Prince Louis of Luxembourg

Prince Louis
Louis with his son Gabriel
Born (1986-08-03) 3 August 1986
Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Spouse
Tessy Antony
(m. 2006; separated 2017)
Issue Prince Gabriel of Nassau
Prince Noah of Nassau
Full name
Louis Xavier Marie Guillaume
House Nassau-Weilburg
Father Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Mother María Teresa Mestre y Batista
Religion Catholicism

Prince Louis of Luxembourg (Louis Xavier Marie Guillaume; born 3 August 1986) is the third son of the Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg.

Prince Louis has two elder siblings: Guillaume and Felix; and two younger siblings: Alexandra and Sébastien. He is married to Tessy Antony, a former NCO in the Luxembourg Army, from whom he separated in 2017. They have two sons: Prince Gabriel and Prince Noah.

Early life and education

Prince Louis was born in 3 August 1986 at Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital in Luxembourg City.

After his primary school education in Lorentzweiler, Prince Louis went on to study at the American School of Luxembourg. He then left for Switzerland, where he continued his secondary education at the Collège Beau Soleil and graduated in June 2005.

Prince Louis speaks Luxembourgish, French, English and German fluently. He also has a sound knowledge of Spanish.

During his time in Switzerland, he developed a particular interest in social and humanitarian work. He has taken part in missions organised by an NGO, in cooperation with his school, in Mumbai, India. There, he taught English to children from the poorest neighbourhoods of the city and to children living on the street. After his return to Europe, he followed what seems to have become a calling and carried out a one-year traineeship at the headquarters of the Red Cross in Geneva. During his school holidays, he also participated in programmes for looking after groups of children and supporting the elderly.

After spending two years in the United States, where Prince Louis underwent training in "Aeronautics and Aeronautical Management" and gained his "Private pilot certificate", the princely family moved to the United Kingdom. There, Prince Louis and Princess Tessy attended university. In May 2014, Prince Louis graduated from Richmond, The American International University in London with a BA in Art in Communications. Prince Louis wrote his undergraduate dissertation on humanitarian advertisement. Prince Louis currently works in the field of social corporate responsibilities.

Marriage and family

On 12 March 2006, Tessy Antony gave birth to a boy, named Gabriel Michael Louis Ronny de Nassau,[1] who was born at a private Swiss hospital, Clinic des Grangettes, in Geneva.[2] The boy was the first grandchild for Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa

Prince Louis married Tessy Antony on 29 September 2006 in Gilsdorf's Roman Catholic parish church. Upon his initially morganatic marriage,[3] he gave up his succession rights and those of all the couple's children. Although Louis retained his title of "Prince of Luxembourg" and the style of "Royal Highness", his wife and son were originally only given the surname de Nassau with no titles.[4] The couple's second son, Noah Etienne Guillaume Gabriel Matthias Xavier de Nassau, was born on 21 September 2007 at the Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital.[5] The baby was baptised at the same church in Gilsdorf where his parents married and his elder brother was christened.

Sometime after the birth of Noah, Tessy had a third pregnancy which ended in a miscarriage.[6]

On Luxembourg's National Day on 23 June 2009, Tessy was given the title of "Princess of Luxembourg" and the style "Royal Highness". Their sons and future children were also given the title "Prince of Nassau" with the style "Royal Highness".[7] The family lives in London.[8]

The Grand Ducal Court announced the separation of Louis and Tessy on 18 January 2017.[9] Divorce proceedings began in the United Kingdom, where the couple lived. [10]

Honours and awards

Ancestry

References

  1. ↑ "A baby boy for Prince Louis". d'Wort. Archived from the original on 30 April 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2006.
  2. ↑ "Gabriel". Clinic des Grangettes. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2006.
  3. ↑ Beeche, Arturo (2009). The Gotha, Volume 1. California, US: Kensington House Books. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-97-719617-3.
  4. ↑ "Viele Schaulustige bei Hochzeit des Prinzen". d'Wort. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2006.
  5. ↑ "Netty's Royal News". Netty Leistra. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
  6. ↑ Instagram
  7. ↑ "Nationalfeierdag: An der ganzer Stad gouf gefeiert". d'Wort. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  8. ↑ "Happy 26th birthday Prince Louis". Wort.lu. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  9. ↑ Linning, Stephanie. "Princess Tessy of Luxembourg is divorcing husband Prince Louis". Mail Online. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  10. ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/14/princess-branded-gold-digger-takes-divorce-uk-court/
  11. ↑ "Honorary distinctions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg" (PDF). Service Information et Presse. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
  12. ↑ Noblesse et Royautés, Guillaume of Luxembourg's wedding : gala dinner, Photo Archived 17 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine. of the young Princes of Luxembourg: Louis, Félix & Sébastien
  13. ↑ by birth[11]) [12]
  14. ↑ Honorary distinctions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, publication of the government of Luxembourg
  15. ↑ Princes and Princesses of the Grand-Ducal House of Luxembourg are Grand Crosses of the Order by birth but wear the order's insignias only after they reach 18 years old[14]
Prince Louis of Luxembourg
Born: 3 August 1986
Royal titles
Preceded by
Prince Liam of Nassau		 Line of succession to
the French throne (Legitimist)
47th position		 Succeeded by
Prince Noah of Nassau
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