Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg
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Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg (Guillaume Marie Louis Christian; born 1 May 1963 in Betzdorf Castle), is the third son and youngest child of Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg. His godparents are Louis, Prince Napoléon and Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta.
Life
Guillaume attended secondary school in Luxembourg and Switzerland, and received his baccalureate in Grenoble in 1982. He continued his studies at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, and later at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he graduated in 1987. Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg was presented the degree Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, at Sacred Heart University’s Academic Convocation and Induction of the Class of 2011 on 10 September 2007. The official ceremony welcomed the first-year students to SHU with a formal academic procession and messages from the faculty, student representatives, and president Anthony J. Cernera, PhD.
Guillaume worked for six months at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, and spent two years working for the Commission of the European Communities in Brussels. He is currently a director of ArcelorMittal.[1]
Marriage and children
Guillaume married Sibilla Sandra Weiller, a daughter of Paul-Annik Weiller and of the Italian princess Donna Olimpia Torlonia di Civitella-Cesi (daughter of the Spanish Infanta Beatriz of Spain) civilly on 8 September 1994 and religiously in Versailles on 24 September 1994, who received the title "Princess of Luxembourg". Guillaume and Sibilla have four children:
- Prince Paul Louis Jean Marie Guillaume of Nassau (b. Luxembourg, 4 March 1998) Paul Louis is godson of his cousin, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg.
- Prince Léopold Guillaume Marie Joseph of Nassau (b. Luxembourg, 2 May 2000).
- Princess Charlotte Wilhelmine Maria da Gloria of Nassau (b. Luxembourg, 2 May 2000).
- Prince Jean André Guillaume Marie Gabriel Marc d'Aviano of Nassau (b. Luxembourg, 13 July 2004).
Their sons are in the line of succession to the throne of Luxembourg.
Prince Guillaume is the godfather of his nephew Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg. He is also one of the godparents of Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark, second son of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece.
Honours and awards
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See also List of honours of the Luxembourgish Grand-Ducal Family by country
National honours
As a son and brother of one of the 2 Heads of the House :
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Luxembourg : Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (by birth[2])
As Prince of Luxembourg, when 18 years old :
- Luxembourg : Grand Cross of Order of Adolphe of Nassau (by birth, on 18 years old[3])
Foreign honours
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Spain : Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (8 July 1980) [4] -
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Belgium : Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (1994)[5]
For his children, as Princes & Princesses of Luxembourg, when 18 years old :
- Luxembourg : Grand Cross of Order of Adolphe of Nassau (by birth, on 18 years old[3])
Ancestry
References
- ↑ ArcelorMittal (2013). Board of Directors. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ↑ "Honorary distinctions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg" (PDF). Service Information et Presse. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Honorary distinctions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, publication of the government of Luxembourg : Princes and Princesses of the Grand-Ducal House of Luxembourg are Grand Crosses of the Order by birth but the decoration is worm only after they reach their majority (18 years old)
- ↑ Boletín Oficial del Estado
- ↑ Royalement Blog, State visit of Belgium in Luxembourg (1994), Princes Photos, Group Photo
| Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg Cadet branch of the House of Nassau Born: 11 November 1981 | ||
| Preceded by Prince Sébastien |
Line of succession to the Luxembourger throne 6th position |
Succeeded by Prince Paul Louis |
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