Tessy Antony de Nassau
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| Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
Princess Tessy of Luxembourg (née Tessy Antony; born 28 October 1985, Luxembourg, Luxembourg) is the wife of Prince Louis of Luxembourg, son of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
Early life
Tessy Antony was born in 1985, the daughter of a tiler. After being a pupil in a technical high school in Pétange (south of Luxembourg), she joined with her brother Ronny Antony the Luxembourg army at the age of 18, eventually rising to the NCO rank of Corporal Drivers Permis B. From March to July 2004 she took part in a mission in Yugoslavia, as Sdt 1cl Chauffeur C2, in Mitrovica within KFOR, the NATO peacekeeping force in Kosovo.
Marriage and family
Tessy met Prince Louis for the first time while she was on a mission in Yugoslavia and the prince was visiting the troops. They were married on 29 September 2006 at a parish church in Gilsdorf. Upon their marriage, the prince gave up his succession rights and those of their son Gabriel, and any of the couple's future children, although Prince Louis retains his title of Prince of Luxembourg and the style of Royal Highness while his and Antony's sons were initially given the surname de Nassau with no titles.[1]
Princess Tessy and Prince Louis have two children:
Prince Gabriel
On 12 March 2006, Princess Tessy gave birth to a boy, christened Gabriel Michael Louis Ronny de Nassau,[2] who was born at a private Swiss hospital, Clinic des Grangettes, in Geneva.[3] The baby is the first grandchild for Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa. The baby's godparents were his paternal aunt Princess Alexandra and maternal uncle Michel Antony.
Prince Noah
The couple's second son, Noah Guillaume de Nassau, was born on 21 September 2007.[4] The second grandchild for Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, the baby was baptised at the same church in Gilsdorf where his parents married and his elder brother was christened. His godparents are his paternal uncle Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and his maternal aunt Patty Antony.
On Luxembourg's National Day on 23 June, 2009, Grand Duke Henri granted by Grand-Ducal decree Tessy the title of Princess of Luxembourg with the style Her Royal Highness. The same proclamation gave the title Prince of Nassau and style Royal Highness to their sons Gabriel and Noah and possible future children.[5][6][7]
The family lives in Florida, where the couple are working and are students.
Titles and styles
- 28 October 1985 – 29 September 2006: Miss Tessy Antony
- 29 September 2006 – 23 June 2009 Mrs Tessy de Nassau
- 23 June 2009 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Tessy of Luxembourg
References
- ^ "Viele Schaulustige bei Hochzeit des Prinzen". d'Wort. Retrieved 2006-09-29. [dead link]
- ^ "A baby boy for Prince Louis". d'Wort. Archived from the original on 2006-04-30. Retrieved 2006-03-12.
- ^ "Gabriel". Clinic des Grangettes. Retrieved 2006-03-14.
- ^ "Netty's Royal News". Netty Leistra. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
- ^ "Nationalfeierdag: An der ganzer Stad gouf gefeiert". d'Wort. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ "Tessy von Nassau wurde Prinzessin von Luxemburg" - Tageblatt.lu 24/06/2009
- ^ Royal family Luxemburg - Online Gotha
External links
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