Symbols, functions, palaces and important moments in the life of Grand Duke Henri - Page 4

KatieLouise · #61 01-04-2005, 06:14 PM

Ahh.. good! I know that one - it was taken on 9/9/2000 :)

gaggleofcrazypeople · #62 01-04-2005, 06:39 PM

Really? It doesn't look like it was taken that long ago.

Danielle · #63 01-06-2005, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by drimal

Luxembourg's Euro coins with the strike of Grand Duke Henri

My friend kindly sent me some Euro coins and they were really cool to see. Most of them are Belgian :) with King Albert II on the back, but there's a 5 cent coin from Luxembourg. They're very different to the coins we have in Australia. Drimal, I am adding a new picture to your previous collection.

The design of a new 2 euro coin shows the portraits of Luxembourg's Grand Duke Henri and Belgian King Albert II
The design of a new 2 euro coin, provided by the Belgian mint in Brussels, December 22, 2004, shows the portraits of Luxembourg's Grand Duke Henri (L) and Belgian King Albert II (R).

gaggleofcrazypeople · #64 01-06-2005, 04:36 PM

Yay! Currency!

drimal · #65 01-07-2005, 08:38 AM

Berg Castle in Colmar-Berg

Its history

The first record of a Lord of Berg(he) dates from 1311. The Château de Berg changed hands frequently until the King-Grand Duke William II purchased the estate from Baron Claude du Pasquier in 1845. In 1848, the Château de Berg was recognized by the new Constitution as the exclusive home of the Grand Duke.

During the reign of William III, the Château underwent many alterations in the neo-Gothic style. Then, in 1891, the private estates of the King became the property of Grand Duke Adolph. It was during this year that the Crown Prince William IV moved into in the Château de Berg, where six daughters were to be born out of his marriage with the Infanta Marie-Anne de Bragança.

On his accession to the throne, William IV had the old Château demolished, and replaced it with a building better suited to the needs of the day. The plans were drawn up by Munich architect Max Ostenrieder, and executed by the Luxembourg architect Pierre Funck-Eydt. Work started in 1907, and was completed in 1911.

The Grand Duchesses Marie-Adélaïde and Charlotte resided there during their successive reigns. The Luxembourg State acquired the Château in 1934 and placed it at the disposal of the Grand-Ducal family.

During the Second World War, the Nazis established an elite school for young girls in the Château. The alterations they imposed caused a great deal of damage, and like the Grand-Ducal Palace, the furniture and many works of art were plundered.

From 1948 onward, the amendment of the Constitution made the Château de Berg the home of the Grand Duke. During the restoration work undertaken after the war, the Grand Duchess and her family moved to the Château de Fischbach until 1964.

The pictures

1.and 2. some shocking pictures (sorry

) of the demolition of Berg castle on 25.11.1907; from 1908 to 1911 the new Berg castle was build

3. Grand Duke Henri and his wife Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte before Berg Castle (nice picture but in this silly bmp size)

And now three pics I scan of books:) :

4. renovation works of 1964 (before Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte moved in)

5. Grand Duke Jean in front of Berg castle

6. view from above (like in a fairytale!

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7. view you have if you would stand in the inner courtyard:)

drimal · #66 01-07-2005, 01:20 PM

The promised interior pics of the different residences!:)

Here are the promised interior pics I scan from books:

1. behind Fischbach castle/ Henri in his office
2. inside the Palace; in the "Salle des Rois" (Room of Kings) where many portraits of sovereigns are decorating the walls
3. inside the Palace; the upper floor which is in white, yellow and golden colours
4. inside the Palace; in the hall where the guests of the Grand Ducal family are received (the Grand Duchess gave her signature in the interior design:) )
5. the so called "Country Look" inside Fischbach castle
6. above Fischbach castle and below Berg castle:)
7. Fischbach castle

KatieLouise · #67 01-07-2005, 06:31 PM

Wow! drimal, these are great! You're a goldmine of pictures and information

Which magazine/s do those interior pictures come from? :)

Danielle · #68 01-07-2005, 06:32 PM

Oh drimal, they're great pics, thank you so much. :) I wouldn't mind living in Fischbach.

rere · #69 01-07-2005, 09:27 PM

Drimal, thanks for the pictures. I hope to visit your country one day.

gaggleofcrazypeople · #70 01-07-2005, 10:10 PM

Ahh... Colmar-Berg, my future place of residence (jk!)

drimal · #71 01-08-2005, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by KatieLouise

Wow! drimal, these are great! You're a goldmine of pictures and information

Which magazine/s do those interior pictures come from? :)

These interior pics come from Telecran and Revue. It's the special editions before Henri's throne achievement and they had many pics and interesting reports!

hillary_nugent · #72 01-08-2005, 04:08 AM

Love the pics Drimal ^__^ thanks! ^__^

msfroyste · #73 01-08-2005, 06:02 AM

wow. i love the pics. thanks drimal. for some strange and bizarre reason, i didn't really expect fishbach to have such lovely "state rooms".

KatieLouise · #74 01-08-2005, 06:25 AM

You must have collected so many articles, pictures, magazines, etc over time - thanks for sharing these pics with us, drimal! :) :)

gaggleofcrazypeople · #75 01-08-2005, 10:30 PM

Yeah, how long did it take you to find all this stuff?

drimal · #76 01-09-2005, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by gaggleofcrazypeople

Yeah, how long did it take you to find all this stuff?

Well I'm a "fan" of the Grand Ducal family since 1992 but I began collecting pics and articles of them in 2000 as Grand Duke Henri achieved the throne.

There were many reports of them in magazines, newspapers and on television and it was a delight for me to search more background informations. So I'm collecting since four/five years.
I know pretty much from a report called Zwee Liewen fier e Land (two lifes for one country), so for example that Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte is filming in her freetime and Grand Duke Jean is chief-scout.:)
Prince Guillaume (son of Henri) is very pleased to become a Grand Duke one day, but his younger brother Felix won't have this role and is happy that he is not the eldest son.

msfroyste · #77 01-09-2005, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by drimal

Well I'm a "fan" of the Grand Ducal family since 1992 but I began collecting pics and articles of them in 2000 as Grand Duke Henri achieved the throne.

There were many reports of them in magazines, newspapers and on television and it was a delight for me to search more background informations. So I'm collecting since four/five years.
I know pretty much from a report called Zwee Liewen fier e Land (two lifes for one country), so for example that Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte is filming in her freetime and Grand Duke Jean is chief-scout.:)
Prince Guillaume (son of Henri) is very pleased to become a Grand Duke one day, but his younger brother Felix won't have this role and is happy that he is not the eldest son.

cool and thanks for the info. what kind of filming is J-C involved in and when did guillaume and felix say what they said about becoming grand duke one day? i find felix's opinion on the matter humorous.:)

hillary_nugent · #78 01-09-2005, 06:18 AM

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younger brother Felix won't have this role and is happy that he is not the eldest son.

Told you he was a lazy bum :p hahahahaha

It is such an advantage that you live in Luxembourg Drimal ^__^ i'm definitely glad you joined this forum ^__^ what got you interested in the Luxembourg royal family? ^___^