57:, which went to Prussia; as a result, the first Grand Dukes of Luxembourg were Dutch kings also, and their heirs were eligible for both thrones. This union began to crack in 1884, when the last son of the
92:, illegible to inherit the throne. Instead (to the protest of the Count of Merenberg), he instituted a solution, whereby his daughters (and their male heirs) became eligible to succeed.
693:
765:
454:
419:
246:
84:
This branch would face a similar situation only twenty years later: the Grand Duke had six daughters but no sons, and had deemed his cousins the
613:
600:
673:
549:
541:
495:
482:
700:
816:
639:
490:
461:
444:
77:(barring females from inheriting) applied. Instead, the throne passed to the only remaining branch of the Nassau family, the
405:
371:
325:
280:
164:
801:
391:
365:
299:
289:
238:
608:
573:
558:
567:
522:
513:
215:
188:
173:
42:
on 15 March 1815. Those who actually succeeded as Grand Duke or Grand
Duchess of Luxembourg are shown in bold.
773:
741:
182:
145:
66:
54:
631:
806:
139:
262:
254:
50:
95:
In 2011 the law of succession was changed to allow women to inherit the throne with equal right to men.
657:
592:
220:
207:
78:
27:
811:
62:
69:
could (and would) inherit the Dutch throne, Luxembourg, a "German" territory, followed the
8:
89:
728:. "Count Merenberg Protests: Would Not Have a Woman Reign in Luxembourg". 16 June 1907.
85:
70:
46:
35:
58:
724:
656:
Senior heir of the Nassau-Weilburg branch, family relationship traced back to
795:
31:
105:
23:
39:
74:
699:(in French). Service central de législation. Archived from
22:. The list includes all individuals who were considered to
45:
The Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg was created in 1815 by the
793:
766:"New Ducal succession rights for Grand Duchy"
674:Line of succession to the Luxembourger throne
51:King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
104:In personal union with the Kingdom of the
20:list of heirs to the throne of Luxembourg
409:
334:After the personal union (1890–present)
420:Hereditary Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde
794:
478:Sister abdicated, became grand duchess
589:Father abdicated, became grand duke
538:Mother abdicated, became grand duke
161:Father abdicated, became grand duke
326:Hereditary Prince Wilhelm of Nassau
13:
440:Father died, became grand duchess
434:their heirs male declared eligible
263:Prince Alexander, Prince of Orange
99:Heirs to the Luxembourgish throne
61:died, leaving no male heir in the
14:
828:
392:Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm of Nassau
817:Luxembourg history-related lists
747:. Service central de législation
38:, since the constitution of the
614:Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume
387:Father died, became grand duke
372:Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume
221:Prince Willem, Prince of Orange
204:Father died, became grand duke
189:Prince Willem, Prince of Orange
146:Prince Willem, Prince of Orange
772:. 21 June 2011. Archived from
758:
731:
717:
686:
650:
319:17th cousin once removed died,
53:in exchange for his ancestral
1:
679:
55:Principality of Orange-Nassau
694:"Constitution de Luxembourg"
505:Sister became grand duchess
472:Sister became grand duchess
431:Guillaume IV's daughters and
65:. While the King's daughter
7:
667:
574:Hereditary Grand Duke Henri
360:Next in line of succession
134:Next in line of succession
10:
833:
742:"Mémorial A, 1907, No. 37"
523:Hereditary Grand Duke Jean
510:Son born to grand duchess
802:Grand dukes of Luxembourg
658:Henry II, Count of Nassau
625:
623:Father became grand duke
620:
617:
612:
607:
586:
584:Father became grand duke
581:
578:
571:
566:
535:
530:
527:
520:
489:
404:
384:
382:Father became grand duke
379:
376:
369:
364:
333:
293:, 1881–1884, 18th cousin
274:
269:
266:
261:
232:
230:Father became grand duke
227:
224:
219:
214:
199:Father became grand duke
158:
156:Father became grand duke
153:
150:
143:
138:
103:
40:Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
283:, 1879–1881, granduncle
79:House of Nassau-Weilburg
394:, 1890–1905, half-uncle
738:(in French and German)
300:Adolph, Duke of Nassau
290:Adolph, Duke of Nassau
634:, 2000–2020, brother
595:, 1964–1981, brother
552:, 1927–1955, brother
257:, 1851–1879, brother
241:, 1849–1850, brother
167:, 1815–1817, brother
49:and given to the new
642:, 2020–present, son
28:throne of Luxembourg
807:Heirs to the throne
776:on 19 December 2012
514:Princess Antoinette
249:, 1850–1851, uncle
100:
90:morganatic marriage
86:Counts of Merenberg
544:, 1921–1927, aunt
462:Princess Charlotte
