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  Grand Duke of Luxembourg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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.
HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, son of the Grand Duke, born 1981
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 Luxembourg - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a small landlocked state in the north-west of the continental European Union, bordered by France, Germany and Belgium.
Luxembourg's fortress was expanded by successive owners, among others the Bourbons, Habsburgs and Hohenzollerns, which made it one of the strongest fortresses on the European continent.
Luxembourg eventually became an independent and neutral nation in 1839, but it was not until 1867 that its independence was formally ratified, after a turbulent period which even included a brief time of civil unrest against plans to annex Luxembourg to Belgium, Germany or France.
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 Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg (House of Nassau-Weilburg) consists of the extended family of the sovereign Grand Duke.
The male-line descendants of HRH Grand Duke Adolphe held the titles Prince(ss) of Luxembourg and Prince(ss) of Nassau with the style of His/Her Grand Ducal Highness.
The male-line descendants of HRH Grand Duchess Charlotte hold the titles Prince(ss) of Luxembourg, Prince(ss) of Nassau, and Prince(ss) of Bourbon-Parma (from her husband, Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma) with the style of His/Her Royal Highness (coming from their status as Prince(sse)s of Bourbon-Parma).
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 Adolf of Luxembourg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Grand Duke Adolf of Luxembourg, Adolf 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.
In 1890, when Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands was excluded from the succession to Luxembourg by the Salic Law, the Grand Duchy passed to the dispossessed Duke Adolf.
One of them was the eldest son, William (1852-1912), who became Grand Duke at his father's death in 1905.
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 Luxembourg article - Luxembourg Grand Duchy Europe France Germany Belgium Detail motto Luxembourgish - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The recorded history of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg begins with the construction of Luxembourg Castle in the middle ages.
Under the constitution of 1868, executive power is exercised by the Grand Duke and the cabinet, which consists of a prime minister and several other ministers.
Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in Europe.
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 Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grand Duke Jean (Jean Benoit Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano) (born January 5, 1921) ruled Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000.
He is the son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma.
Grand Duke Jean abdicated on October 7, 2000, and was succeeded on the throne by his son Henri.
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 Luxembourg, grand duchy, W Europe. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Luxembourg’s grand duke is the titular head of state; the head of government is the prime minister, who is aided by a council of ministers.
Grand Duke Adolf was followed in 1905 by William IV and in 1912 by Marie Adelaide.
In 1961, Prince Jean, son and heir of Grand Duchess Charlotte, was made his mother’s representative as head of state; she formally abdicated in 1964, and Prince Jean became grand duke.
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The Crown of the Grand Duchy is hereditary in the Nassau family in accordance with the Pact of 30 June 1783, Article 71 of the Treaty of Vienna of 9 June 1815, and Article 1 of the Treaty of London of 11 May 1867.
The Grand Duke is the head of the State, the symbol of its unity and the guarantee of national independence.
The Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg and the Chateau de Berg are reserved for the residence of the Grand Duke.
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 William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg, Guillaume Alexandre (April 22, 1852 - February 25, 1912) was the eldest child of Grand Duke Adolf of Luxembourg.
He became Grand Duke when his father died on November 17, 1905.
The couple had six daughters, the eldest of which, Marie-Adélaïde (1894-1924), was declared Heir Apparent on July 10, 1907, and eventually became the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
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 The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Titles: Until July 28th, 1987, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg was titled Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Duke of Nassau, Prince of Bourbon of Parme, Count palatine of the Rhine, Count of Sayn, Königstein, Katzenelnbogen and Diez, Viscount of Hammerstein, Lord of Mahlberg, Wiesbaden, Idstein, Merenberg, Limburg and Eppstein.
The oldest son is Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, crown prince of Nassau.
Grand Duke Jean in 1953 married Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium.
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 LUXEMBOURG GRAND DUCAL FAMILY
The Grand Duke Henri was married on the 14 February, 1981, to Miss Maria Teresa Mestre, born in Havana (Cuba) on the 22 March, 1956.
The Gran Duke Jean is the eldest son of The Grand Duchess Charlotte and The Prince of Luxembourg, Prince of Boubon Parma.
The Grand Duchess was born Princess of Belgiumm, on the 11 October, 1927.
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 Articles - Grand duchy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Grand Duchy is the appellation of the territory of a sovereign Grand Duke's territory.
Grand Duke is also the usual and established translation of sovereign Grand Prince in languages which do not have separate words meaning prince for (1) the non-ruling relatives of a monarch, and (2) monarch (sovereign or like) princes.
Grand Duke is also the usual and established translation in English and French of the Russian courtesy title Velikiy Knjaz (grand prince) of Russia, which from 17th century belonged to members of the family of the Russian tsar, although those Grand dukes were not sovereigns.
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 Namnlöst dokument
Luxembourg had Salic law, and William III was therefore succeeded as Grand Duke by his distant relative, Adolphe of Nassau.
Her parents were Grand Duke Guillaume IV and Grand Duchess Maira Anna (née Princess of Portugal).
Her parents were Grand Duke Guillaume IV and Grand Duchess Maria Anna (née Princess of Portugal).
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 Henri Of Luxembourg Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
HRH Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg
Grand Duke Henri (Henri Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume), styled HRH The Grand Duke (born April 6, 1955) is the hereditary ruler of Luxembourg.
Born at Betzdorf, he is the eldest son of the prior Grand Duke Jean and his wife, the late Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium.
www.variedtastes.com /encyclopedia/Henri_of_Luxembourg   (430 words)

