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 Luxembourg
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.
Luxembourg has a parliamentary form of government with a constitutional monarchy by inheritance.
Luxembourg's southern and eastern borders are formed by a number of rivers, among which the largest is the Moselle.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/lu/Luxembourg.html   (447 words)

  
 Luxembourg Guide - Railbookers.com
Luxembourg, known as the Gibraltar of the North, is one of Europe's smallest sovereign states, only 85 km from top to bottom.
Luxembourg City was originally a Habsburg fortress and parts of the original walls and fortifications remain.
The tomb of John the Blind (one of Luxembourg's medieval rulers) is in the crypt.
www.railbookers.com /breaks/guides/luxembourg   (829 words)

  
 travel adventures Luxembourg
Luxembourg is not the primary destination for many Americans planning a trip to Europe.
While in Luxembourg City, detour from the newly constructed business area, which is home to over 200 banks known world-wide for their expertise and discretion, and you will find a picturesque view down each narrow, winding street.
Luxembourg City is a safe and charming small city of 120,000 inhabitants and a very comfortable place to stop for a few days.
www.realtraveladventures.com /ourworld/luxembourg_city__1000_years_of_history_.htm   (612 words)

  
 Luxembourg
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a small landlocked state in the north-west of the continental Europe, bordered by France, Germany and Belgium.
In the west it borders the Belgian province of Luxembourg, which is (at 4,443 km²) nearly twice the size of the country.
The linguistic situation in Luxembourg is characterized by the practice and the recognition of three official languages: French, German and Luxemburgish.
www.creekin.net /n109-luxembourg.html   (1043 words)

  
 1993 Human Rights Report: LUXEMBOURG
Due to Luxembourg's large foreign population, it has received a derogation whereby EU non-citizen residents who have resided in Luxembourg for at least 5 years will be permitted to vote in local and European Parliament elections.
Luxembourg pays family allocation allowances (calculated on a sliding scale according to family income and size), birth premiums, and educational allowances.
Luxembourg recognizes a need for foreign workers, and foreigners generally are assimilated into the overall society and economy without difficulty.
dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/democracy/1993_hrp_report/93hrp_report_eur/Luxembourg.html   (2380 words)

  
 boys clothing: European royalty--Luxemburg
Luxembourg during the European religious wars and French Revolution shared the same destiny as the Belgian provinces of which it was at the time a part.
Luxembourg was regarded as an important strategic possession due to its formidable fortress known as the "Gibraltar of the North".
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.
histclo.com /royal/lux/royal-lux.htm   (2334 words)

  
 IOL: Luxembourg royal buried at family crypt
Luxembourg - Luxembourg's Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte, a member of the Belgian royal family held captive by the Nazis in World War 2, was laid to rest on Saturday after her death this week at the age of 77.
The funeral of Josephine-Charlotte, the Brussels-born mother of Luxembourg's reigning monarch Grand Duke Henri, was held at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in the presence of royalty from 15 countries in Europe and beyond.
The grand duchess's body was buried in the family crypt at the cathedral, during a private service attended by close relatives, at the end of five days of national mourning in the wealthy but tiny country of 444 000 people.
www.int.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=1&click_id=24&art_id=qw1105869967624L251   (692 words)

  
 Public Relations | Press Releases
Before dawn on May 10, 1940 the royal family of Luxembourg fled their palace to escape the Nazi forces invading their country.
The connection between the Post family and the Royal Family of Luxembourg was formed when Joseph E. Davies, Marjorie Post’s third husband, served as U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg, during which time Marjorie Post and the Grand Duchess Charlotte (Grand Duke Henri’s grandmother) became friends.
They came across a photo of the family posing in front of a playhouse on the grounds of the estate and shared the photo with Luxembourg’s Consul General Georges Faber.
www.liu.edu /cwis/CWP/pr/press/2004/96.html   (582 words)

  
 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.
In the early Middle Ages, Luxembourg belonged to the Frankish kingdoms of Austrasia and Lotharingia, and became part of the Holy Roman Empire.
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.
www.royalty.nu /Europe/Luxembourg.html   (1224 words)