445:Princess Charlotte
321:became grand duke
98:
71:Nassau Family Pact
63:Orange-Nassau line
47:Congress of Vienna
646:
645:
603:, 1981–2000, son
562:, 1955–1964, son
355:Ceased to be heir
314:18th cousin died
177:, 1817–1840, son
129:Ceased to be heir
73:of 1783, wherein
824:
786:
785:
783:
781:
770:Luxemburger Wort
762:
756:
755:
753:
752:
746:
739:
735:
729:
721:
715:
714:
712:
711:
705:
698:
690:
661:
654:
601:Prince Guillaume
582:12 November 1964
536:12 November 1964
479:
470:25 February 1912
457:
438:25 February 1912
435:
422:
395:
385:17 November 1905
380:23 November 1890
317:23 November 1890
309:
255:Prince Alexander
101:
97:
36:heir presumptive
832:
831:
827:
826:
825:
823:
822:
821:
792:
791:
790:
789:
779:
777:
764:
763:
759:
750:
748:
744:
740:
737:
736:
732:
722:
718:
709:
707:
703:
696:
692:
691:
687:
682:
670:
665:
664:
655:
651:
622:
588:
583:
537:
532:
509:
504:
503:14 January 1919
477:
476:
475:14 January 1919
471:
453:
439:
433:
432:
430:
418:
411:None, 1905–1907
390:
386:
381:
357:(Date; Reason)
356:
352:(Date; Reason)
351:
346:
320:
318:
313:
307:
306:
281:Prince Frederik
276:
271:
234:
229:
203:
198:
165:Prince Frederik
160:
155:
131:(Date; Reason)
130:
126:(Date; Reason)
125:
120:
59:King-Grand Duke
18:This page is a
12:
11:
5:
830:
820:
819:
814:
812:Lists of heirs
809:
804:
788:
787:
757:
730:
725:New York Times
716:
684:
683:
681:
678:
677:
676:
669:
666:
663:
662:
648:
647:
644:
643:
640:Prince Charles
636:
635:
629:
624:
621:7 October 2000
619:
616:
611:
605:
604:
597:
596:
590:
587:7 October 2000
585:
580:
577:
570:
564:
563:
554:
553:
550:Prince Charles
546:
545:
542:Princess Hilda
539:
534:
531:5 January 1921
529:
526:
518:
517:
511:
508:5 January 1921
506:
501:
498:
496:Princess Hilda
493:
487:
486:
483:Princess Hilda
480:
473:
468:
465:
458:
455:Marie-Adélaïde
450:
449:
441:
436:
427:
424:
414:
413:
408:
402:
401:
397:
396:
388:
383:
378:
375:
368:
362:
361:
358:
353:
348:
343:
340:
336:
335:
331:
330:
322:
315:
310:
303:
295:
294:
285:
284:
278:
273:
268:
265:
259:
258:
251:
250:
247:Prince Hendrik
243:
242:
239:Prince Maurits
236:
231:
226:
223:
218:
212:
211:
205:
200:
197:7 October 1840
195:
192:
185:
179:
178:
169:
168:
162:
159:7 October 1840
157:
152:
149:
142:
136:
135:
132:
127:
122:
117:
114:
110:
109:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
829:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
799:
797:
775:
771:
767:
761:
743:
734:
727:
726:
720:
706:on 2008-02-16
702:
695:
689:
685:
675:
672:
671:
659:
653:
649:
641:
638:
637:
633:
630:
628:
615:
610:
606:
602:
599:
598:
594:
591:
576:
575:
569:
565:
561:
560:
556:
555:
551:
548:
547:
543:
540:
525:
524:
519:
515:
512:
507:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
488:
484:
481:
474:
469:
466:
464:
463:
459:
456:
452:
451:
447:
446:
442:
437:
428:
425:
423:
421:
416:
415:
412:
407:
403:
399:
398:
393:
389:
374:
373:
367:
363:
359:
354:
349:
344:
341:
338:
337:
332:
328:
327:
323:
316:
311:
304:
302:
301:
297:
296:
292:
291:
287:
286:
282:
279:
272:Brother died
264:
260:
256:
253:
252:
248:
245:
244:
240:
237:
228:17 March 1849
222:
217:
213:
209:
208:Prince Willem
206:
202:17 March 1849
201:
196:
193:
191:
190:
186:
184:
181:
180:
176:
175:
174:Prince Willem
171:
170:
166:
163:
154:16 March 1815
148:
147:
141:
137:
133:
128:
123:
118:
115:
112:
111:
107:
102:
96:
93:
91:
88:, issue of a
87:
82:
80:
76:
72:
68:
64:
60:
56:
52:
48:
43:
41:
37:
33:
32:heir apparent
29:
25:
21:
16:
778:. Retrieved
774:the original
769:
760:
749:. Retrieved
733:
723:
719:
708:. Retrieved
701:the original
688:
652:
632:Prince Félix
626:
572:
559:Prince Henri
557:
521:
460:
443:
429:10 July 1907
417:
410:
406:Guillaume IV
370:
345:Relationship
324:
312:21 June 1884
308:once removed
298:
288:
275:21 June 1884
270:11 June 1879
233:11 June 1879
187:
172:
144:
119:Relationship
108:(1815–1890)
94:
83:
44:
30:, either as
19:
17:
15:
593:Prince Jean
400:None, 1905
350:Became heir
347:to monarch
305:17th cousin
124:Became heir
121:to monarch
106:Netherlands
796:Categories
751:2008-01-14
710:2007-07-01
680:References
216:Willem III
67:Wilhelmina
627:Incumbent
516:, sister
491:Charlotte
485:, sister
448:, sister
426:Daughter
183:Willem II
75:Salic law
668:See also
339:Monarch
140:Willem I
113:Monarch
780:11 July
500:Sister
467:Sister
366:Adolphe
24:inherit
329:, son
210:, son
34:or as
745:(PDF)
704:(PDF)
697:(PDF)
609:Henri
533:Born
342:Heir
277:Died
235:Died
116:Heir
782:2011
618:Son
579:Son
568:Jean
528:Son
377:Son
267:Son
225:Son
194:Son
151:Son
26:the
798::
768:.
81:.
784:.
754:.
713:.
660:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.