Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

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Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg was the constitutional monarch of Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000, known for guiding the country through significant modernization and European integration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Duke of Luxembourg
human
monarch
burialPlace Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg City
child Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg
Prince Jean of Luxembourg
Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg
Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg
conflict Second World War
countryOfBirth Luxembourg
countryOfCitizenship Luxembourg
countryOfDeath Luxembourg
dateOfBirth 1921-01-05
dateOfDeath 2019-04-23
educatedAt Ampleforth College
father Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma
fullName Jean Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano
givenName Jean
honor Order of the Elephant
Order of the Garter
Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
Order of the White Lion
languageSpoken French
German
Luxembourgish
memberOfHouse House of Nassau-Weilburg
militaryBranch Irish Guards
monarchOf Luxembourg
mother Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
notableAction guided Luxembourg through postwar modernization
promoted European integration
notableEvent participated in the Normandy landings in 1944
notableFor constitutional monarch of Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000
placeOfBirth Berg Castle
Colmar-Berg
placeOfDeath Luxembourg City
positionHeld Grand Duke of Luxembourg
predecessor Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
reignEnd 2000-10-07
reignStart 1964-11-12
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Berg Castle
Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City
sexOrGender male
spouse Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium
style Grand Duke of Luxembourg
His Royal Highness
successor Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg


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