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Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

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Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Guillaume V (Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie de Nassau; born 11 November 1981) is Grand Duke of Luxembourg, reigning since 3 October 2025. The eldest son of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, he acceded to the throne upon the abdication of his father.

Infobox

Reign
3 October 2025 – present
Enthronement
3 October 2025
Predecessor
Henri
Heir apparent
Charles
Regency
8 October 2024 – 3 October 2025
Monarch
Henri
Born
(1981-11-11) 11 November 1981 (age 43)Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Spouse
mw- Countess Sté 2012)
Issue
Prince CharlesPrince François
Names
NamesGuillaume Jean Joseph Marie de Nassau
House
Luxembourg-Nassau (official)Bourbon-Parma (agnatic)
Father
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Mother
María Teresa Mestre y Batista
Alma mater
University College, DurhamBrunel University of LondonUniversity of Angers
Allegiance
Luxembourg
Branch
mw- Luxembourg Armed Forces
Years of service
2002–2025
Rank
Colonel

Tables

· Titles and honours › Honours › National honours
11 November 1981 – 3 October 2025
11 November 1981 – 3 October 2025
Date
11 November 1981 – 3 October 2025
Appointment
Grand Cross of Order of Adolphe of Nassau
Ribbon
3 October 2025 – present
3 October 2025 – present
Date
3 October 2025 – present
Appointment
Grand Master and Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau
23 June 2012 – 3 October 2025
23 June 2012 – 3 October 2025
Date
23 June 2012 – 3 October 2025
Appointment
Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown
Ribbon
3 October 2025 – present
3 October 2025 – present
Date
3 October 2025 – present
Appointment
Grand Master and Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown
3 October 2025 – present
3 October 2025 – present
Date
3 October 2025 – present
Appointment
Grand Master of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Ribbon
Date
Appointment
Ribbon
Other
7 October 2000 – 3 October 2025
Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
3 October 2025 – present
Co-Grand Master and Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
11 November 1981 – 3 October 2025
Grand Cross of Order of Adolphe of Nassau
3 October 2025 – present
Grand Master and Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau
23 June 2012 – 3 October 2025
Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown
3 October 2025 – present
Grand Master and Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown
3 October 2025 – present
Grand Master of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
· Titles and honours › Honours › Foreign honours
Belgium
Belgium
Country
Belgium
Date
15 October 2019
Appointment
Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown
Ribbon
23 October 2025
23 October 2025
Country
23 October 2025
Date
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
Appointment
France
France
Country
France
Date
5 March 2015
Appointment
Grand Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour
Ribbon
Italy
Italy
Country
Italy
Date
30 January 2009
Appointment
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Ribbon
Netherlands
Netherlands
Country
Netherlands
Date
21 March 2012
Appointment
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Ribbon
30 April 2013
30 April 2013
Country
30 April 2013
Date
Recipient of the King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal
Appointment
Portugal
Portugal
Country
Portugal
Date
23 May 2017
Appointment
Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz
Ribbon
Senegal
Senegal
Country
Senegal
Date
24 February 2023
Appointment
Commander of the National Order of the Lion
Ribbon
Slovakia
Slovakia
Country
Slovakia
Date
7 September 2005
Appointment
Grand Officer of the Order of the White Double Cross
Ribbon
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Country
United Kingdom
Date
22 September 2020
Appointment
Recipient of the Sandhurst Medal
Ribbon
Country
Date
Appointment
Ribbon
Other
Belgium
15 October 2019
Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown
23 October 2025
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
France
5 March 2015
Grand Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour
Italy
30 January 2009
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Netherlands
21 March 2012
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
30 April 2013
Recipient of the King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal
Portugal
23 May 2017
Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz
Senegal
24 February 2023
Commander of the National Order of the Lion
Slovakia
7 September 2005
Grand Officer of the Order of the White Double Cross
United Kingdom
22 September 2020
Recipient of the Sandhurst Medal
· External links
Regnal titles
Regnal titles
Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourg House of Luxembourg-NassauCadet branch of the House of NassauBorn: 11 November 1981
Regnal titles
Preceded byHenri
Preceded byHenri
Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourg House of Luxembourg-NassauCadet branch of the House of NassauBorn: 11 November 1981
Preceded byHenri
Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourg House of Luxembourg-NassauCadet branch of the House of NassauBorn: 11 November 1981
Grand Duke of Luxembourg 2025–present
Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourg House of Luxembourg-NassauCadet branch of the House of NassauBorn: 11 November 1981
IncumbentHeir apparent:Prince Charles of Luxembourg
Titles in pretence
Titles in pretence
Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourg House of Luxembourg-NassauCadet branch of the House of NassauBorn: 11 November 1981
Titles in pretence
Preceded byHenri
Preceded byHenri
Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourg House of Luxembourg-NassauCadet branch of the House of NassauBorn: 11 November 1981
Preceded byHenri
Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourg House of Luxembourg-NassauCadet branch of the House of NassauBorn: 11 November 1981
— TITULAR — Duke of Nassau 2025–presentReason for succession failure:Prussian annexation of Nassau in 1866
Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourg House of Luxembourg-NassauCadet branch of the House of NassauBorn: 11 November 1981
Incumbent
Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourg House of Luxembourg-NassauCadet branch of the House of NassauBorn: 11 November 1981
Regnal titles
Preceded byHenri
Grand Duke of Luxembourg 2025–present
IncumbentHeir apparent:Prince Charles of Luxembourg
Titles in pretence
Preceded byHenri
— TITULAR — Duke of Nassau 2025–presentReason for succession failure:Prussian annexation of Nassau in 1866
Incumbent

