Orange-Nassau Dynasty (1815-1890):
In 1815, the Grand Powers assembled at the Congress of Vienna decided to create a Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and assign it personally to the King of Holland, William 1st of Orange-Nassau, in compensation for the transfer by him here in Prussia four years ago principalities located on the right bank of the Rhine.
From that date, the kings of the Netherlands also took the title of Grand Duke of Luxembourg. This personal union lasted until 1890, when the throne of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, according to the family pact of 1783, passed to the branch of Nassau-Weilburg.
- Guillaume I (first Grand Duke of Luxembourg) (1815-1840) m. 1.Wilhelmina of Prussia 2.Henrietta d'Oultremont
- Guillaume II (1840-1849) m. Anna Pavlovna of Russia
- Guillaume III (1849-1890) m. 1.Sophie of Württemberg 2.Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Nassau-Weilburg Dynasty (from 1890):
The Grand Duke of Luxembourg (or Grand Duchess in the case of a female monarch) is the head of state of Luxembourg. Luxembourg is the world's only extant sovereign Grand Duchy, a status to which Luxembourg was promoted in 1815 upon its unification with the Netherlands under the House of Orange-Nassau.
The Luxembourg constitution defines the Grand Duke's position:
“ The Grand Duke is the head of state, symbol of its unity, and guarantor of national independence. He exercises executive power in accordance with the Constitution and the laws of the country."
- Adolphe (1890-1905) m. 1.Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia 2.Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau
- Guillaume IV (1905-1912) m. Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal
- Marie-Adélaïde (1912-1919)
- Charlotte (1919-1964) m. Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma
- Jean (1964-2000) m. Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium
- Henri (2000-2025) m. María Teresa Mestre y Batista
- Guillaume V (2025-) m. Stéphanie de Lannoy

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