List of Grand Dukes of Luxembourg

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coat of arms of the Counts, Dukes and Grand Dukes of Luxembourg
Coat of arms of the Counts, Dukes and Grand Dukes of Luxembourg

The Grand Duke of Luxembourg is the head of state of Luxembourg. Luxembourg is the world's only sovereign extant Grand Duchy, a status to which Luxembourg was promoted in 1815 upon its unification with the Netherlands under the House of Orange-Nassau.

[edit] House of Orange-Nassau

Name Date of birth Date of death Monarch From Monarch Until
William I 24 August 1772 12 December 1843 15 March 1815 7 October 1840
William II 6 December 1792 17 March 1849 7 October 1840 17 March 1849
William III 17 February 1817 23 November 1890 17 March 1849 23 November 1890

[edit] House of Nassau-Weilburg

Name Date of birth Date of death Monarch From Monarch Until
Adolphe 24 July 1817 17 November 1905 23 November 1890 17 November 1905
Guillaume IV 22 April 1852 25 February 1912 17 November 1905 25 February 1912
Marie-Adélaïde 14 June 1894 24 January 1924 25 February 1912 14 January 1919
Charlotte 23 January 1896 9 July 1985 14 January 1919 12 November 1964
Jean 5 January 1921 Living 12 November 1964 7 October 2000
Henri 16 April 1955 Living 7 October 2000 Incumbent

[edit] See also

In other languages