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Issue Prince Gabriel of NassauPrince Noah of Nassau Spouse Princess Tessy of Luxembourg (m. 2006) Parents Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Siblings Prince Felix of Luxembourg, Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg Cousins Archduke Christoph Henri Alexander Maria Marcus d'Aviano of Austria Grandparents Princess Josephine Charlotte of Belgium, Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Similar People Princess Tessy of Luxembourg, Princess Alexandra of Luxem, Prince Sebastien of Luxem, Prince Felix of Luxembourg, Henri - Grand Duke of L | ||
Princess Tessy to receive £4,000 a year in support from Prince Louis-Royal News
Prince Louis of Luxembourg (Louis Xavier Marie Guillaume; born 3 August 1986) is the third son of the Grand Duke Henri and the Cuban-born Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg (née María Teresa Mestre y Batista).
Contents
- Princess Tessy to receive 4000 a year in support from Prince Louis Royal News
- Early life and education
- Marriage and family
- Hobbies
- Honours and awards
- References
Prince Louis has two elder siblings: Guillaume and Felix; and two younger siblings: Alexandra and Sébastien. He was married until 2017 to Tessy Antony, a former NCO in the Luxembourg Army. They have two sons, Gabriel and Noah.
Early life and education
Prince Louis was born in 3 August 1986 at Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital in Luxembourg City.
After his primary school education in Lorentzweiler, Prince Louis went on to study at the American School of Luxembourg. He then left for Switzerland, where he continued his secondary education at the Collège Beau Soleil and graduated in June 2005.
Prince Louis speaks Luxembourgish, French, English and German fluently. He also has a sound knowledge of Spanish.
During his time in Switzerland, he developed a particular interest in social and humanitarian work. He has taken part in missions organised by an NGO, in cooperation with his school, in Mumbai, India. There, he taught English to children from the poorest neighbourhoods of the city and to children living on the street. After his return to Europe, he followed what seems to have become a calling and carried out a one-year traineeship at the headquarters of the Red Cross in Geneva. During his school holidays, he also participated in programmes for looking after groups of children and supporting the elderly.
After spending two years in the United States, where Prince Louis underwent training in "Aeronautics and Aeronautical Management" and gained his "Private pilot certificate", the princely family moved to the United Kingdom. There, Prince Louis and Princess Tessy attended university. In May 2014, Prince Louis graduated from Richmond, The American International University in London with a BA in Art in Communications. Prince Louis wrote his undergraduate dissertation on humanitarian advertisement. Prince Louis currently works in the field of social corporate responsibilities.
Marriage and family
On 12 March 2006, Tessy Antony gave birth out of wedlock to a boy, named Gabriel Michael Louis Ronny de Nassau, who was born at a private Swiss hospital, Clinic des Grangettes, in Geneva. The boy was the first grandchild for Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa
Prince Louis married Tessy Antony on 29 September 2006 in Gilsdorf's Roman Catholic parish church. Upon his initially morganatic marriage, he gave up his succession rights and those of all the couple's children. Although Louis retained his title of "Prince of Luxembourg" and the style of "Royal Highness", his wife and son were originally only given the surname de Nassau with no titles. The couple's second son, Noah Etienne Guillaume Gabriel Matthias Xavier de Nassau, was born on 21 September 2007 at the Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital. The baby was baptised at the same church in Gilsdorf where his parents married and his elder brother was christened.
On Luxembourg's National Day on 23 June 2009, Tessy was given the title of "Princess of Luxembourg" and the style "Royal Highness". Their sons and future children were also given the title "Prince of Nassau" with the style "Royal Highness". The family lives in London.
The Grand Ducal Court announced the divorce and separation of Louis and Tessy on 18 January 2017.
Hobbies
Prince Louis is a keen fan of numerous sports, most of which he also practices avidly. He has a passion for mountain sports (alpine skiing, snowboarding, climbing...), as well as cycling, hunting and scuba diving, which he shared with his ex-wife, Princess Tessy.