European Heraldry :: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

William I (1772-1843) Prince of Orange from 1806 to 1815, Sovereign Prince of the Netherlands from 1814 to 1815 and the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1815 to 1840. Married firstly Princess Friederike Luise Wilhelmine of Prussia (1774 – 1837) daughter of Frederick William II, King of Prussia and secondly married morganatically Countess Henriëtte d'Oultremont de Wégimont (1792– 1864). Founder of The Military William Order in April 1815 and The Order of the Netherlands Lion in September 1815.

William II (1792-1849) King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg. Founder of The Order of the Oak Crown in 1841.Married Anna Pavlovna of Russia (1795 – 1865) daughter of Paul I, Emperor of Russia.

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William III (1817-1890) King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Duke of Limburg until 1866. Founder of The Order of the Golden Lion of the House of Nassau in 1858. Married Sophie of Württemberg (1818 – 1877) daughter of William I, King of Württemberg and secondly Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1858 – 1934) daughter of daughter of Georg Viktor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

Frederick William (1768 – 1816) Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, created Prince of Nassau in 1806.Knight of the Order of the Elephant. Married Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg (1772 - 1827) daughter of Willem George, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hachenburg, Burgrave of Kirchberg.

Wilhelm (1792 – 1839) Joint sovereign Duke of Nassau from 1816 with Frederick Augustus (1738-1816) Duke of Nassau, then sole sovereign. Married firstly Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1794 – 1825) daughter of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, later Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and secondly Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1810 – 1856) daughter of Prince Paul of Württemberg.

Adolphe (1817 – 1905) Duke of Nassau until 1866, then Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1890. Married firstly Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia (1826 – 1845) daughter of Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich of Russia and secondly Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau (1833 – 1916) daughter of Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau. Founder of The Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau in 1858.

William IV (1852 – 1912) Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Married Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal (1861 – 1942) daughter of Miguel, King of Portugal.

Charlotte (1896 – 1985) Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1919 until 1964. Married Prince Félix of Bourbon-Parma (1893 – 1970) later Prince Félix of Luxembourg, son of Robert I, Duke of Parma.

Jean (b. 1921) Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1964 until 2000. Prince of Bourbon-Parma. Married Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium (1927–2005) daughter of Leopold III, King of the Belgians.
Henri (b. 1955) Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Prince of Bourbon-Parma. Married María Teresa Mestre y Batista (b.1956) daughter of José Antonio Mestre y Álvarez.