#princess hilda of luxembourg

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Princess Hilda of Luxembourg.

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Portrait of Princesses Charlotte, Antonia, Hilda, Sophie, Marie Adelheid, and Elisabeth of Luxembourg. 1916.

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Wedding of the Prince of Schwarzenberg and Princess Hilda of Luxembourg, 1930.

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Luxembourg Royal sisters in 1902.

From left to right: Princess Charlotte, Princess Elisabeth seated on her sister's lap, Princess Hilda, Princess Antonia, Princess Marie-Adélaïde and baby Princess Sophie.

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Grand duchess Maria Anna of Luxembourg , neé Infanta of Portugal, with daughters , Princess Maria Adelaide, later Grand duchess of Luxembourg (left), Antonia (later Crown princess of Bavaria), baby Elisabeth (later Princess von Thurn und Taxis), Charlotte (later Grand Duchess of Luxembourg) and sitting left, Hilda , later princess of Schwarzenberg. 1901

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Grand Duchess Marie Anne of Luxembourg, née Infanta of Portugal, with her three eldest daughters: Marie Adelaide, Charlotte and Hilda. Maria Anna would give birth to three more daughters.

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Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich (standing, fifth from the right) and his wife Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna (sitting, center) surrounded by members of royalties in Stockholm, 1897.

Sitting from left: Hilda, Grand Duchess of Baden; Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (later Queen); Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna of Russia; Crown Princess Louise of Denmark (later Queen); and Princess Bathildis of Waldeck-Pyrmont.

Standing from left: Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach; Wilhelm IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg; Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria; Prince Chira of Siam; Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden; Princess Ingeborg of Denmark; Crown Prince of Sweden (later Gustaf V); Crown Prince of Denmark (later Frederick VIII); Archduke Eugen of Austria; Prince Carl of Sweden; King Oscar II of Sweden; Prince Friedrich of Waldeck-Pyrmont; Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia; Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein; Princess Thyra of Denmark; Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke; and Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta.

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Adelaide Marie, Bathildis and Hilda Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau the three daughters of Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau and Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel.

Adelaide Marie (b. Dessau, 25 December 1833 - d. Schloss Königstein, 24 November 1916), married on 23 April 1851 to Adolphe, last Duke of Nassau and first Grand Duke of Luxembourg.

Bathildis Amalgunde (b. Dessau, 29 December 1837 - d. Schloss Nachod, Bohemia, 10 February 1902), married on 30 May 1862 to Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe

Hilda Charlotte (b. Dessau, 13 December 1839 - d. Dessau, 22 December 1926).

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OTMAA Contemporaries: the six princesses of Luxembourg [bigger].

In the early 1900s, Luxembourg faced a similar succession crisis as their Russian counterparts did, except that Nicholas and Alexandra finally got their male heir with Alexei in 1904, and the Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg never did. They had six children, all girls. So in 1907, Grand Duke William IV named his eldest daughter heiress presumptive.  Marie-Adelaide, b. 1894, was a year older than Olga Nikolaevna, and was Grand Duchess from 1912-1919, when she abdicated in favor of her sister, Charlotte, b. 1896, who was one year younger than Olga Nikolaevna. Next was Hilda, born 1897, the same year as Tatiana Nikolaevna, followed by Antonia, 1899, the same year as Maria Nikolaevna; Elisabeth, 1901, the same as Anastasia Nikolaevna, and finally Sophie, born 1902.

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Hi! Me again! It's always about the six princesses of Luxembourg. I would like to know more information about their childhood? Do you know where I can find information about that? Also, are there any books in French about them?? Thanks!!!

