Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

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Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, was the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and a controversial monarch whose abdication during World War I marked a pivotal moment in the country's constitutional history.

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instanceOf Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
monarch
person
abdicationDate 1919-01-14
accessionToThrone 1912-06-25
birthName Marie-Adélaïde Thérèse Hilda Wilhelmine
burialPlace Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg City
causeOfDeath influenza
countryOfCitizenship Luxembourg
dateOfBirth 1894-06-14
dateOfDeath 1924-01-24
education private royal education
era World War I
father William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
givenName Marie-Adélaïde
hadChildren false
historicalSignificance her abdication marked a turning point in Luxembourg’s constitutional monarchy
house House of Nassau-Weilburg
monarchOf Luxembourg
mother Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal
nationality Luxembourgish
notableFor abdicating after World War I
being the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
her controversial conduct during the German occupation in World War I
participatedIn political life of Luxembourg during World War I
placeOfBirth Château de Berg
Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg
placeOfDeath Bavaria
surface form: Bavaria, Germany

Hohenburg Castle
politicalAlignment strongly Catholic conservative
positionHeld Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
predecessor William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
reasonForAbdication political pressure after World War I
reignEnd 1919-01-14
reignStart 1912-06-25
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
residence Château de Berg
Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg
surface form: Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City
sexOrGender female
sibling Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
styleOfAddress Her Royal Highness
successor Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
title Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
surface form: Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
wasBornInto House of Luxembourg
surface form: Luxembourgish royal family
wasFirst first woman to reign as Grand Duchess of Luxembourg in her own right
wasHeirApparentOf Luxembourg
surface form: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
wasUnmarried true

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House of Nassau-Weilburg notableMember Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg successor Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg child Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg succeededBy Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg predecessor Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg sibling Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
William Alexander successor Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
subject surface form: William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
William Alexander heir Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
subject surface form: William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal child Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Princess Antonia of Luxembourg sibling Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg sibling Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg