Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

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Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, was the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and a controversial monarch whose abdication during World War I marked a pivotal moment in the country's constitutional history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
monarch
person
abdicationDate 1919-01-14
accessionToThrone 1912-06-25
birthName Marie-Adélaïde Thérèse Hilda Wilhelmine
burialPlace Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg City
causeOfDeath influenza
countryOfCitizenship Luxembourg
dateOfBirth 1894-06-14
dateOfDeath 1924-01-24
education private royal education
era World War I
father William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
givenName Marie-Adélaïde
hadChildren false
historicalSignificance her abdication marked a turning point in Luxembourg’s constitutional monarchy
house House of Nassau-Weilburg
monarchOf Luxembourg
mother Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal
nationality Luxembourgish
notableFor abdicating after World War I
being the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
her controversial conduct during the German occupation in World War I
participatedIn political life of Luxembourg during World War I
placeOfBirth Château de Berg
Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg
placeOfDeath Bavaria, Germany
linked to: Bavaria

Hohenburg Castle
politicalAlignment strongly Catholic conservative
positionHeld Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
predecessor William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
reasonForAbdication political pressure after World War I
reignEnd 1919-01-14
reignStart 1912-06-25
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Château de Berg
Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City
sexOrGender female
sibling Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
styleOfAddress Her Royal Highness
successor Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
title Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
wasBornInto Luxembourgish royal family
linked to: House of Luxembourg
wasFirst first woman to reign as Grand Duchess of Luxembourg in her own right
wasHeirApparentOf Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
linked to: Luxembourg
wasUnmarried true

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House of Nassau-Weilburg notableMember Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg successor Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg child Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg succeededBy Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg predecessor Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg sibling Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg successor Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
subject linked to: William Alexander
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg heir Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
subject linked to: William Alexander
Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal child Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Princess Antonia of Luxembourg sibling Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg sibling Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg