Prince Louis of Luxembourg : biography
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Prince Louis of Luxembourg (given names: Louis Xavier Marie Guillaume; born 3 August 1986) is the third son of the Grand Duke Henri and the Cuban-born Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg (née María Teresa Mestre y Batista-Falla). Aside from Prince of Luxembourg, he is also Prince of Nassau. His godparents are Xavier Sanz and Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein.
Prince Louis has two elder siblings: Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Prince Félix of Luxembourg; and two younger siblings: Princess Alexandra and Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg. He is married to Tessy Antony, a former NCO in the Luxembourg Army. They have two sons, Gabriel and Noah.
Honours and awards
See also List of honours of the Luxembourgish Grand-Ducal Family by country As a son of one of the 2 Heads of the House:
- : Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (by birth) , Guillaume of Luxembourg’s wedding : gala dinner, of the young Princes of Luxembourg: Louis, Félix & Sébastien
As Prince of Luxembourg, at 18 years old:
- : Grand Cross of Order of Adolphe of Nassau (by birth, on 18 years old, publication of the government of Luxembourg : Princes and Princesses of the Grand-Ducal House of Luxembourg are Grand Crosses of the Order by birth but the decoration is worm only after they reach majority age (18 years old))
Ancestry
Patrilineal descent
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Louis’ patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son. Patrilineal descent is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations – which means that if Prince Louis were to choose an historically accurate house name it would be Robert, as all his male-line ancestors have been of that house. Louis is a member of the House of Bourbon-Parma, a sub-branch of the House of Bourbon-Spain, itself originally a branch of the House of Bourbon, and thus of the Capetian dynasty and of the Robertians. Louis’ patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son. It follows the Dukes of Parma as well as the Kings of Spain, France, and Navarre. The line can be traced back more than 1,200 years from Robert of Hesbaye to the present day, through Kings of France & Navarre, Spain and Two-Sicilies, Dukes of Parma and Grand-Dukes of Luxembourg, Princes of Orléans and Emperors of Brazil. It is one of the oldest in Europe.
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