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Issue Princess Marie-Gabrielle of NassauPrince Constantin of NassauPrince Wenceslas of NassauPrince Carl-Johan of Nassau Mother Josephine Charlotte of Belgium Spouse Diane De Guerre (m. 2009), Helene Suzanna Vestur (m. 1987) Children Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Nassau Cousins Philippe of Belgium, Prince Laurent of Belgium, Princess Astrid of Belgium, Michel - 14th Prince of Ligne, Princess Christine of Orleans‑Braganza Similar People Jean - Grand Duke of L, Princess Margaretha of Liechte, Princess Josephine Charlotte, Archduchess Marie Astrid of, Charlotte - Grand Duchess | ||
Wedding of prince jean of luxembourg and princess josephine charlotte of belgium
Prince Jean of Luxembourg (given names: Jean Felix Marie Guillaume) was born on 15 May 1957 at Betzdorf Castle, the second son of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Princess Josephine-Charlotte of Belgium. He is the twin brother of Princess Margaretha. His godparents are Prince Felix of Luxembourg and Princess Margrethe of Denmark. He frequently goes by the name of Jean Nassau.
Contents
- Wedding of prince jean of luxembourg and princess josephine charlotte of belgium
- Education and youth
- Marriage and family
- Career
- Honours and awards
- National honours
- Foreign honours
- References
On 26 September 1986, Prince Jean renounced his right of succession to the Luxembourg throne.
Education and youth
Prince Jean was educated in Luxembourg, Switzerland and France, where he obtained his baccalaureate. He then undertook a language course at the Bell School of Languages in Cambridge England.
In 1977, Prince Jean began his military officer training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, England and member of the Champion Platoon, he was commissioned in August 1978. He was made a captain of the Luxembourg Army in 1979. After completing his university education in Geneva, he went to New York and joined W.R. Grace as a financial analyst working in the Finance, Planning & Analysis Division of the Group that reported to the President & CEO of the company, at the time, Mr J. Peter Grace. Back in Europe in 1985, in 1986 he obtained an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.
Marriage and family
On 27 May 1987, Prince Jean married morganatically in Paris Helene Suzanna Vestur (born Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 31 May 1958), now a high civil servant, Conseiller d'Etat and judge, daughter of Francois Philippe Vestur and wife Cecile Ernestine Buisson. His wife and children bore the title "Count(ess) of Nassau" from 21 September 1995. On 27 November 2004 Grand-Duc Henri issued an Arrete Grand-Ducal upgrading the titles of Prince Jean's children to Prince/Princesse de Nassau with the qualification of Altesse Royale, without succession rights. The prince and former countess are now divorced, having had four children together:
On 18 March 2009, Prince Jean married Diane Marie Amelie Hermenegilde De Guerre, Countess of Nassau.
Career
Prince Jean works in the water industry, he is an advisor to the GDF-Suez Group, Executive VP of the Suez Fondation and a Member of the Executive Board of Degremont, a subsidiary of Suez Environnement. Prince Jean has been President of the Chambre de Commerce belgo-luxembourgeoise en France. In 2006 he bought the Southern African Water subsidiary of Suez Environnement, WSSA (Water & Sanitation South Africa) and created Mea Aqua, with the objective of developing water and energy solutions in the Middle East and in Africa. Mea Aqua and its subsidiaries employ today over 2,500 employees.
Prince Jean is a member of the board of the MIP, a business school based in Paris and a board member of a number of financial institutions: Banque Degroof Luxembourg, EFG Bank and EFG International, Ecofin (hedge funds in the utilities sector).
Honours and awards
See also List of honours of the Luxembourgish Grand-Ducal Family by country
National honours
As Prince of Luxembourg, at 18 years old :