Their childhood was kind of overshadowed by their father’s terminal illness. Marie Adelaide (who was Grand Duke Adolph’s special favorite; he called her “Maus,” and when he was very elderly and nearly blind, she would guide him to ensure that he didn’t trip) and possibly Charlotte, helped her mother to care for Grand Duke Guillaume. Marie Adelaide was painfully shy, so Charlotte often accompanied her official events, and it was generally said that Marie was more beautiful, but that Charlotte (known en famille as Lotti) was the charming one. Marie was not particularly devout as a child—that came later—but she did tell her mother that she would never marry, so she must not ask it of her. She loved the airy Edwardian fashions, too. Hilda was the fiery one. It was said that she inherited the Braganza temperament, and her playmates would say they must “do as Hilda does.” She was also considered somewhat clairvoyant (shortly before Marie Adelaide’s death, Hilda had a dream where there were only five sisters instead of six). Antonia, known to her family as Toni, was very intelligent and a talented musician. Elisabeth (Lissi, as they called her) was the sweet one—she once allowed a bee to sting her because she said it was better that it didn’t sting “poor Papa.” Her future husband, Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn und Taxis was the love of her life, and the couple’s displays of affection sometimes made Marie Adelaide a bit uncomfortable. Sophie’s parents called her “Little Portuguese” because she strongly resembled her mother’s side of the family, and as the youngest, she was probably doted on. A fortune teller accurately predicted that she would be the mother of three sons. All six sisters were very close to one another. Antonia and Sophie looked so much alike that their own children sometimes had difficulty telling them apart!

I don’t know of any French language books, but The Nassaus of Luxembourg has a chapter devoted to each sister, and it has a lot of information about their early lives.

Hope this helps!

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Princess Hilda of Luxembourg (15 February 1897, Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg – 8 September 1979, Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg) was a Princess of Luxembourg by birth and the Princess of Schwarzenberg by marriage.

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1,000th Knight of the Garter - Prince William

22nd of April, 2008

(original press release via wayback machine)

weblink: https://web.archive.org/web/20080604123701/http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page6247.asp

Buckingham Palace press releases

ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW APPOINTMENT TO THE ORDER OF THE GARTER

22 April 2008 THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE PRESS SECRETARY TO THE QUEEN The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales to be a Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

Prince William becomes the 1000th Knight in the Register.

The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint the Right Honourable the Lord Luce, GCVO, DL and Sir Thomas Dunne, KCVO, to be Knights Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

Notes for Editors: Members of the Royal family are additional to the established number of 24 Companions.  The Duke of Edinburgh was created a Knight in 1947 by King George VI, The Prince of Wales in 1958, The Duke of Kent in 1985, The Princess Royal in 1994, The Duke of Gloucester in 1997 and Princess Alexandra in 2003.  The Duke of York and The Earl of Wessex were both created Knights in 2006.

The appointment of the Knights and Ladies of the Garter is in The Queen's gift (i.e. without Prime Ministerial advice).  Appointments to the Order of the Garter are therefore in the same category as the Order of the Thistle, the Order of Merit and the Royal Victorian Order which are also in The Queen's gift.  Today's announcement brings the number of Companion Knights to the maximum number of 24.

Lord Luce was Lord Chamberlain from 2000 to 2006.  Sir Thomas Dunne is Lord-Lieutenant of Hereford (since 1977) and Chairman of the Lord Lieutenants Association. Find out more about the Order of the Garter

THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER

SOVEREIGN OF THE ORDER THE QUEEN

LADIES OF THE ORDER HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS ROYAL, 23rd April, 1994. HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS ALEXANDRA, THE HONOURABLE LADY OGILVY, 23rd April, 2003.

ROYAL KNIGHTS COMPANION HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE PHILIP, DUKE OF EDINBURGH, 19th November, 1947. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, 26th July, 1958. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF KENT, 9th October, 1985. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, 23rd April, 1997. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF YORK, 23rd April, 2006 HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE EARL OF WESSEX, 23rd April, 2006 EXTRA KNIGHTS COMPANION AND LADIES OF THE ORDER HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS GRAND DUKE JEAN OF LUXEMBOURG, 14th June, 1972. HER MAJESTY MARGRETHE II, QUEEN OF DENMARK, 16th May, 1979. HIS MAJESTY CARL XVI GUSTAF, KING OF SWEDEN, 25th May, 1983. HIS MAJESTY JUAN CARLOS I, KING OF SPAIN, 17th October, 1988. HER MAJESTY BEATRIX, QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS, 28th June, 1989. HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY AKIHITO, EMPEROR OF JAPAN, 26th May, 1998. HIS MAJESTY HARALD V, KING OF NORWAY, 30th May, 2001.

