by Susan Flantzer
© Unofficial Royalty 2019
The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg is Roman Catholic. Having two godparents, a man and a woman, is the usual practice in the Roman Catholic Church.
Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg
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Jean, on the left, with his mother and siblings
- Unofficial Royalty: Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg
- Parents: Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg and Prince Félix of Bourbon-Parma
- Born: January 5, 1921, at Berg Castle in Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg
- Christened:
- Names: Jean Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d’Aviano
- Godparents included:
- Abdicated October 7, 2000, in favor of his son Henri
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Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
- Unofficial Royalty: Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
- Parents: Leopold III, King of the Belgians and Princess Astrid of Sweden
- Born: October 11, 1927, at the Royal Palace of Brussels in Brussels, Belgium
- Christened: at the Church of St. Jacques-sur-Coudenberg in Brussels, Belgium
- Names: Joséphine Charlotte Stéphanie Ingeborg Elisabeth Marie José Marguerite Astrid
- Godparents:
- Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, her future mother-in-law
- Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, her paternal uncle
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Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
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Henri and his father
- Unofficial Royalty: Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
- Parents: Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium
- Born: April 16, 1955, at Betzdorf Castle in Luxembourg
- Christened: April 19, 1955, at Betzdorf Castle in Luxembourg
- Names: Henri Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume
- Godparents:
- The Prince of Liège, later King Albert II of the Belgians, his maternal uncle
- Countess of Holstein-Ledreborg, his paternal aunt, born Princess Marie Gabriele of Luxembourg
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Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
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Guillaume and his father
- Unofficial Royalty: Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
- Parents: Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and María Teresa Mestre y Batista-Falla
- Born: November 11, 1981, at the Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
- Christened: December 2, 1981, at the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
- Names: Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie
- Godparents:
- Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria, his paternal aunt, born Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg
- Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, his paternal uncle
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Prince Félix of Luxembourg
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Félix, second from the left, with his father and his brothers Guillaume and Louis
- Unofficial Royalty: Prince Félix of Luxembourg
- Parents: Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and María Teresa Mestre y Batista-Falla
- Born: June 3, 1984, at the Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
- Christened: June 24, 1984
- Names: Félix Léopold Marie Guillaume
- Godparents:
- Prince Jean of Luxembourg, his paternal uncle
- Catalina Mestre, his maternal aunt
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Prince Louis of Luxembourg
Louis and his mother; Credit – Grand Ducal Court/Private Collection
- Unofficial Royalty: Prince Louis of Luxembourg
- Parents: Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and María Teresa Mestre y Batista-Falla
- Born: August 3, 1986, at the Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital in Luxembourg City
- Christened: September 14, 1986
- Names: Louis Xavier Marie Guillaume
- Godparents:
- Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg, Princess of Liechtenstein, his paternal aunt
- Xavier Sanz
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Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg
- Unofficial Royalty: Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg
- Parents: Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and María Teresa Mestre y Batista-Falla
- Born: February 16, 1991, at the Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital
- Christened: March 23, 1991, at Fischbach Castle in Luxembourg
- Names: Alexandra Joséphine Teresa Charlotte Marie Wilhelmine
- Godparents:
- Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne, her father’s paternal first cousin
- Princess Maria-Anna Galitzine, her father’s paternal second cousin
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Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg
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Sébastien with his siblings
- Unofficial Royalty: Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg
- Parents: Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and María Teresa Mestre y Batista-Falla
- Born: April 16, 1992, at the Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital
- Christened: May 28, 1992, at Fischbach Castle in Luxembourg
- Names: Sébastien Henri Marie Guillaume
- Godparents:
- Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg, his eldest brother
- Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, his father’s maternal first cousin
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Prince Charles of Luxembourg
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Charles with his parents
- Unofficial Royalty: Prince Charles of Luxembourg
- Parents: Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy
- Born: May 10, 2020, at the Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital
- Christened: September 19, 2020, at the Abbey of St. Maurice and St. Maurus of Clervaux in Luxembourg
- Names: Charles Jean Philippe Joseph Marie Guillaume
- Godparents:
- Countess Gaëlle de Lannoy, his maternal aunt
- Prince Louis of Luxembourg, his paternal uncle
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