The Grand Ducal court has announced the death of Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Luxembourg today at the age of 97. Marie-Gabrielle was born on 2 August 1925 as the fourth child and third daughter of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and her husband, Prince Felix. She was the last surviving child of the couple. In 1951, Marie-Gabrielle [read more]
The Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg dates from 1574, when it was built to replace the city’s town hall that had been destroyed by a gunpowder explosion. The famous stone balustrade dates from 1741. It was enlarged several times, first by the addition of the Salle de la Balance on the right side and then [read more]
The Notre Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg is perhaps best known as being the final resting place of members of the Luxembourg Grand Ducal family. Luxembourg became a Grand Duchy in 1815 and was subsequently ruled by the Kings of the Netherlands until the death of King William III of the Netherlands in 1890. As all [read more]
Born in Filderstadt, West Germany, to Hartmut and Gabriele Lademacher, the future Princess Claire was their second child after their son, Felix. Claire Margareta Lademacher was born on 21 March 1985 into a wealthy German family. Her father is the founder of LHS Telekommunikation and made his fortune by investing in the software industry. Until [read more]
Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, was born María Teresa Mestre y Batista on 22 March 1956 in Havana, Cuba as the daughter of José Antonio Mestre y Álvarez and María Teresa Batista y Falla de Mestre. She has two brothers and a sister. She and her family fled Cuba during the revolution led by [read more]
Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal was born on 13 July 1861 as the fifth daughter of the former Portuguese King Miguel I – who had been exiled in 1834 – and Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. She was born at Schloss Bronnbach in the Kingdom of Württemberg and was known for her great piety. She also [read more]
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