Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte of Luxembourg

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Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte of Luxembourg

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Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte, Princess de Bourbon de Parme, Duchess of Nassau,Princess of Belgium, Countess Palatine of the Rhine, Countess of Sayn, Königstein, Katzenelnbogen and Diez, Burgrave of Hammerstein, Lady of Mahlberg, Wiesbaden, Idstein, Merenberg, Limburg and Eppstein She was born at the Royal Palace of Brussels as the oldest child and only daughter of Leopold III of Belgium and Astrid of Sweden. The young princess spent her childhood at the Stuyvenberg Palace just outside of Brussels with her parents, King Léopold and the legendary Snow Queen Astrid. Her mother, who was born a Princess of Sweden and a direct descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte's first wife Joséphine, was killed in an automobile accident in 1935 at age 29. Her father was a direct descendant of Stéphanie de Beauharnais, cousin of Joséphine's first husband and adopted daughter of Joséphine's second husband. On 9 April 1953 in Luxembourg, the princess married Prince Jean, then Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg. They had five children: Princess Marie-Astrid, who was born on February 17, 1954; Grand Duke Henri, who was born on April 16, 1955; Prince Jean, who was born on May 15, 1957; Princess Margaretha, who was born on May 15, 1957; Prince Guillaume, who was born on May 1, 1963. As Hereditary Grand Duchess first, then, from Jean's accession to the throne on November 12, 1964, until his abdication in 2001, as Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, she carried out the many and varied duties (particularly of a social and cultural nature) as The Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. The Grand Duchess was interested in childhood problems, family and health problems. From 1959 to 1970 she was President of the Luxembourgish Youth Red Cross. Her favourite hobbies included gardening and horticulture. She also enjoyed hunting, fishing, skiing and watersports. Joséphine-Charlotte, who had suffered from lung cancer for some time, died at Fischbach Castle at the age of 77, survived by her husband, children and grandchildren. Josephine Charlotte was also the sister of 2 kings. King Baudouin of the Belgians (1930-1993) and king Albert of the Belgians (1934) And first cousin to King Harald of Norway, King Haralds Mother Crown Princess Martha was sisters of Josephine Charlotte's mother Queen Astrid

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Josephine Charlotte, Grand Duke Jean, luxembourg, king Leopold of beligum, queen astrid, grand duchess charlotte, tiara, belgium, grand ducal, benelux, dana winner,