Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
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His Royal Highness Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Jean Benoit Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano (born on January 5, 1921) ruled Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000. He is the son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma.
His full title is "by the Grace of God, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Duke of Nassau, Prince of Bourbon-Parma, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Count of Sayn, Königstein, Katzenellenbogen and Diez, Burgrave of Hammerstein, Seigneur of Mahlberg, Wiesbaden, Idstein, Merenberg, Limburg and Eppstein."
During World War II he joined the British Army as a volunteer in the Irish Guards, reaching the rank of lieutenant in 1943 and captain in 1944. He landed in Normandy on June 11 1944, and took part in the battle of Caen and the liberation of Brussels. On September 10 1944 he took part in the liberation of Luxembourg before moving on to Arnhem and the invasion of Germany.
He was married on April 9, 1953 to Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium (1927-2005), daughter of Leopold III, King of the Belgians. They had three sons and two daughters:
- Princess Marie-Astrid (17th February 1954). Married HI & RH Carl Christian Marcus d'Aviano Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria (1954).
- Grand Duke Henri (16th April 1955)
- Prince Jean (15th May 1957). Married Hélène Vestur (1958) on 1987 and has issue. Renounced the right of succession for himself and his descendants on 26th September, 1986. His children, as well as his wife, wear the title Count(ess) de Nassau.
- Princess Margaretha (15th May 1957). Married HSH Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (1947), son of Franz Joseph II, and has issue.
- Prince Guillaume (1st May 1963). Married Sibilla Weiller (1968), a great-granddaughter of Alfonso XIII of Spain, and has issue. His children wear the title Prince(ss) de Nassau.
He became Grand Duke when his mother, the Grand Duchess Charlotte, abdicated in 1964.
Grand Duke Jean abdicated on October 7, 2000, and was succeeded on the throne by his son Henri.
See also:
External link
- HRH Grand Duke Jean biography (http://www.gouvernement.lu/dossiers/famille_grand_ducale/chregneuk/infobase/cvjean.html)
| Preceded by: Charlotte | Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1964–2000 | Succeeded by: Henri Template:End boxde:Jean (Luxemburg) fr:Jean Ier de Luxembourg lb:Jean vu Lëtzebuerg nl:Jan van Luxemburg |