Prince Jean of Luxembourg

Prince Jean Spouse Hélène Suzanna Vestur (1987–2004) Diane De Guerre (2009–) Issue Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Nassau Prince Constantin Prince Wenceslas Prince Carl-Johan Father Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Mother Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium Born 15 May 1957 (1957-05-15) (age 54)

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Prince Jean of Luxembourg (Given names: Jean Félix Marie Guillaume) was born on 15 May 1957 at Betzdorf Castle, the second son of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. He is the twin brother of Princess Margaretha. His godparents are Prince Felix of Luxembourg and Princess Margrethe of Denmark. He frequently goes by the name of Jean Nassau.

On 26 September 1986, Prince Jean renounced his right of succession to the Luxembourg throne.

Life

Education and youth

Prince Jean was educated in Luxembourg, Switzerland and France, where he obtained his baccalaureate. He then undertook a language course at he Bell School of Languages in Cambridge England.

In 1977, Prince Jean began his military officer training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, England and member of the Champion Platoon, he was commissioned in August 1978, . He was made a captain of the Luxembourg Army in 1979. After completing his University in Geneva, he went to New York and joined W.R. Grace as a financial analyst working in the Finance, Planning & Analysis Division of the Group that reported to the President & CEO of the company, at the time, Mr J. Peter Grace. Back in Europe in 1985, in 1986 he obtained an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.

Marriage and family

On 27 May 1987, Prince Jean married morganatically in Paris Hélène Suzanna Vestur (born Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 31 May 1958), now a high civil servant, "Conseiller d'Etat" judge, daughter of François Philippe Vestur and wife Cécile Ernestine Buisson. His wife and children bore the title "Count(ess) of Nassau." On 27 November 2004 Grand-Duc Henri issued an Arrêté Grand-Ducal upgrading the issue of Prince Jean to Prince/Princesse de Nassau with the qualification of Altesse Royale, without succession rights. The prince and former countess are now divorced, after having had four children together:

• Countess, now HRH Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Nassau (b. Paris, 8 September 1986)
• Count, now HRH Prince Constantin Jean Philippe Marie Albert Marc d'Aviano of Nassau (b. Paris, 22 July 1988)
• Count, now HRH Prince Wenceslas François Baudoin Léopold Juraj Marie Marc d'Aviano of Nassau (b. Paris, 17 November 1990)
• Count, now HRH Prince Carl-Johan Félix Julien Marc d'Aviano of Nassau (b. Paris, 15 August 1992)

On 18 March 2009, Prince Jean married Diane De Guerre.^[1]

Prince Jean works in the water industry, he is an advisor to the GDF-Suez Group, Executive VP of the Suez Fondation and a Member of the Executive Board of Degrémont, a subsidiary of Suez Environnement. It is unclear what his exact function is at Degremont-Suez, even to people working within the company. After having been President of the "Chambre de Commerce belgo-luxembourgeoise en France", for two mandates Prince Jean remains Honorary President of the Chambre de Commerce belgo-luxembourgeoise en France. In 2006 he bought the Southern African Water subsidiary of Suez Environnement, WSSA (Water & Sanitation South Africa) and created Mea Aqua, with the objective to develop water and energy solutions in the Middle East and in Africa. Mea Aqua and its subsidiaries employ today over 2,500 employees.

Prince Jean is, among other, member of the board of the MIP, a business school based in Paris and a board member of a number of financial institutions : Banque Degroof Luxembourg, EFG Bank and EFG International, Ecofin, Hedge funds that are active in the utility segment.^[2]

Styles of Prince Jean of Luxembourg
Reference style	His Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Sir

Ancestry

16. Charles III, Duke of Parma

8. Robert I, Duke of Parma

17. Louise Marie Thérèse of France

4. Felix of Bourbon-Parma

18. Miguel of Portugal

9. Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal

19. Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

2. Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

20. Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

10. William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

21. Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau

5. Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

22. Miguel of Portugal (= 18)

11. Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal

23. Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (= 19)

1. Prince Jean of Luxembourg

24. Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders

12. Albert I of Belgium

25. Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

6. Leopold III of Belgium

26. Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria

13. Elisabeth of Bavaria

27. Maria Josepha of Portugal

3. Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium

28. Oscar II of Sweden

14. Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland

29. Sofia of Nassau

7. Astrid of Sweden

30. Frederick VIII of Denmark

15. Princess Ingeborg of Denmark

31. Lovisa of Sweden

References

1. ^ "Bijzonder huwelijk in het Stadhuis van Roermond [Special wedding in Roermond]" (in Dutch). Gemeente Roermond. 19 March 2009. http://www.nieuwsbank.nl/inp/2009/03/19/R134.htm. Retrieved 19 January 2010. 
2. ^ "Organisation". Chambre de Commerce belgo-luxembourgeoise en France. http://www.ccbelgo-lux.fr/ccbl/organisation. Retrieved 18 January 2010. 

External links

• Grand-Ducal House of Luxembourg

Prince Jean of Luxembourg House of Bourbon-Parma
Royal titles
Preceded by Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg	Line of succession to the French throne (Legitimist) 49th position	Succeeded by Prince Constantin of Nassau

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Name	Jean Of Luxembourg, Prince
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Date of birth	15 May 1957
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