OFFICERS OF THE ORDER Prelate The Bishop of Winchester (The Right Reverend Michael Charles SCOTT-JOYNT) Chancellor The Right Honourable Lord CARRINGTON, K.G., G.C.M.G., C.H., M.C. Register The Dean of Windsor (The Right Reverend David John CONNER) Garter King of Arms Peter Llewellyn GWYNN-JONES, ESQ., C.V.O. Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod Lieutenant General Sir Michael Alan WILLCOCKS, K.C.B. Secretary Patric Laurence DICKINSON, L.V.O. Richmond Herald of Arms COMPANIONS (maximum 24) The Most Noble Hugh Denis Charles, Duke of GRAFTON, K.G.  23rd April, 1976. The Right Honourable Gordon William Humphreys, Lord RICHARDSON OF DUNTISBOURNE, K.G., M.B.E., T.D.  22nd April, 1983. The Right Honourable Peter Alexander Rupert, Lord CARRINGTON, K.G., G.C.M.G., C.H., M.C.  23rd April, 1985. The Most Noble Arthur Valerian, Duke of WELLINGTON, K.G., L.V.O., O.B.E., M.C.  23rd April, 1990. Field Marshal the Right Honourable Edwin Noel Westby, Lord BRAMALL, K.G., G.C.B., O.B.E., M.C.  23rd April, 1990. The Right Honourable Matthew White, Viscount RIDLEY, K.G., G.C.V.O., T.D.  23rd April, 1992. The Right Honourable John Davan, Lord SAINSBURY OF PRESTON CANDOVER, K.G.  23rd April, 1992. The Right Honourable John Francis Harcourt, Lord ASHBURTON, K.G., K.C.V.O.  23rd April, 1994. The Right Honourable Robert, Lord KINGSDOWN, K.G.  23rd April, 1994. The Right Honourable Sir Ninian Martin STEPHEN, K.G., A.K., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., K.B.E., Q.C.  23rd April, 1994. The Right Honourable Margaret Hilda, Lady THATCHER, L.G., O.M., F.R.S.  22nd April, 1995. Sir Timothy James Alan COLMAN, K.G.  23rd April, 1996. The Most Noble James, Duke of ABERCORN, K.G.  23rd April, 1999. Sir Erskine William GLADSTONE, Bt., K.G.  23rd April, 1999. Field Marshal the Right Honourable Peter Anthony, Lord INGE, K.G., G.C.B.  23rd April, 2001. Sir Antony Arthur ACLAND, K.G., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O.  23rd April, 2001. The Most Noble Gerald Cavendish, Duke of WESTMINSTER, K.G., O.B.E., T.D.  23rd April, 2003. The Right Honourable Frederick Edward Robin, Lord BUTLER OF BROCKWELL, K.G., G.C.B., C.V.O.  23rd April, 2003. The Right Honourable John, Lord MORRIS OF ABERAVON, K.G., Q.C.  23rd April, 2003. Mary, The Right Honourable Lady SOAMES, L.G., D.B.E.  23rd April, 2005. The Right Honourable Thomas Henry, Lord BINGHAM OF CORNHILL, K.G.  23rd April, 2005. The Right Honourable Sir John MAJOR, K.G., C.H.  23rd April, 2005.

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Empress Maria Feodorovna's Luxembourg relatives.

Grand Duchess Adelheid-Marie in the middle of the picture surrounded by her granddaughters, the Luxembourg princesses. In the back left, The Grand Duchess' unmarried sister, Princess Hilda of Anhalt-Dessau.

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Princess Hilda of Luxembourg. Image originally sepia, colorized by me

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OTMAA Contemporaries: The six princesses of Luxembourg.

The Luxembourg royal house faced a similar crisis as their Russian counterpart did, except that Nicholas and Alexandra finally got their male heir in 1904, and the Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg never did. Instead, the Grand Duke named his eldest daughter as heir presumptive in 1907, and two of his daughters reigned as Grand Duchesses.  Marie-Adelaide, b. 1894, was a year older than Olga Nikolaevna, and was Grand Duchess from 1912-1919, when she abdicated in favor of her sister, Charlotte, b. 1896, who was one year younger than Olga Nikolaevna. Next was Hilda, born 1897, the same year as Tatiana Nikolaevna, followed by Antonia, 1899, the same year as Maria Nikolaevna; Elisabeth, 1901, the same as Anastasia Nikolaevna, and finally Sophie, born 1902.