Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (Given names: "Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie"; born November 11, 1981, Luxembourg), is the eldest child of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Teresa. A descendant of the House of Nassau, founded in 1093, which has ruled Luxembourg since 1890, Guillaume has been heir apparent to the crown of Luxembourg since his father's accession in 2000 and bears the titles of "Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg", "Hereditary Prince of Nassau", "Prince of Bourbon-Parma". He is styled "HRH The Hereditary Grand Duke".

His godparents are Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg and Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg. If he succeeds to the grand ducal throne as expected, he will reign as the fifth of his name, Guillaume V (or William V when anglicized). Guillaume himself is godparent to his youngest brother Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg, his cousin, Prince Paul Louis of Nassau, Prince Emmanuel of Belgium, Princess Ariane of the Netherlands and his nephew, Noah de Nassau.

Guillaume's education includes Lycée Robert-Schumann in Luxembourg; Beau Soleil and Institut Le Rosey boarding schools in Switzerland; and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Camberley, England. He began his higher education studies in the United Kingdom where he studied at the University of Durham and Brunel University, both in England, eventually graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in International Politics, and is now continuing his studies in Switzerland where he is studying Geopolitics.

His duties include Honorary Chairman, Board of Economic Development of Luxembourg and the Kraizberg Foundation, a charitable institution for the disabled.

His only known relationshipvague|date=October 2008 was with Norwegian Pia Haraldsen, the adopted daughter of the nephew of Queen Sonja of Norway. They met at the 2001 wedding of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway to Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby and began dating in 2002. The relationship endedfact|date=October 2008 after a year.

Guillaume represented Luxembourg in the celebrations in honour of Queen Sonja of Norway's birthday in July 2007 and later on in September 2007, during the 40th birthday celebrations of the heir-apparent to the Dutch throne, Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange.

Guillaume is interested in music and sports; he plays piano and enjoys soccer, swimming and volleyball. He speaks Luxembourgish, French, German, Spanish and English. He regularly represents his parents in many foreign activities. He also has a passionate love for the sport of American football and is a fan of the New York Giants.

Guillaume has four younger siblings: Prince Félix, Prince Louis, Princess Alexandra and Prince Sébastien.

Ancestry

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1= 1. Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
2= 2. Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
3= 3. Maria Teresa Mestre
4= 4. Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
5= 5. Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium
6= 6. José Antonio Mestre y Alvarez
7= 7. Maria Teresa Batista y Falla
8= 8. Felix of Bourbon-Parma
9= 9. Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
10= 10. Leopold III of Belgium
11= 11. Astrid of Sweden
12= 12. José Antonio Mestre y Ramos-Alemyda
13= 13. Maria Narcisa Alvarez y Tabio
14= 14. Augustin Batista y Gonzalez de Mendoza
15= 15. Maria Theresa Falla de Castile
16= 16. Robert I, Duke of Parma
17= 17. Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal
18= 18. William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
19= 19. Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal
20= 20. Albert I of Belgium
21= 21. Elisabeth of Bavaria
22= 22. Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
23= 23. Princess Ingeborg of Denmark
24= 24. Francisco Mestre Fernandez y Gomez
25= 25. Matilde Ramos-Almeyda y Gomez
28= 28. Melchior Batista y de Varona
29= 29. Julia Gonzalez de Mendoza y Pedroso

ee also

*Grand Duke of Luxembourg
*Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/luxroyalty/hgdguillaume.html Geocities site on the Hereditary Grand Duke]