Symbols, functions, palaces and important moments in the life of Grand Duke Henri

[msfroyste]

the palais is lovely, thank for the pics. and thanks for the excellent info drimal. and yes, please feel free do some scans of the interiors of the other grand ducal residences. thanks in advance :).

[Iain]

[So if Marie Adelheid had not done this things in World War I Grand Duke Henri would not be Grand Duke today but one of Marie Adelheid's children!

Henri would still be Grand Duke today as Marie Adelaide never had any children. I believe she became a nun after she gave up the throne.

[hillary_nugent]

thanks for the pics KAtieLouise and Drimal ^___^ it is such a beautiful palace!!!

p.s. why are you posting pictures of my home here katielouise? hehehe :p

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

I'm sooo glad to see these pics. I recently bought a book on palaces in hopes to see the palace in Luxembourg. It wan't there, so I was pretty disapointed. But now, I'm much happier.

[KatieLouise]

Hehehe! Only if you're willing to share it with the rest of us :p

[KatieLouise]

Many thanks, drimal! Fischbach Castle is so gorgeous, especially with all that ivy growing up it! Now we just need photos of Colmar-Berg!! I'll have a look for some - I have a picture of Maria Teresa standing outside Colmar-Berg but it's too big to post on here :(

[hillary_nugent]

Originally Posted by KatieLouise

Hehehe! Only if you're willing to share it with the rest of us :p

hahahaha...well i have to ask my Princes first they might not like me taking my attention away from them :p

BWUHAHAHAHa..golly and i thought bad_barbarella was dilusional! hehehe

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

Originally Posted by KatieLouise

Hehehe! Only if you're willing to share it with the rest of us :p

Not only are the pics in this book huge, but I don't have a scanner.:(

[Danielle]

Originally Posted by KatieLouise

Many thanks, drimal! Fischbach Castle is so gorgeous, especially with all that ivy growing up it! Now we just need photos of Colmar-Berg!! I'll have a look for some - I have a picture of Maria Teresa standing outside Colmar-Berg but it's too big to post on here :(

I found some pictures of Colmar-Berg and I'm hoping they are correct and not just pictures of the city. If they're wrong, please let me know. :)

[Danielle]

I have just seen an 'old' thread and it has wonderful pictures and information on the palaces etc, (thanks to Chanel :)):

Castles, Palaces, Royal Houses

[drimal]

The Palace- Le Palais Grand Ducal

The Palace is the only dwelling of the Grand Ducal family which can be visited and this every summer!:) The building was the city hall of Luxembourg (city) before 11th June 1554. At that date the city hall was going up into flames by a powder explosion and this fire had kindled so many damages that nearly the whole old town with the city hall was destroyed. 18 years later it was rebuild.
By the siege of the fortress under Louis XIV (French King of Sun) the building was destroyed by bombs of French soldiers. The building was renovated and was a certain time the seat of the province.
After the French Revolution it was a Prefecture des Departements des Forêts under Napoleon I in the 19th century (who was living in it several times) and after the threaty of Vienna in 1815 the government moved into the palace, later on the parliament and the council of state joined. 1860 the parliament left the palace and moved into the right site where it is today yet!
Wilhelm II take use of the building during his rare visits in Luxembourg, he slept there and in 1883 a statue of honour to his father was inaugurated on the "Knuedler" (Knuedler= the place where the palace is)

Under the Nassau-Weilburg (the ancestors of the actual Grand Duke) it became an exclusive seat of the Grand Ducal family. Before there were large renovations of architects Bordieu and Arendt.The entry door was now in the middle, the facade had now again the ancient stile of Renaissance and in 1895 Grand Duke Adolph and Grand Duchess Marie-Adelheid moved into the castle.
The furnishings of the palace were changed several times, especially under Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte. On the first floor there are the represantion rooms and the second floor is privacy of the Grand Ducal family. The palace is actually the official seat of the Grand Duke.
Here is his furniture, here are the meetings of State visits, the wedding celebrations of Henri/Maria Teresa, Marie Astrid/ Carl Christian and Margaretha /Nikolaus were here and the christening of the princes.



Here are some pics of the outside! I will scan the interior pics and post them in the next days (that's promised!)!:)


Note: The soldier you see on the pics is the guardian and the soldier changing two times a day is very popular by tourists!

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

Ahhh... my future place of residence!

[KatieLouise]

So Gorgeous, thank you, Danielle! I wonder how many rooms are in Colmar-Berg... It'd certainly be nice to live there... ahem. :)

[KatieLouise]

Maria Teresa and Henri outside Fischbach! :)

[KatieLouise]

This was the photo of Maria Teresa outside Colmar-Berg which I think I have now resized! :)

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

When was that first pic taken?

[KatieLouise]

Umm... do you mean the one of MT and Henri at Fischbach, MT at Colmar-Berg or another completely different one? :o

[hillary_nugent]

Thanks for the pics everybody ^______^ My favourite is the Colmar-Berg, does anyone by any chance have a full picture of the Colmar-Berg?