Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg

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Guillaume
Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (more)
The Hereditary Grand Duke
Full name
Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie
House House of Bourbon-Parma
Father Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
Mother Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Born 11 November 1981 (1981-11-11) (age 30)
Luxembourg
Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg
Greater coat of arms of the grand-duke of Luxembourg(2000).svg

HRH Grand Duke Jean
Styles of
The Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
CoA Grand Duke of Luxembourg 2000-.svg
Reference style His Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Sir

Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (Given names: Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie; born 11 November 1981) has been heir apparent to the crown of Luxembourg since his father's accession in 2000.

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[edit] Early life and education

Guillaume was born at the Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital[1] in Luxembourg and is the eldest child of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and his wife, Cuban-born Grand Duchess Maria Teresa. Guillaume has four younger siblings: Prince Félix, Prince Louis, Princess Alexandra and Prince Sébastien. His godparents are Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg and Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg. Guillaume himself is godparent to his youngest brother Prince Sébastien, his cousin, Prince Paul Louis of Nassau, Prince Emmanuel of Belgium, Princess Ariane of the Netherlands and his nephew, Prince Noah of Nassau.

Guillaume's education includes Lycée Robert-Schumann in Luxembourg; Beau Soleil and Institut Le Rosey boarding schools in Switzerland; and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Camberley, England. He began his higher education studies in the United Kingdom where he studied at the University of Durham and Brunel University, both in England. In 2006 he entered Institut Philanthropos in Fribourg, Switzerland, where he spent a year studying philosophy and anthropology. He later studied letters and political science at the Institut Albert-le-Grand in Angers, receiving his bachelors degree with honors in 2009. His degree was issued by Université Angers, due to a partnership agreement between the two schools.[2][2]

[edit] Hereditary Grand Duke

Guillaume has been Heir Apparent to the crown of Luxembourg since his father's accession in 2000. If he succeeds to the grand ducal throne as expected, he will reign as the fifth of his name, Guillaume V. His duties include Honorary Chairman of the Board of Economic Development of Luxembourg since 2001.[3] He was formerly active with the Kraizberg Foundation, a charitable institution for the disabled.

Guillaume represented Luxembourg in the celebrations in honour of Queen Sonja of Norway's birthday in July 2007 and later on in September 2007, during the 40th birthday celebrations of the heir-apparent to the Dutch throne, Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange.

[edit] Personal life

His most public relationship[vague] was with Norwegian Pia Haraldsen, the then stepdaughter of Karl Otto Haraldsen, a niece of the Queen of Norway. They met at the 2001 wedding of the Crown Prince of Norway to Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby and began dating in 2002. The relationship ended[citation needed] after a year.

Guillaume is interested in music and sports; he plays piano and enjoys soccer, swimming and volleyball. He speaks Luxembourgish, French, German, Spanish and English. He regularly represents his parents in many foreign activities.

[edit] Titles and style

  • 11 November 1981 – 28 July 1986: His Royal Highness Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, Prince of Nassau, Prince of Bourbon-Parma
  • 28 July 1986 – 18 December 2000: His Royal Highness Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, Prince of Nassau[4][5]
  • 18 December 2000 – present: His Royal Highness The Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg

His style and title in full is: His Royal Highness Guillaume, Hereditary Grand-Duke of Luxemburg, Hereditary Prince of Nassau, Prince of Bourbon-Parma.[6]

[edit] Honours and awards

[edit] Ancestry

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Robert I, Duke of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Felix of Bourbon-Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Albert I of Belgium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Leopold III of Belgium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Elisabeth of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Astrid of Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Princess Ingeborg of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Francisco Mestre y Fernández-Criado
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. José Antonio Mestre y Ramos-Almeyda
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Matilde Ramos-Almeyda y Gómez
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. José Antonio Mestre y Álvarez
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Lucas Álvarez y Cerice
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. María Narcisa Álvarez y Tabío
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Narcisa Tabío y de la Lanza
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. María Teresa Mestre y Batista-Falla
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Melchor Batista y de Varona
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Agustín Batista y González de Mendoza
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Julia González de Mendoza y de Pedroso
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. María Teresa Batista y Falla
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Laureano Falla y Gutiérrez
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. María Teresa Falla y Bonet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. María Dolores Bonet y Mora
 
 
 
 
 
 

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Le Grand-Duc héritier – Official website of the Grand Ducal Palace
  2. ^ a b Blog about Guillaume's education and experience.
  3. ^ Godmother. 11 November, 2011. "HRH Prince Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg." http://www.blog.godmother.co.uk/2011/11/hrh-prince-guillaume-jean-joseph-marie.html
  4. ^ In 1986, Grand Duke Jean renounced the title Prince/Princesse de Bourbon de Parme for himself and his family, when his eldest son, then-Hereditary Grand Duke Henri married Maria-Theresa Mestre. The reason for this was that the Duke of Parma, Carlos Hugo, ruled the marriage unequal in 1981, as well as the marriage of Prince Jean to Hélène Suzanna Vestur in 1987, for which he had renounced his rights to Luxembourg in 1986.
  5. ^ The Arrêté Grand-Ducal of 21 Septembre 1995 established that the title of Prince/Princesse de Luxembourg is reserved for the children of the sovereign and the heir to the throne. It also stated that the descendants in male lineage of the sovereign should be styled as Prince/Princesse de Nassau with qualification of Altesse Royale.
  6. ^ Article d'actualité: S.A.R le Prince Guillaume devient le Grand-Duc Héritier – Official website of the Luxembourg Government

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Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Cadet branch of the House of Bourbon-Parma
Born: 11 November 1981
Royal titles
First in line Line of succession to
the throne of Luxembourg		 Succeeded by
Prince Félix of Luxembourg
Preceded by
Henri, Grand Duke
of Luxembourg		 Line of succession to
the French throne (Legitimist)
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