References

  1. Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg
    http://www.monarchie.lu/fr/monarchie/droits-de-succession/index.html
  2. Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg
    https://monarchie.lu/en/grand-ducal-family/hrh-grand-duke-0
  3. Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg (official)
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200620022900/http://www.monarchie.lu/pictures/photos/famille/EN_BIO_CrownPrince.pdf
  4. L'Essentiel
    https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/guillaume-l-eleve-un-lyceen-attentif-un-peu-reveur-jamais-bruyant-103424606
  5. University of Luxembourg
    https://web.archive.org/web/20201209002903/https://wwwen.uni.lu/welcome_to_luxembourg/facts_and_figures/personalities/h_r_h_guillaume_the_hereditary_grand_duke_of_luxembourg
  6. Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg
    http://www.monarchie.lu/fr/famille/grand-duc-heritier/index.html
  7. TIME
    https://time.com/7322812/luxembourg-guillaume-duke-henri-royal/
  8. monarchie.lu
    https://monarchie.lu/en/grand-ducal-family/hrh-grand-duke-0
  9. "Guillaume et Stéphanie se financent demain"
    http://www.wort.lu/fr/view/guillaume-et-stephanie-se-fiancent-demain-4f98eec3e4b01701472f8daa
  10. The Telegraph
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/luxembourg/9622636/Luxembourgs-royal-wedding-draws-regal-guest-list.html
  11. luxtimes.lu
    https://web.archive.org/web/20201021223419/https://luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/40646-luxembourg-royal-baby-boy-born-on-sunday
  12. today.rtl.lu
    https://today.rtl.lu/life/royals/a/2045634.html
  13. "S.A.R. le Grand-Duc héritier comme lieutenant-représentant de S.A.R. le Grand-Duc aura lieu dans l'après-midi du mardi 8 octobre 2024"
    https://x.com/CourGrandDucale/status/1810673507174339065
  14. "An deem Kontext well ech, mat der #GrandeDuchesse, dem Prenz Guillaume an der Prinzessin Stephanie, iech matdeelen, dass ech decideiert hun desen October dem Prenz Gullaume d'Lieutenance ze iwerdroen"
    https://x.com/CourGrandDucale/status/1804812777069936751
  15. "A tradition of abdication – Luxembourg & the Netherlands"
    https://www.royal-news.org/features/a-tradition-of-abdication-luxembourg-the-netherlands/
  16. Luxembourg Times
    https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/grand-duke-henri-confirms-date-of-retirement/31197975.html
  17. "EU-member Luxembourg enthrones monarch, drawing hundreds"
    https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251003-luxembourg-gets-new-grand-duke-with-royal-abdication
  18. Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg
    https://monarchie.lu/en/luxembourg-monarchy/history-nassau-dynasty
  19. "Honorary distinctions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170118153440/http://www.gouvernement.lu/1828180/Distinctions_honorifiques-EN.pdf
  20. Princes and Princesses of the Grand-Ducal House of Luxembourg are Grand Crosses of the Order by birth but the decoration
  21. quirinale.it
    http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=305927
  22. Gazzetta Ufficiale
    http://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/do/atto/serie_generale/caricaPdf?cdimg=09A0991300000010110001&dgu=2009-08-31&art.dataPubblicazioneGazzetta=2009-08-31&art.codiceRedazionale=09A09913&art.num=1&art.tiposerie=SG
  23. "ENTIDADES ESTRANGEIRAS AGRACIADAS COM ORDENS PORTUGUESAS – Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas"
    http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=154&list=1
  24. Senegal7
    https://senegal7.com/palais-macky-sall-recoit-le-grand-duc-heritier-guillaume-de-luxembourg/
  25. Slovak republic website, State honours Archived 13 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine (click on "Holders of the Order of
    http://www.slovak-republic.org/symbols/honours/
  26. "Grand Duke, Hereditary Grand Duke Awarded Sandhurst Medal"
    https://chronicle.lu/category/at-home/34030-grand-duke-hereditary-grand-duke-awarded-sandhurst-medal
  27. HRH Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg awarded Bronze Wolf for exceptional service to Scouting
    https://www.scout.org/news/news/hrh-prince-guillaume-luxembourg-awarded-bronze
  28. also a prince of Nassau
  29. also a prince of Bourbon-Parma
  30. not a Luxembourgian prince by birth, but created Prince consort
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