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Grand Duchess Charlotte

Charlotte
Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Duchess of Nassau
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.jpg
The Grand Duchess in 1942
Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Reign 14 January 1919 – 12 November 1964
Predecessor Marie-Adélaïde
Successor Jean
Born (1896-01-23)23 January 1896
Berg Castle, Luxembourg
Died 9 July 1985(1985-07-09) (aged 89)
Fischbach Castle, Fischbach, Luxembourg
Burial Notre-Dame Cathedral
Spouse Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma
Issue Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess von Hohenberg
Marie Adelaide, Countess Henckel von Donnesmarck
Princess Marie Gabrielle, Dowager Countess af Holstein-Ledredborg
Prince Charles
Alix, Dowager Princess de Ligne
Full name
Charlotte Adelgonde Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine
House Nassau-Weilburg
Father William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Mother Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal
Religion Catholicism
Full name
Charlotte Adelgonde Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine
Styles of
Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg
Reference style Her Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness

Charlotte (Charlotte Adelgonde Élise/Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine; 23 January 1896 – 9 July 1985) reigned as Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1919 until her abdication in 1964.

Born in Berg Castle, Charlotte of Nassau-Weilburg, Princess of Luxembourg, was the second daughter of Grand Duke William IV and his wife, Marie Anne of Portugal.

When her older sister, Marie-Adélaide, who had succeeded their father, was forced to abdicate on 14 January 1919, Charlotte became the one who had to deal with the revolutionary tendencies in the country. Unlike her sister, she chose not to interfere in its politics.

In a referendum about the new constitution on 28 September 1919, 77.8% of the Luxembourgish people voted for the continuation of a Grand Ducal monarchy with Charlotte as head of state. In this constitution, the power of the monarch was severely restricted.

During the German occupation of Luxembourg in World War II, Charlotte, exiled in London, became an important symbol of national unity.

On 6 November 1919 in Luxembourg, she married Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma, a first cousin on her mother's side. (Both Charlotte and Felix were grandchildren of King Miguel of Portugal through his daughters Maria Anna and Maria Antonia, respectively). With the marriage, their lineal descent was raised in style from Grand Ducal Highness to Royal Highness. The union produced six children, twenty-seven grandchildren, seventy-eight great-grandchildren and twenty-seven great-great-grandchildren:


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