This is a list of members of the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg who bear or have borne the title "Princess of Luxembourg". The title is typically born by daughters and some male line granddaughters of the grand dukes and grand duchesses of Luxembourg and spouses of princes of Luxembourg whose marriages have been dynastically approved.
Princesses of Luxembourg are also princesses of Nassau, and male line descendants of Prince Félix are princesses of Bourbon-Parma.
Traditionally, princesses bore the style of Grand Ducal Highness , but since Grand Duchess Charlotte's marriage to Prince Félix of Bourbon-Parma, all of their male line descendants have been styled as Royal Highness .
Portrait | Name | Born | Died | Royal lineage | Notes |
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Hilda Charlotte Wilhelmine | 5 November 1864 | 8 February 1952 | Only daughter of Adolphe | Gained title in 1890 upon accession of her father Married Frederick, Hereditary Grand Duke of Baden in 1885 | |
Marie-Adélaïde Thérèse Hilda Wilhelmine later, Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde | 14 June 1894 | 24 January 1924 | Eldest daughter of Guillaume IV | Reigned as grand duchess from 1912 until her abdication in 1919 | |
Charlotte Adelgonde Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine later, Grand Duchess Charlotte | 23 January 1896 | 9 July 1985 | Second daughter of Guillaume IV | Reigned as grand duchess from 1919 until her abdication in 1964 Married Prince Félix of Bourbon-Parma in 1919 | |
Hilda Sophie Marie Adélaïde Wilhelmine | 15 February 1897 | 8 September 1979 | Third daughter of Guillaume IV | Married Adolph, Hereditary Prince of Schwarzenberg in 1930 | |
Antoinette Roberte Sophie Wilhelmine | 7 October 1899 | 31 July 1954 | Fourth daughter of Guillaume IV | Married Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria in 1921 | |
Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine | 7 March 1901 | 2 August 1950 | Fifth daughter of Guillaume IV | Married Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis in 1922 | |
Sophie Caroline Marie Wilhelmine | 14 February 1902 | 24 May 1941 | Sixth daughter of Guillaume IV | Married Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony in 1921 | |
Elisabeth Hilda Zita Marie Anna Antonia Friederike Wilhelmine Luise | 22 December 1922 | 22 November 2011 | Eldest daughter of Charlotte | Married Prince Franz Ferdinand of Hohenberg in 1956 | |
Marie-Adélaïde Louise Thérèse Wilhelmine | 21 May 1924 | 28 February 2007 | Second daughter of Charlotte | Married Count Karl Josef Henckel von Donnersmarck in 1958 | |
Marie-Gabriele Aldegunde Wilhelmine Louise | 2 August 1925 | Third daughter of Charlotte | Married Knud, Count of Holstein-Ledreborg in 1951 | ||
Alix Marie Anna Antoinette Charlotte Gabrielle | 24 August 1929 | 11 February 2019 | Fourth daughter of Charlotte | Married Antoine, Hereditary Prince of Ligne in 1950 | |
Marie-Astrid Liliane Charlotte Léopoldine Wilhelmine Ingeborg Antoinette Élisabeth Anne Alberte | 17 February 1954 [1] | Eldest daughter of Jean | Married Archduke Carl Christian of Austria in 1982 | ||
Margaretha Antonia Marie Félicité | 15 May 1957 [1] | Second daughter of Jean | Married Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein in 1982 | ||
Charlotte Phyllis Marie | 15 September 1967 | Granddaughter of Charlotte | Married Marc-Victor Cunningham in 1993 | ||
Alexandra Joséphine Teresa Charlotte Marie Wilhelmine | 16 February 1991 | Only daughter of Henri |
Portrait | Name | Husband | Born | Marriage | Died | Notes |
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Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal | Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume | 13 July 1861 | 21 June 1893 | 31 July 1942 | Became Grand Duchess consort upon her husband's accession in 1905 Regent from 1908 to 1912 | |
Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium | Hereditary Grand Duke Jean | 11 October 1927 | 9 April 1953 | 10 January 2005 | Became Grand Duchess consort upon her husband's accession in 1964 | |
Joan Dillon | Prince Charles | 31 January 1935 | 1 March 1967 | Lost title upon subsequent remarriage [2] | ||
María Teresa Mestre y Batista | Hereditary Grand Duke Henri | 22 March 1956 [3] | 4/14 February 1981 | Became Grand Duchess consort upon her husband's accession in 2000 | ||
Sibilla Weiller | Prince Guillaume | 12 June 1968 | 8/24 September 1994 [1] | |||
Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy | Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume | 18 February 1984 [4] | 19/20 October 2012 | |||
Claire Lademacher | Prince Félix | 21 March 1985 [5] | 17/21 September 2013 | |||
Tessy Antony | Prince Louis | 28 October 1985 | 29 September 2006 divorced, 4 April 2019 | Title granted by decree on 23 June 2009 Lost title upon divorce [2] |
The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg constitutes the House of Luxembourg-Nassau, headed by the sovereign Grand Duke, and in which the throne of the grand duchy is hereditary. It consists of heirs and descendants of the House of Nassau-Weilburg, whose sovereign territories passed cognatically from the House of Nassau to the House of Bourbon-Parma, itself a branch of the Spanish Royal House which is agnatically a cadet branch of the House of Capet that originated in France, itself a derivative dynasty from the Robertians and the founding house of the Capetian dynasty.
