (later the European Union) and in 1999 it joined the euro currency area.
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Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg (1896-1985) and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma (1893-1970)
Princess Antonia of Luxembourg (1899-1954) and Duke Rupprecht of Bavaria (1869-1955)
Princess Charlotte of Luxembourg (*1967) and Marc Cunningham
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 boys clothing: European royalty--Luxemburg Grand Duchess Charlotte   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg was born at Berg Castle on January 23, 1896.
Charlotte's husband Felix and her son Jean served in the allied army fighting the Germans.
Grand Duchess Charlotte abdicated in favor of John in 1964.
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 Luxembourg Stamps: 1963-1964
The City of Luxembourg was founded in the year 963 when Count Sigefroid acquired from the St. Maximin Abbey of Trier a small fortified observation tower called "Castellum Lucilinburhuc", located on the rocky outcrop of the Bock.
Pictured on the stamp are Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, King Baudouin of Belgium, and Queen Juliana of The Netherlands.
Grand Duke Jean (Benoît - Guillaume - Marie - Robert - Louis - Antoine - Adolphe - Marc d'Aviano) assumed the throne on November 12, 1964 when his mother, Grand Duchess Charlotte, abdicated in his favor.
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 HRH The Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte
As Hereditary Grand Duchess first, then, since Prince Jean's accession to the throne on 12th November 1964, as Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, She has indefatigably carried out the many and varied duties (particularly of a social and cultural nature) of the Consort.
The Grand Duchess is interested in childhood problems, family and health problems.
From 1959 to 1970 She was President of the Luxembourg Youth Red Cross; since 1964 She is President of the Luxembourg Red Cross.
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Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg - Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, Charlotte Aldegonde Élise Marie Wilhelmine (January 23, 1896 – July 9, 1985) was the second daughter of Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
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 Grossherzogin von Luxemburg | Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte | Diademe de la Grande-Duchesse du Luxembourg
Like her grandmother, Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, and her mother, Queen Astrid, the Grand Duchess was, behind her image of refinement, a woman who constantly worked for the benefit of children, family, health and culture.
Her Royal Highness, Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, Princess of Belgium born in Brussels on 11th October 1927, Princess Josephine-Charlotte and her brothers Baudouin and Albert, who successively became Kings of Belgium, were obliged to go into exile during the Second World War, while Leopold III decided to remain near his people.
Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte assisted her husband in carrying out his activities until 2000, the year when Grand Duke Jean abdicated, after a reign of 36 years, in favour of his eldest son, Prince Henri.
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rand Duke Jean of Luxembourg was born on 5 Jan 1921 at Berg Castle, the eldest child of Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma.
In January 1945 he was involved in the taking of Reichswal, and he continued to serve with the Allied forces in Germany until the end of the war.
On 14 April 1945, he joined his mother, Grand Duchess Charlotte, in her triumphal return from exile, and was made a colonel in the Luxembourg Army.
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