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Old 12-07-2005, 11:06 PM
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As Guillaume is the godfather to the young prince Emmanuel of Belgium, I was just wondering if anyone has information on his godparents or any other godchildren that he might have--or any other member of the Grand Ducal Family?
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As Guillaume is the godfather to the young prince Emmanuel of Belgium, I was just wondering if anyone has information on his godparents or any other godchildren that he might have--or any other member of the Grand Ducal Family?
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I think Emmanuel might be Guillaume's first godchild [unless, of course, he was made the godfather of other children that we don't know about, friends and family for example].
This is a good question because the only people in the grand ducal family whose godfathers I know for sure are Princess Alexandra [her godfather is Prince Michel de Ligne, Henri's cousin] and Princess Marie Gabrielle of Nassau [Prince Jean's eldest daughter, her godfather is Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium].
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Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume is also the godfather of his youngest brother Prince Sebastien and his first cousin Prince Paul-Louis.
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Thank you, mybags, I didn't know that. :)
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Talking about godparents... I just found the godparents of many members of the Grand Ducal family from a thread on theryalforums!:)

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Princess Marie-Astrid:
- King Leopold III of the Belgians
- Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg

Grand Duke Henri:
- Prince (now King) Albert of Belgium
- Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Luxembourg

Prince Guillaume:
- Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg (*1963)
- Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg and Archduchess of Habsburg

Prince Félix:
- Maria Teresa's sister, Catalina
- Prince Jean, Henri's brother

Prince Louis:
- Henri's sister Margaretha of Lichtenstein
- Xavier Sanz (the mutual family friend who introduced Henri and Maria Teresa in 1976)

Princess Alexandra:
- Henri's cousin Prince Michel de Ligne (son of Princess Alix)
- Princess Maria-Anna Galitzine (nee Austria)

Prince Sebastian:
- Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg (his brother)
- Archduchess Astrid of Austria-Este, Princess of Belgium

Prince Jean:
- Prince Felix of Luxembourg
- Princess Margaretha of Denmark, born Princess of Sweden (eldest sister of Queen Astrid)

Princess Margaretha:
- Prince Felix of Luxembourg
- Princess Margaretha of Denmark, born Princess of Sweden (eldest sister of Queen Astrid)

Prince Guillaume:

Prince Paul-Louis:
- Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg (*1981)
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Prince Léopold:
- Elvire Paste de Rochefort (ex-fiancée to the son of Benedikte of
Denmark)
- Archduke Martin of Austria-Este

Princess Charlotte:
- Dona Pilar Mendez de Vigo y Löwenstein (now duchess of oldenburg)
- Philippe Jaczynski

Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte
- Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg (Jean's mother)
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Its kind of bizare that Guillaume is the godfather to his brother.
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Brothers I can see. Grandparents....eh. Like King Harald is one of Ingrid Alexandra's godparents. That seems strange to me.
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Its kind of bizare that Guillaume is the godfather to his brother.
I wouldn't say it were bizare. Princess Caroline of Monaco named her daughter Charlotte the Godmother of her daughter Alexandra.
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Grand Duke Jean:
- His Holiness Pope Benedict XV.
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Grand Duke Jean:
- His Holiness Pope Benedict XV.
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Whoa, really? Before or after His Holiness became a Pope, though (sry not a roman catholic, so I don't know when Benedict XV was pope.)
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That would have been way before he became the pope.
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That would have been way before he became the pope.
I believe you're thinking of the current pope, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who is His Holiness Benedict XVI....

Pope Benedict XV was the Pope from September 1914-January 1922.
Grand Duke Jean was born in 1921, so Benedict XV was indeed the Pope during this period.

See here.
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Sorry I get confused sometimes.
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Sorry I get confused sometimes.
Don't worry- we all do. :)
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Yes so anyway, back to the topic...
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