Grand Duke of Luxembourg

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The Grand Duke of Luxembourg is the hereditary monarch and head of state of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, a small constitutional monarchy in Western Europe.


Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office
head of state
hereditary monarch
monarchical office
appointedBy hereditary succession
associatedTitle Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
associatedWithInstitution Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg
Council of State of Luxembourg
ceremonialRole granting state honors
presiding over national celebrations
commanderInChiefOf Armed Forces of Luxembourg
surface form: "Luxembourg Army"
constitutionalPower accreditation of ambassadors
appointment of government members
appointment of the Prime Minister
promulgation of laws
sanction of international treaties
constitutionalRole guarantor of national independence
symbolic representative of national unity
country Luxembourg
currentHolder Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
currentHolderSince 2000
diplomaticRole representing Luxembourg abroad
dynasty House of Nassau-Weilburg
firstHolder William II of the Netherlands
firstHolderStartYear 1815
flag Standard of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
legalBasis Constitution of Luxembourg
location Western Europe
membership House of Nassau
nativeNameLanguage French
German
Luxembourgish
predecessor Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
religionTraditionally Roman Catholicism
residence Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg
surface form: "Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City"
seat Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
surface form: "Luxembourg City"
stateForm Grand Duchy
style His Royal Highness
His Royal Highness
surface form: "Royal Highness"
successionLaw absolute primogeniture (modern)
agnatic primogeniture (historical)
successionType hereditary monarchy
termLength life tenure
titleHolderOf head of state of Luxembourg
titleInFrench Grand Duke of Luxembourg
surface form: "Grand-duc de Luxembourg"
titleInGerman Grand Duke of Luxembourg
surface form: "Großherzog von Luxemburg"
titleInLuxembourgish Luxembourg
surface form: "Groussherzog vu Lëtzebuerg"

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Council of State of Luxembourg advises Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Council of State of Luxembourg appointedBy Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Government of Luxembourg appointedBy Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Coat of arms of Luxembourg associatedWith Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg City burialPlaceOf Grand Duke of Luxembourg
this entity surface form: "Grand Dukes of Luxembourg"
Chamber of Deputies canBeDissolvedBy Grand Duke of Luxembourg
subject surface form: "Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg)"
Armed Forces of Luxembourg commanderInChiefTitle Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Duke of Nassau dynastyContinuedAs Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Constitution of Luxembourg establishes Grand Duke of Luxembourg
this entity surface form: "Grand Duke of Luxembourg as head of state"
Grand Duke formalTitleInFrench Grand Duke of Luxembourg
subject surface form: "Grand Duke of Luxembourg"
this entity surface form: "Grand-duc de Luxembourg"
Grand Duke formalTitleInGerman Grand Duke of Luxembourg
subject surface form: "Grand Duke of Luxembourg"
this entity surface form: "Großherzog von Luxemburg"
House of Nassau hasTitle Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Nassau family hasTitle Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Government of Luxembourg headOfState Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg headOfStateResident Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Nassau family historicalRole Grand Duke of Luxembourg
this entity surface form: "grand dukes of Luxembourg"
Luxembourgers monarchOfState Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg positionHeld Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg positionHeld Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg positionHeld Grand Duke of Luxembourg
William I positionHeld Grand Duke of Luxembourg
subject surface form: "William I of the Netherlands"
William III of the Netherlands positionHeld Grand Duke of Luxembourg
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg positionHeld Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Council of State of Luxembourg relatedTo Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg style Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Coat of arms of Luxembourg symbolizes Grand Duke of Luxembourg
this entity surface form: "Luxembourgish monarchy"
Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg tenant Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg title Grand Duke of Luxembourg
William III of the Netherlands title Grand Duke of Luxembourg
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg title Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Grand Duke of Luxembourg titleInFrench Grand Duke of Luxembourg
this entity surface form: "Grand-duc de Luxembourg"
Grand Duke of Luxembourg titleInGerman Grand Duke of Luxembourg
this entity surface form: "Großherzog von Luxemburg"
Berg Castle usedBy Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau usedBy Grand Duke of Luxembourg
this entity surface form: "Luxembourgish monarchy"
Standard of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg usedBy Grand Duke of Luxembourg