Counts, Dukes and Grand Dukes of Luxembourg
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The territory of Luxembourg was ruled successively by counts, dukes and granddukes. It was part of the medieval Kingdom of Germany, and later the Holy Roman Empire until it became a sovereign state in 1815.
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[edit] Counts of Luxembourg
[edit] House of Luxembourg
- Siegfried I, 963–998
- Henry I, 998–1026, son of
- Henry II, 1026–1047, grandson of Siegfried I
- Giselbert, 1047–1059, brother of Henry I
- Conrad I, 1059–1086, son of
- Henry III, 1086–1096, son of
- William, 1096–1130, brother of Henry III
- Conrad II, 1130–1136, son of
[edit] House of Namur
- Henry IV the Blind, son of Ermesinde I, the daughter of Conrad I
- Ermesinde, (1196-1196), daughter of, married
- Theobald (1196-1214), first husband of Ermesinde II
[edit] House of Limburg
- Walram (1214–1226), second husband of Ermesinde II
- Henry V the Blond (1247–1281), son of
- Henry VI (1281–1288), son of
- Henry VII (1288–1313), son of, also Holy Roman Emperor as Henry VII and king of Germany
- John the Blind (1313–1346), son of, also king of Bohemia as John I
- Charles I (1346–1353, son of, also Holy Roman Emperor as Charles IV and king of Bohemia as Charles I and Germany
- Wenceslas I (1353–1354), halfbrother of
[edit] Dukes of Luxembourg
In 1354 the county was elevated to a duchy.
[edit] House of Limburg
- Wenceslas I (1354–1383), half-brother of
- Wenceslas II the Lazy (1383–1388), son of Charles, also king of Germany and Bohemia
- Jobst (1388–1411, nephew of Charles, also king of Germany
- Elisabeth (1411–1441), heiress of Jobst, married
- Anthony, Duke of Brabant (1411–1415), first husband of
- John III, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing (1418–1425), second husband of
As Elisabeth had no surviving children, she sold Luxembourg to Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1441. Philip captured the city of Luxembourg in 1443, but did not assume the ducal title because of conflicting claims by Anne of Austria, the closest Luxembourg relative.
[edit] House of Burgundy
In 1467, when Elisabeth of Austria, last rival claimant to the title, renounced her rights, Philip III's son, Charles, Duke of Burgundy, assumed the title of duke of Luxembourg, making it a subsidiary title of the Duke of Burgundy.
- Philip I the Good (1441–1467)
- Charles II the Bold (1467–1477), son of
- Mary the Rich (1477–1482) daughter of
[edit] House of Habsburg
- Philip II the Handsome (1482–1506), son of Mary
In 1482/1506 Luxembourg passed to the House of Habsburg. After the abdication of Charles V, the duchy of Luxembourg fell to the Spanish line of the House of Habsburg.
- Charles II (1506–1556), son of Philip, also Holy Roman Emperor as Charles V and king of Spain as Charles I
- Margarete of Austria (1506-1515), daughter of Maximilian
- Philip III (1556-1598), son of, also king of Spain as Philip II
- Albert VII, Archduke of Austria (1598-1621), Elisabeth's granddaughter's grandson, together with his consort
- Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain daughter of Philip III
- Philip IV (1621-1665), grandson of Philip III, also king of Spain as Philip IV
- Charles III (1665-1700), son of Philip IV, also king of Spain as Charles II
During the War of Spanish Succession, 1701–1714, the duchy was disputed between Philip of Anjou, grandson of Louis XIV of France, from the House of Bourbon and Charles of Austria, son of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, from the House of Habsburg. In 1712 Luxemburg and Namur were ceded to Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria by his French allies, but with the end of the war in 1713 with the Treaty of Utrecht Max. Emanuel was restored Elector of Bavaria. In 1713 the duchy fell to the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg.
- Charles IV (1713-1740)
- Maria Theresa (1740-1780), daughter of, married Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, also emperess of the Holy Roman Empire and queen of Hungary and Bohemia
[edit] House of Habsburg-Lorraine
- Joseph (1780-90), son of, also Holy Roman Emperor as Joseph II and king of Hungary and Bohemia
- Leopold (1790-92), brother of, also Holy Roman Emperor as Leopold II and king of Hungary and Bohemia
- Francis (1792-94), son of, also Holy Roman Emperor as Francis II and king of Hungary and Bohemia
Luxembourg was occupied by French revolutionaries between 1794 and 1813. At the Vienna Congress, it was elevated to a grand duchy and given in personal union to William I of the Netherlands.
[edit] Grand Dukes of Luxembourg
The Congress of Vienna in 1815 elevated Luxembourg to a grand duchy and gave it in personal union to the king of the Netherlands.
[edit] House of Orange-Nassau
- William I (1815-1840), also king of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands as William I
- William II (1840-1849), son of, also king ot the Netherlands as William II
- William III (1840-1890), son of, also king ot the Netherlands as William III
[edit] House of Nassau-Weilburg
William III was succeeded by his daughter Wilhelmina of the Netherlands in the kingdom of the Netherlands, but not in Luxembourg, which adhered to the Salic Law. In accordance with the Nassau Family Pact of 1783 William's closest agnate succeeded as Grand Duke.
- Adolphe (1890-1905)
- William IV (1905-1912), son of
- Marie-Adélaïde (1912-1919), daughter of
- Charlotte (1919-1964), sister of, married Felix of Bourbon-Parma
[edit] House of Bourbon-Parma
Officially the name of the house continues to be Nassau-Weilburg, thus Bourbon-Parma is the genealogical name of the reigning house of Luxembourg.