  
 The weeping of the Royal Family - Royal Blue Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
During half an hour, the members of the Royal Family were listening, directing words of consolation to the victims families, grasping their hands, giving hugs and kisses...
All the leaders transmitted the condolence to the Royal Family before the funeral upon their arrival to the cathedral, at whose entrance they were greeted by the Kings, the Prince of Asturias, Doña Letizia and the Infantas Doña Elena and Doña Cristina with his husbands, Jaime de Marichalar and Iñaki Urdangarín.
In the end, practically all the families obtained a place within the cathedral, since chairs in the corridors and the lateral aisles of the temple were placed.
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 Dutch (Netherlands) Royal Family
Willem was Prince of Orange, Prince of Nassau-Dietz and by the Treaty of Vienna (1815) he became King of the Netherlands and Duke of Luxembourg on 16 March 1815.
Luxembourg was elevated to Grand Ducal status on 9 June 1815.
By Royal Decree 26 May 1998, the children of Prince Maurits and his wife will bear the surname van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven presumably in honour of Prince Maurits grandfather Prince Bernard.
www.btinternet.com /~allan_raymond/Dutch_Royal_Family.htm   (715 words)

  
 The Royal Family > The Queen's Golden Jubilee > Jubilee Journal > Royal Ascot
Grand Duchess Maria-Teresa of Luxembourg and Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, joined The Countess of Wessex and Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg in the fourth, and The Princess Royal, Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxenbourg, Peter Phillips and Vice-Admiral Tom Blackburn, Master of the Household, sat in the final carriage.
Royal Ascot is renowned for the fashions and millinery on display as well as for the racing.
In addition to Royal Ascot, Her Majesty often attends the Derby at Epsom, one of the classic flat races in Britain.
www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page1445.asp   (420 words)

  
 Ney Family History: Luxembourg Chronology
Luxembourg became a Grand Duchy, under the rule of the Netherlands.
Luxembourg is separated from Belgium, and becomes semi-independent, but ruled by the Netherlands.
Luxembourg celebrated 1000th anniversary of the founding of the city.
www.eskimo.com /~lisanne/ney/luxchron.htm   (466 words)

  
 Royal Insight > August 2003 > Mailbox > Page 4
The position of a Royal Colonel or Colonel-in-Chief is an honorary appointment by tradition held by the Sovereign, members of the Royal Family, and by foreign monarchs.
Family Orders are worn pinned to the left shoulder at formal evening occasions when other orders and decorations are worn.
The reverse, in silver-gilt, is patterned with rays and depicts the royal cypher and St Edward's Crown in gold and enamel.
www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page2496.asp   (871 words)

  
 HELLO! Royalty
The current royal family was established in 1890 when, following the death of the Dutch monarch King William III without a male heir, the grand duchy passed to Adolf, Duke of Nassau.
In 1914 Luxembourg was overrun by German troops and remained under occupation for the duration of the war.
Today Luxembourg is ruled by the sixth grand duke, Henri, who came to power on October 7, 2000, when his father, Grand Duke Jean, abdicated.
www.hellomagazine.com /royalty/luxembourg/history.html   (364 words)

  
 Royal Families in Europe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Families that ruled a sovereign country since the Congres of Vienna of 1815 are considered as royal, even when the country they ruled has become a republic or lost its sovereignty later on.
Information about the royal families of European countries that became a republic or lost their sovereignty in the 19th century will follow later on.
The Grand-Ducal Family of Hesse and by Rhine.
www.geocities.com /henrivanoene/royalty.html   (405 words)

  
 Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg - The Royal Forums
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No sooner had she come to the throne in a wave of popularity, the first sovereign in two centuries to be born on Luxembourg soil and a very beautiful and devout young woman, than her devotion to the Church and to her duties as a Catholic ruler landed her in bitter controversy.
In its present form, Luxembourg is a spinoff of the Congress of Vienna settlements, especially the Treaty of London in 1839.
Luxembourgeois supporters of the royal dynasty realized that the cause of Marie Adelaide was lost and favored her abdication and the accession of her sister Charlotte, though the leftists continued to demand a republic.
www.ewtn.com /library/HOMELIBR/FR94303.TXT   (1103 words)

