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Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1905 to 1912
William IV
Reign 17 November 1905 – 25 February 1912 Predecessor
Adolphe Successor
Marie-Adélaïde Regent
Grand Duchess Maria Anna (1908–1912)
Prime Minister
Paul Eyschen Born (1852-04-22 ) 22 April 1852
Biebrich Palace ,
Wiesbaden ,
Duchy of Nassau Died 25 February 1912(1912-02-25) (aged 59)
Berg Castle ,
Colmar-Berg ,
Luxembourg Burial Spouse
Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal (m. 1893)
Issue
Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Hilda, Princess of Schwarzenberg
Antonia, Crown Princess of Bavaria
Elisabeth, Princess Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis
Sophie, Princess Ernst Heinrich of Saxony
House
Nassau-Weilburg Father
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Mother
Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau Religion
Protestantism
William IV (
French : Guillaume Alexandre ; 22 April 1852 – 25 February 1912) was
Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 17 November 1905 until his death in 1912. He succeeded his father,
Adolphe . Like his father, William mostly stayed out of politics despite being vested with considerable power on paper by the Constitution.
William was a Protestant, the religion of the
House of Nassau . He married
Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal , believing that a
Roman Catholic country ought to have a Roman Catholic monarch. Thus his heirs have been Catholic.
At the death of his uncle,
Prince Nikolaus-Wilhelm in 1905, the only other legitimate male in the House of Nassau-Weilburg was William's cousin, Georg Nikolaus,
Count of Merenberg , the product of a
morganatic marriage . So in 1907, William declared the Counts of Merenberg non-dynastic, naming his own eldest daughter
Marie-Adélaïde (1894–1924) as
heiress presumptive to the grand ducal throne. She became Luxembourg's first reigning grand duchess upon her father's death in 1912, and upon her own abdication in 1919, was succeeded by her younger sister
Charlotte (1896–1985). Charlotte's descendants reign until the present day.
To date, William is the last monarch of Luxembourg to die on the throne.
On 21 June 1893 in Fischhorn Castle,
Zell am See , he married
Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal , daughter of former King
Miguel I of Portugal and
Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg . The couple had six daughters:
Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1894–1924) who remained unmarried and childless
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1896–1985) who married her first cousin
Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma , a son of Marie Anne's younger sister.
Princess Hilda (15 February 1897 in
Berg Castle – 8 September 1979 in
Berg Castle ), married in
Berg Castle on 29 October 1930
Adolf 10th Prince of Schwarzenberg (18 August 1890 in
Frauenberg – 27 February 1950 in
Bordighera ),[
citation needed ] without issue
Princess Antonia (1899–1954), who married
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria as his second wife
Princess Elisabeth (7 March 1901 in
Luxembourg – 2 August 1950 in Schloss Hohenburg), married in Schloss Hohenburg on 14 November 1922
Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis (2 February 1901 in
Regensburg – 22 April 1933 in Schloss Niederaichbach), son of
Albert I, Prince of Thurn and Taxis ,[
citation needed ] and had issue
Princess Sophie (14 February 1902 in
Berg Castle – 24 May 1941 in
Munich ), married at Schloss Hohenburg on 12 April 1921
Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony (9 December 1896 in
Dresden – 14 June 1971 in
Neckarhausen ), youngest son of king
Frederick Augustus III of Saxony ,[
citation needed ] and had issue
Although the duchy of Nassau was annexed by Prussia after the Austro-Prussian war of 1866, the title of
Duke of Nassau was retained by William and his heirs.
[1]
Ancestors of William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
^ Almanach de Gotha (1901), article "Luxembourg"
^
Hof- und Staats-Handbuch für des Herzogtum Anhalt (1883), "Herzoglicher Haus-Orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 16
^
"A Szent István Rend tagjai"
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^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1896), "Großherzogliche Orden"
pp. 62 ,
77
^
Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Bayern (1908), "Königliche Orden" p. 8
^ Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Herzogtums Braunschweig für das Jahr 1908 . Braunschweig 1908. Meyer. p. 9
^ Jørgen Pedersen (2009).
Riddere af Elefantordenen, 1559–2009 (in Danish). Syddansk Universitetsforlag. p. 288.
ISBN
978-87-7674-434-2 .
^
"Schwarzer Adler-orden" , Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp. 1890–1891) (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1886, p.
5 – via hathitrust.org {{
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^
Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1900), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" p. 16
^
Sveriges statskalender (in Swedish), 1905, p. 440, retrieved 2018-01-06 – via runeberg.org
^
"Den kongelige norske Sanct Olavs Orden" , Norges Statskalender (in Norwegian), 1906, pp. 791–792, retrieved 17 September 2021 – via www.nb.no
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Born: 12 April 1852 Died: 25 February 1912
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1905–1912
Succeeded by
Generations are numbered from the accession of
Adolphe as Grand Duke of Luxembourg in 1890.
1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation 4th generation 5th generation 6th generation
Generations are numbered from the accession of
William as Duke of Nassau in 1816.
1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation 4th generation 5th generation 6th generation 7th generation
International National People