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Beginning. List of Dukes. House of Orange-Nassau. House of Nassau-Weilburg. Timeline of Grand Dukes of Luxembourg since 1815. Other websites. List of monarchs of Luxembourg. The territory of Luxembourg has been ruled successively by counts dukes and grand dukes.
NamePortraitBirthMarriagesAdolphe 23 November 1890 – 17 November ...24 July 1817 Wiesbaden ( Prussia )(1) Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna ...17 November 1905 Colmar-BergGuillaume IV 17 November 1905 – 25 ...22 April 1852 Wiesbaden ( Prussia )Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal [6 ...25 February 1912 Colmar-BergMarie-Adélaïde 25 February 1912 – 14 ...14 June 1894 Colmar-BergUnmarried [childless]24 January 1924 Lenggries ( Germany )Charlotte 14 January 1919 – 12 November ...23 January 1896 Colmar-BergPrince Felix of Bourbon-Parma 6 November ...9 July 1985 FischbachThe new Grand Duke of Luxembourg was Adolphe who had been Duke of Nassau until it was annexed to Prussia in 1866. For more information see Grand Dukes of Luxembourg. House of Orange-Nassau. Willem I, son of Willem V, Prince of Orange: reigned 1815-1840. Willem II, son of Willem I: reigned 1840-1849. Willem III, son of Willem II: reigned 1849-1890.
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Nov 27, 2021 · William I was also the Grand Duke of Luxembourg after 1815 and Duke of Limburg after 1839 until his abdication in 1840. 2 King William II 1840–1849 William II (William Frederick George Louis) (December 6, 1792 – March 17, 1849) was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg from October 7, 1840 until his death. 3
From the Early Middle Ages to the Renaissance, Luxembourg bore multiple names, depending on the author. These include Lucilinburhuc, Lutzburg, Lützelburg, Luccelemburc, and Lichtburg, among others. The Luxembourgish dynasty produced several Holy Roman Emperors, Kings of Bohemia, and Archbishops of Trier and Mainz .
Apr 16, 2024 · son William III. William II (born December 6, 1792, The Hague—died March 17, 1849, Tilburg, Netherlands) was the king of the Netherlands and grand duke of Luxembourg (1840–49) whose reign saw the reestablishment of fiscal stability and the transformation of the Netherlands into a more liberal monarchy through the constitution of 1848.
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The fortress walls were pulled down and the Prussian garrison was withdrawn. Luxembourg remained a possession of the kings of the Netherlands until the death of William III in 1890, when the grand duchy passed to the House of Nassau-Weilburg due to a Nassau inheritance pact of 1783. World War I
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy, Europe, Charlemagne: The earliest human remains found in present-day Luxembourg date from about 5140 bce, but little is known about the people who first populated the area. Two Belgic tribes, the Treveri and Mediomatrici, inhabited the country from about 450 bce until the Roman conquest of 53 bce. The occupation of the country by the Franks in the 5th century ce ...