The Grand Duke of Luxembourg is the head of state of Luxembourg. Luxembourg has been a grand duchy since 15 March 1815, when it was created from territory of the former Duchy of Luxembourg. It was in personal union with the United Kingdom of the Netherlands until 1890 under the House of Orange-Nassau. Luxembourg is the world's only sovereign Grand Duchy and since 1815, there have been nine monarchs, including the incumbent, Henri.
Jean was the Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1964 until his abdication in 2000. He was the first Grand Duke of Luxembourg of French agnatic descent.
Marie-Adélaïde, reigned as Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1912 until her abdication in 1919. She was the first Grand Duchess regnant of Luxembourg, its first female monarch since Duchess Maria Theresa and the first Luxembourgish monarch to be born within the territory since Count John the Blind (1296–1346).
Charlotte was Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 14 January 1919 until her abdication on 12 November 1964.
Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, is the heir apparent to the crown of Luxembourg, holding the position since his father's accession in 2000.
Prince Félix of Bourbon-Parma was the husband of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and the father of her six children, including her successor Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. By birth to his father Robert I, Duke of Parma, he was a member of the House of Bourbon-Parma and one descendant of King Philip V of Spain. Prince Félix was the longest-serving consort of Luxembourg.
Prince Félix of Luxembourg, Prince of Bourbon-Parma and Prince of Nassau is the second son of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. He is currently fourth in the line of succession of Luxembourg.
Prince Louis of Luxembourg, Prince of Bourbon-Parma and Prince of Nassau is the third son of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
His or Her Grand Ducal Highness is a style of address used by the non-reigning members of some German ruling families headed by a Grand Duke. No currently reigning family employs the style, although it was used most recently by the younger sisters of the late Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg. Since Grand Duchess Charlotte's marriage to Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma, all of their male-line descendants have used the style Royal Highness, which he bore.
Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg is the fourth child and only daughter of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. Alexandra is also "Princess of Nassau" and "Princess of Bourbon-Parma".
Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg, Prince of Bourbon-Parma and Prince of Nassau is the fifth and youngest child of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
Tessy Antony de Nassau is a Luxembourgish businesswoman and non-profit executive. She is a former member of the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg as the ex-wife of Prince Louis of Luxembourg, the third son of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria is the elder daughter and eldest child of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, and the wife of Archduke Carl Christian of Austria, grandson of the last Austrian Emperor, Karl I.
Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein is the fourth child and second and youngest daughter of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. As the sister of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and the sister-in-law of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein, she is a princess of two current realms and a member of the Luxembourg and Liechtenstein reigning dynasties.
Since 2011, the crown of Luxembourg descends according to absolute primogeniture among Grand Duke Henri's descendants and according to agnatic primogeniture among other dynasts.
The House of Bourbon-Parma is a cadet branch of the Spanish royal family, whose members once ruled as King of Etruria and as Duke of Parma and Piacenza, Guastalla, and Lucca. The House descended from the French Capetian dynasty in male line. Its name of Bourbon-Parma comes from the main name (Bourbon) and the other (Parma) from the title of Duke of Parma. The title was held by the Spanish Bourbons, as the founder Philip, Duke of Parma was the great-grandson of Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma. The House of Bourbon-Parma is today the Sovereign House of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (agnatically) and all members of the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg are members of the House of Bourbon-Parma with the title of "Princes/Princesses" and the predicate of Royal Highness.
Princess Marie-Adélaïde of Luxembourg was a Luxembourgish princess, the third child and the second daughter of Grand Duchess Charlotte (1896–1985) and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma (1893–1970).
Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Luxembourg was a Luxembourgish princess, the third daughter and fourth child of Grand Duchess Charlotte (1896–1985) and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma (1893–1970).