In his speech, Grand Duke Henri, who has reigned since 2000, announced that he was leaving ahead of his son Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg’s, 43, accession to the throne.

Mikhailovich’s great-grandfather, Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich, fled Russia during the 1917 Bolshevik revolution, escaping first to Finland and later relocating with his family to Western Europe.

When the Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, took over, the grand duke escaped to Finland then Western Europe. His great-grandson was born in Madrid and lived in Spain and France.

Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg has a new royal role as he prepares to reign one day. On Oct. 8, the Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, 42, and his father, Grand Duke Henri, participated in a ...

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg on April 22, 2023. Sylvain Lefevre/WireImage Queen Margrethe of Denmark made history with her own abdication earlier this year.

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Finland plans to join NATO, but beneath the surface of the famously neutral nation is a country scarred by painful memories of war, ... then also known as the Grand Duke of Finland.

The political role of Luxembourg's Grand Duke is limited to appointing the person who forms a new government, although he can also formally refuse the resignation of a cabinet or dissolve parliament.

In his speech, Grand Duke Henri, who has reigned since 2000, announced that he was leaving ahead of his son Prince Guillaume ...