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![]() Henri at the wedding of his son in 2012
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Grand Duke of Luxembourg | |||||
Reign | 7 October 2000 – present | ||||
Predecessor | Jean | ||||
Heir apparent | Guillaume | ||||
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Regency | 3 March 1998 – 7 October 2000 | ||||
Born |
Betzdorf Castle, Luxembourg, ![]() |
16 April 1955 ||||
Spouse | Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (m. 1981) | ||||
Issue Detail |
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume Prince Felix Prince Louis Princess Alexandra Prince Sébastien |
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House | Nassau-Weilburg | ||||
Father | Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg | ||||
Mother | Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic |
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Henri Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume |
Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg |
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HRH The Grand Duke
HRH The Dowager Countess of Holstein-Ledreborg
HRH The Dowager Princess of Ligne Extended grand-ducal family
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HRH The Grand Duke
HRH The Grand Duchess
HRH The Dowager Countess of Holstein-Ledreborg
Descendants of Duke William:
Henri (Luxembourgish: Henri Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume; born 16 April 1955) is the current Grand Duke of Luxembourg, reigning since 7 October 2000. He is the eldest son of Grand Duke Jean and Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium, and a first cousin of the current King of the Belgians, Philippe.
Henri was born at Betzdorf Castle in eastern Luxembourg on 16 April 1955, the second child and first son of Jean, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium, and grandchild of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma. The Prince's godparents were the Prince of Liège (his maternal uncle) and the Countess of Holstein-Ledreborg (his paternal aunt).
Henri has four siblings: Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria (born 1954), Prince Jean of Luxembourg (born 1957), Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein (born 1957) and Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg (born 1963).