CHARLOTTE, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

1896–1985, grand duchess of Luxembourg (1919–64). The second daughter of Duke William of Nassau-Weilburg and a Portuguese princess, Marie Anne of Braganza, she succeeded her sister, Marie-Adelaide, who had abdicated in her favor. In Nov., 1919, Charlotte married Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma. During the German occupation in World War II, the grand duchess and her family went into exile, eventually settling in Montreal. She returned home in 1945. In Nov., 1964, Charlotte abdicated in favor of her son, Jean.

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books on: Charlotte Grand Duchess of Luxembourg  - 23 results

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Luxemburg and Her Neighbours: A Record of the Political Fortunes of the Present Grand Duchy from the Eve of the French Revolution to the Great War, with a Preliminary Sketch of Events from 963 to 1780
Book by Ruth Putnam; G. P. Putnams Sons, 1918
Subjects: Luxembourg--History
...1815, when the Prince of Orange wooed Charlotte, only child and heiress of George IV...had his wife survived her father. Charlotte's death at the end of one year of marriage...Victoria, daughter of his own sister, the Duchess of Kent, come to the throne as a minor...
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Pattern of Circles: An Ambassador's Story
Book by John E. Dolibois; Kent State University Press, 1989
Subjects: Ambassadors--Luxembourg--Biography, Ambassadors--United States--Biography, College Administrators--Ohio--Biography, Dolibois, John--1918-, Luxembourg Americans--Biography, Luxembourg--Biography, United States--Biography, World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives, American
...comments on trials by, 176 -77 Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, 21 , 225, 238 , 245 , 257 , 273...Blind, King of Bohemia, Duke of Luxembourg, 248 , 297 Josephine-Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, 225 , 238 , 282 , 286 -90; a...
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OSS against the Reich: The World War II Diaries of Colonel David K.E. Bruce
Book by Nelson Douglas Lankford, David K. E. Bruce; Kent State University Press, 1991
Subjects: Bruce, David Kirkpatrick Este--Diaries, Intelligence Officers--United States--Diaries, United States--Office Of Strategic Services--Biography, World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives, American
...Churchills personal liaison with the Yugoslav partisan leader see Cave Brown, Last Hero , 444-51 . 13. Charlotte, grand duchess of Luxembourg, had married Felix, prince de Bourbon de Parme in 1919. His sister, Zita, was the wife of the last...
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My Rhineland Journal
Book by Henry T. Allen; Houghton Mifflin, 1923
Subjects: Germany--Economic Conditions, Reconstruction (1914-1939), Rhine River Valley, United States--Army--American Expeditionary Forces
...Chandler, Admiral, 275 . Chapelle, General, 212 . Charities, French and American, 151 , 154 . Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, 333 , 334 . Charpin, Viscount, 409 . Chartres, Duc de, 326 . Chateau civilization, 172 . Chateau...
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Political Reconstruction
Book by Karl Loewenstein; The Macmillan Company, 1946
Subjects: Intervention, Political Science, Reconstruction (1939-1951), Self-Determination, National
...Charles IV, King of Hungary, 189 Charles, Regent of Belgium, 140 Charles Albert, King of Sardinia, 119 Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, 140 Chile, 78 China, 11 , 95 , 248 , 353 , 380 Churchill, Winston, 2 , 5 , 7 ff., 111 , 146...
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journal articles on: Charlotte Grand Duchess of Luxembourg  - 1 result

 
 
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Southern Syncopated Orchestra: The Roster
Journal article by Howard Rye; Black Music Research Journal, Vol. 30, 2010
Subjects: Orchestra--Personalities, Symphony orchestras--Personalities
...Peytons Orchestra at the New Grand, Chicago. In August 1914 reported...New York Central Railroad at Grand Central Terminal, New York...in Paris, 1924-25, at Le Grand Duc and Chez Florence, and...private functions for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Married Kelsey...


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magazine articles on: Charlotte Grand Duchess of Luxembourg  - 2 results

 
 
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A Bridge between Nations : Luxembourg's Heart of Diplomacy
Magazine article by Spencer Lewerenz; World and I, Vol. 15, April 2000
Subjects: Luxembourg--Description and travel
...my visit to the grand duchy, explains...Everything about Luxembourg is a lesson in...the era declared Luxembourg independent and...German provinces, Luxembourg began teaching...memorial to the Grand Duchess Charlotte, who fled in exile...
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At Large and at Small: Postmaster Generals
Magazine article by Thomas Mallon; American Scholar, Vol. 72, Spring 2003
Subjects: Postal service--Postmasters, Postmasters general
...enthuse. "Thrilled" and "grand" are favorite words, the exclamation...recovery." (Even so, "it is a grand stamp," probably worthy of...expresses a wish to the exiled Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg ("Dear Lottie") that he...


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newspaper articles on: Charlotte Grand Duchess of Luxembourg  - 11 results

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National Day of Luxembourg
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, June 22, 2010
National Day of Luxembourg. June 23 is Luxembourgs...official birthday of the Grand Duke. The day also...greatest ruler of Luxembourg, the Grand Duchess Charlotte. She was actually...torchlight parade through Luxembourg Citys center and a...
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Charles' Birthday Party Guests
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), November 15, 1998
...Beatrix and Prince Claus of Holland, Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine- Charlotte of Luxembourg, Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia, Sheik...Khalifa of Bahrain. ARISTOCRACY Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, Duke and Duchess of Northumberland...
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QUEEN CAMILLA COMES OUT; She'll Make Her Debut as Charles's Consort in Front of Europe's Royal Families
Newspaper article by Rolf Myller; The People (London, England), October 18, 1998
Subjects: Parker Bowles, Camilla
...his wife Queen Paola, and King Juan Carlos of Spain and wife Sofia. Also invited are Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and Charless close friends King Constantine and Queen Anne...
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King Hussein Dies of Lymphatic Cancer
Newspaper article by David Hirst; The Washington Times, February 8, 1999
...service, Efraim Halevy. Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito; Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi. Luxembourg - Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte; Foreign Minister Jacques Poos. Netherlands - Queen Beatrix; Prime Minister Wim Kok...
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Luxembourg's War; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), February 17, 2009
...Legge QUESTION Did Luxembourg have a profascist government...Treaty of London, Luxembourg had no standing army...Royal Family headed by Grand Duchess Charlotte, left their residence...Grand Ducal palace in Luxembourg City, before heading...
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encyclopedia articles on: Charlotte Grand Duchess of Luxembourg  - 4 results

 
 
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Charlotte , Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CHARLOTTE , grand duchess of Luxembourg 1896 1985, grand duchess of Luxembourg (1919 64). The second daughter of Duke William...who had abdicated in her favor. In Nov., 1919, Charlotte married Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma. During...
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Luxembourg , Grand Duchy, W Europe
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...became grand duke of Luxembourg...I. Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide...sister, Charlotte , who married...neutral Luxembourg in World War II. The grand duchess and her cabinet...neutrality of the grand duchy, a...In 1958, Luxembourg joined with...of Grand Duchess Charlotte, was made...problem in Luxembourg has been...
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Luxembourg , City, Luxembourg
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...377), capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, S Luxembourg, at the confluence of...Lucilinburhuc little fortress. Luxembourg developed around a 10th...Luxembourg, the Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte Concert Hall, the Grand...
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Jean
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JEAN zhaN, 1921 , grand duke of Luxembourg (1964 2000); son of Charlotte , grand duchess of Luxembourg, and Felix, prince of Bourbon...Jean married Princess Josephine Charlotte, daughter of Leopold III , former...


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