List of princesses of Luxembourg

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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.

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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 .

Princesses of Luxembourg by birth

PortraitNameBornDiedRoyal lineageNotes
Grand Duchess Hilda of Baden.jpg
Hilda Charlotte Wilhelmine 5 November 1864
8 February 1952Only daughter of Adolphe Gained title in 1890 upon accession of her father
Married Frederick, Hereditary Grand Duke of Baden in 1885
Marie-Adelaide, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg 2.jpg
Marie-Adélaïde Thérèse Hilda Wilhelmine
later, Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde
14 June 189424 January 1924Eldest daughter of Guillaume IV Reigned as grand duchess from 1912 until her abdication in 1919
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Charlotte Adelgonde Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine
later, Grand Duchess Charlotte
23 January 18969 July 1985Second daughter of Guillaume IV Reigned as grand duchess from 1919 until her abdication in 1964
Married Prince Félix of Bourbon-Parma in 1919
Princess Hilda of Luxemburg (1897 - 1979).jpg
Hilda Sophie Marie Adélaïde Wilhelmine 15 February 18978 September 1979Third daughter of Guillaume IV Married Adolph, Hereditary Prince of Schwarzenberg in 1930
Antonia of Luxembourg (Luxlux12).jpg
Antoinette Roberte Sophie Wilhelmine 7 October 189931 July 1954Fourth daughter of Guillaume IV Married Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria in 1921
Princess Elisabeth of Luxemburg.jpg
Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine 7 March 19012 August 1950Fifth daughter of Guillaume IV Married Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis in 1922
Princess Sophia of Luxembourg.jpg
Sophie Caroline Marie Wilhelmine 14 February 190224 May 1941Sixth daughter of Guillaume IV Married Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony in 1921
Elisabeth Hilda Zita Marie Anna Antonia Friederike Wilhelmine Luise 22 December 192222 November 2011Eldest daughter of Charlotte Married Prince Franz Ferdinand of Hohenberg in 1956
Marie-Adélaïde Louise Thérèse Wilhelmine 21 May 192428 February 2007Second daughter of Charlotte Married Count Karl Josef Henckel von Donnersmarck in 1958
Marie-Gabriele Aldegunde Wilhelmine Louise2 August 1925Third daughter of Charlotte Married Knud, Count of Holstein-Ledreborg in 1951
Alix Marie Anna Antoinette Charlotte Gabrielle 24 August 192911 February 2019Fourth daughter of Charlotte Married Antoine, Hereditary Prince of Ligne in 1950
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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 Marie15 September 1967Granddaughter of Charlotte Married Marc-Victor Cunningham in 1993
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Alexandra Joséphine Teresa Charlotte Marie Wilhelmine 16 February 1991Only daughter of Henri

Princesses of Luxembourg by marriage

PortraitNameHusbandBornMarriageDiedNotes
Grande Duchesse Maria Anna de Luxembourg.jpg
Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume 13 July 186121 June 189331 July 1942Became Grand Duchess consort upon her husband's accession in 1905
Regent from 1908 to 1912
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Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium Hereditary Grand Duke Jean 11 October 19279 April 195310 January 2005Became Grand Duchess consort upon her husband's accession in 1964
Joan Dillon Prince Charles 31 January 19351 March 1967Lost title upon subsequent remarriage [2]
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María Teresa Mestre y Batista Hereditary Grand Duke Henri 22 March 1956 [3] 4/14 February 1981Became Grand Duchess consort upon her husband's accession in 2000
Sibilla Weiller Prince Guillaume 12 June 19688/24 September 1994 [1]
Arvstorhertiginnan Stephanie av Luxemburg.jpg
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
Princess Tessy of Luxembourg.jpg
Tessy Antony Prince Louis 28 October 198529 September 2006
divorced, 4 April 2019
Title granted by decree on 23 June 2009
Lost title upon divorce [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Memorial: Journal Officiel du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. 21 September 1995. Arrêté grand-ducal du 21 septembre 1995 concernant le nom de famille et les titres des Membres de la Famille grand-ducale. Luxembourg. (French).
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  4. "H.R.H. the Crown Princess". Cour grand-ducale. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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