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    On 23 June, Luxembourg celebrates the Grand Duke's birthday, which is also commonly referred to as the National Day. This celebration includes more formal and traditional acts, such as a military parade and a religious service called Te Deum.
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    On 23 June, Luxembourg celebrates the Grand Duke's birthday, which is also commonly referred to as the National Day. This celebration includes more formal and traditional acts, such as a military parade and a religious service called Te Deum.
    In status, a grand duke traditionally ranks in order of precedence below an emperor, King, grand prince, archduke, or prince-archbishop, and above a sovereign prince or sovereign duke. The title is used in some current and former independent monarchies in Europe, particularly:
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    The term grand duke as a monarch reigning over an independent state was a later invention (in Western Europe at first in 1569 for the ruler of Tuscany) to denote either a particularly mighty duke or a monarchy playing an important political, military and/or economic role, but not large enough to be a kingdom.
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    In 1947, the day of the celebration of the Grand Duchess' birthday was declared a public holiday. The official day of celebrating the sovereignโ€™s birthday was eventually changed to 23 June in 1961 by Grand Ducal order, which was maintained under the successive reigns of Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duke Henri.
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    The monarch's birthday has not always been celebrated on 23 June. Under William I (1815โ€“1840), the date was 24 April (although his actual birthday was 24 August), and under William II (1840โ€“1849), it was 6 December, his actual birthday. Because William I abdicated between 24 April and 6 December, the holiday was โ€ฆ See more

    The Grand Duke's Official Birthday (Luxembourgish: Groussherzogsgebuertsdag, French: Célébration publique de l'anniversaire du souverain), also โ€ฆ See more

    The festivities of the Luxembourgish National Day begin on the afternoon of June 22nd. A torchlight parade takes place at dusk on the โ€ฆ See more

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    โ€ข King's Official Birthday, a similar celebration in the Commonwealth realms
    โ€ข Koningsdag, a similar celebration in the Netherlands See more

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  4. Web23 Apr 2024 · The first grand duchy of western Europe was that of Tuscany, the title of grand duke being accorded by Pope Pius V to Cosimo deโ€™ Medici in 1569 and recognized, for Cosimoโ€™s son Francesco, by the Holy โ€ฆ

  5. WebIn this section, you can find more information about the role of the Grand Duke as the Head of State in Luxembourg and abroad, the principles of a constitutional monarchy, his official residences and about Luxembourg's โ€ฆ

  6. Who is Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume? - Royal Central

    Web11th November 2021. Born on 11 November 1981 in Luxembourg Cityโ€™s Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital, Prince Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie is the first child of Henri, Grand Duke of...

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