  
 Articles of Interest
Nearly a third of Luxembourg's residents in the early 19th century were driven from the tiny European country - about the size of Nebraska's Dawson County - because of poverty, said Robert E Schaef fer, the honorary consul general of Luxembourg based in Kansas City, Mo.
THE CENTER of the Luxembourg farming community was St. Mary's Presentation Parish, a Catholic church that now sits at the intersection of Highways 15 and 64.
Enough Nebraskans claimed Luxembourg ancestry in the 2000 Census that the state ranked 12th nationally.
www.moesfamily.com /Luxembourg/ButlerCounty.html   (717 words)

  
 The Luxembourg FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
Of course, the people of Luxembourg have their own language, in which the name is spelt "Lëtzebuerg".
The Luxembourg flag is 3 horizontal bands of (top-down) Red, White, and light blue (as opposed to the dark blue in the Dutch flag).
Incidentally, Mr Vion's garden is home to several roses created in Luxembourg and he is most interested in re-introducing Luxembourg rose heritage in the country.
www.luxembourg.co.uk /faq.html   (2258 words)

  
 Royal Family of Europe - pafg13 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Antonio Pascual Prince Of SPAIN [Parents] was born on 31 Dec 1755 in Caserta, Italy.
Jacquette De Jacqueline De LUXEMBOURG was born in 1416 in Of, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Elizabeth Alexandra OF SAXE-ALTENBUR was born in 1830.
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 Luxembourg - Gurupedia
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (also Luxemburg) is a landlocked country in north-west Europe, bordered by France, Germany and
However, the country was repeatedly attacked by Germany in the twentieth century, which led it to abandon its policy of neutrality after World War II, when it became a founding member of NATO, the United Nations and the
Luxembourg's eastern border is formed by two rivers, the Moselle and the Our.
www.gurupedia.com /l/lu/luxembourg.htm   (508 words)

  
 CNS NEWS BRIEFS May-8-2006
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, spent about 20 minutes alone with Pope Benedict May 8 before praying the Hail Mary with him in Latin.
While their conversation was conducted in French, the pope told his guests he preferred to recite the prayers in Latin since he was not sure he would remember all of the words in French.
After the couple's five children -- ages 14-24 -- joined their parents in the papal library, the royal family and Pope Benedict recited the Lord's Prayer in Latin.
www.catholicnews.com /data/briefs/cns/20060508.htm   (2278 words)

  
 The Royal Forums - Show Groups
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 Telegraph | News | Grand Duchess 'does a Lady Di'
A Grand Duchess in Luxembourg has been accused of "doing a Lady Di" after she summoned journalists to the royal palace and treated them to an extended, tearful assault on her mother-in-law.
Maria Teresa is said to have told her guests that her mother-in-law calls her "the little Cuban" and despises her for not being blue-blooded.
Her wealthy family fled Cuba after Fidel Castro's revolution and she was brought up in New York and Switzerland.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/07/03/wlux03.xml   (290 words)

  
 Hotel Le Royal - Luxembourg
Nicely located on Luxembourg's Mini-Wallstreet, yet bordering the peacefull parks of Luxembourg-city, "Le Royal" is...
For even greater comfort the de luxe category rooms and suites in the hotel's Royal Club wing feature superb design the latest in amenities and offer a whole range of individualized services.
The hotel is located in the city centre on the main boulevard Royal.
www.activereservations.com /hotel/en/hotels-in-luxembourg/ah-19509.html   (615 words)

  
 Gioffredo Godenzi Column
At the same time, one member in particular must assume all the responsibilities and duties, to the country and family, amidst the upset and sorrow that accompanies the death of someone much loved.
One of the difficulties faced by King Harald is juggling the public's demand for an approachable royal family and, at the same time, keeping an element of mysticism that is an essential of monarchy.
A beautiful place that is sadly not featured regularly enough on travel itineraries, Luxembourg's throne is as strong as the ancient battlements that once guarded the nation's capital, Luxembourg city.
www.etoile.co.uk /Columns/Gioffredo/050824.html   (908 words)

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