  
 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.
Grand Duke Henri and his wife, Maria Teresa, have five children: Guillaume, born in 1981; Félix, born in 1984; Louis, born in 1986; Alexandra, born in 1991; and Sebastien, born in 1992.
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 Luxembourg / Luxembourg
Luxembourg along with Belgium and the Netherlands makes up the so-called Benelux, with the total area of the country being 2,586 sq.
Administratively Luxembourg is divided in two counties, which in their turn are divided into cantons and these into municipalities.
Luxembourg is one of Europe's financial centers and at present there are 240 representative offices of foreign banks attracted into the country in late 70ies by the most favourable EU laws on banking which guarantee secrecy of bank deposits.
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 BBC News | EUROPE | Luxembourg's new Grand Duke
The political role of Luxembourg's Grand Duke is limited to appointing the person who forms a new government, although he can also formally refuse the resignation of a cabinet or dissolve parliament.
Grand Duke Henri (45) is one of Europe's youngest monarchs.
Grand Duke Jean's decision to step down at the age of seventy-nine followed a precedent set by his mother, who abdicated in 1964.
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H.R.H. Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, oldest son of Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, was born in Betzdorf (Luxembourg) on 16 April 1955.
Grand Duke Henri has made many fact-finding and educational visits abroad, both within Europe and overseas.
On 4 March 1998, he was, in accordance with the Constitution, appointed Lieutenant-Representative of HRH the Grand Duke, and on 7 October 2000, Grand Duke Jean abdicated in favour of his son.
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 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
His Royal Highness Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Henri Albért Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume (born April 6, 1955) is the hereditary ruler of Luxembourg.
Born at Betzdorf, he is the son of Grand Duke Jean and his wife, Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium.
On February 14, 1981, in Luxembourg, he married Maria Teresa Mestre (born March 22, 1956 in Havana, Cuba, the daughter of Don José Antonio Mestre y Alzarez-Tabio and his wife, formerly María Teresa Batista y Falla).
www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=Henri_of_Luxembourg   (118 words)

  
 Grand duchy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
A grand duchy is a form of principality which has a Grand Duke or a Grand Duchess as head of state.
An early use of the title was in Grand Duchy of Lithuania (since 14th century), MuscovyGrand Duchy of Moscow, and also in Tuscany, which became a grand duchy in 1569, and remained one until 1860, when it was annexed by Piedmont-Sardinia.
The present Grand Duke of Luxembourg is Henri of LuxembourgHenri/.
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 Luxembourg: Grand Duke's standard
Moreover, the present Grand Duke changed the Grand Duke's coat of arms.
The difference of the present Grand Duke arms with the former ones is a change of the position of the arms of Nassau, which took the position of the arms of Luxemburg proper, and vice-versa.
Now, Grand Duke Henri has adopted the coat of arms chosen by the heraldists in the years 1960s.
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 Luxembourg (07/05)
Although Luxembourg considers 1835 (Treaty of London) to be its year of independence, it was not granted political autonomy until 1839 under King William I of the Netherlands, who also was the Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
While Luxembourg is aptly described as the "Green Heart of Europe" in tourist literature, its pastoral land coexists with a highly industrialized and export-intensive economy.
Luxembourg is a member of the Benelux Economic Union and was one of the founding members of the European Economic Community (now the European Union).
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 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
In Ireland relief is to be given by allowing against the Irish tax payable on Luxembourg income, a credit in respect of the Luxembourg tax which the income has borne including generally, in the case of dividends, an appropriate proportion of the Luxembourg tax on the profits out of which the dividends are paid.
In Luxembourg, relief is to be given by way of exemption of income (except dividends) from sources in Ireland but the income so exempted is to be taken into account for the purpose of determining the rate of Luxembourg tax to be imposed on the taxpayer's other income.
In the case of other dividends, Luxembourg tax is charged on the gross dividend less Irish income tax at the full rate, whether or not the dividend has suffered tax at the full or at a reduced rate, and credit is given for 15 per cent of the Luxembourg tax so chargeable (Article 23).
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 Luxembourg - Constitution
The person of the Grand Duke is sacred and inviolable.
The exercise of the powers reserved by the Constitution to the legislature, executive, and judiciary may be temporarily vested by treaty in institutions governed by international law.
The city of Luxembourg is the capital of the Grand Duchy and the seat of the Government.
www.trybunal.gov.pl /constit/constitu/constit/luxembrg/luxbrg-e.htm   (4394 words)

  
 Namnlöst dokument
But because Grand Duchess Charlotte was married to HRH Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma, Grand Duke Jean's descendants are entitled to be styled HRH.
Grandmasters are the Grand Duke of Luxembourg and the King of the Netherlands.
Grand Duke Henri and Queen Beatrix are fourth cousinsd.
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