Prince Louis of Luxembourg

Prince Louis of Luxembourg (given names: "Louis Xavier Marie Guillaume"; born 3 August 1986, Luxembourg) is the third son of the Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg. Besides Prince of Luxembourg, he is a 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 de Nassau, a former NCO in the Luxembourg army. They have two sons, Gabriel de Nassau (born before his parents' marriage) and Noah de Nassau.

Prince Louis' education includes the International School of Luxembourg; and Beau Soleil boarding school, Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland.

Marriage and family

Prince Louis and Tessy married on 29 September 2006 at a parish church in Gilsdorf. Upon his marriage, the prince gave up his succession rights and those of all the couple's children, although Louis retains his title of "Prince of Luxembourg" and the style of "Royal Highness" while Tessy and Gabriel (and any of the couple's future children) hold the surname "de Nassau" with no titles. [cite web|url=http://www.wort.lu/articles/5762139.html|title=Viele Schaulustige bei Hochzeit des Prinzen|publisher=d'Wort|accessdate=2006-09-29] The family live in Switzerland, where the Prince is studying.

Gabriel

Prince Louis and Tessy welcomed their first child, a boy, christened Gabriel Michael Louis Ronny de Nassau, [cite web|url=http://www.wort.lu/articles/5111343.html|title=A baby boy for Prince Louis|publisher=d'Wort|accessdate=2006-03-12] who was born in Switzerland on 12 March 2006 before their marriage. [cite web|url=http://www.grangettes.ch/clinic/modules/bamagalerie3/viewcat.php?id=166&cid=18&min=30&orderby=dateD&show=30|title=Gabriel|publisher=Clinic des Grangettes|accessdate=2006-03-14] Gabriel, the first grandchild for Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, was baptised on 22 April 2006 at the parish church in Gilsdorf where his parents later married. His godparents are his paternal aunt, Princess Alexandra and maternal uncle, Ronny Antony.

Noah

The couple's second son, Noah Guillaume de Nassau, was born on 21 September 2007 at the Maternité Grande-Duchesse Charlotte in Luxembourg City. [cite web|url=http://www.nettyroyal.nl/newssept07.html|title=Netty's Royal News|publisher=Netty Leistra|accessdate=2007-09-20]

The second grandchild for Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, the baby was baptised on 27 October 2007, at the same church in Gilsdorf where his elder brother was christened and his parents were subsequently married. His godparents are his paternal uncle, Guillaume, and his maternal aunt, Patty Antony.

Ancestry

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1= 1. Prince Louis 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

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