Prince Jean and Family, News and Events Part 1: June 2003 -


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Countess Diane was not invited for Grand Duke Jean 90th birthday although she was married . Diane's start was difficult too.
 
Countess Diane was not invited for Grand Duke Jean 90th birthday although she was married . Diane's start was difficult too.

That's why I said that her first official appearance was last year. Considering that she is said to have been involved with her now husband prior to his divorce, that's probably something that didn't go over too well with his staunchly Catholic family. And the fact that she used titles that she wasn't allowed to probably didn't help either.
 
are none of prince jean's children married yet? we get so little info on this side of the family...
 
The mother of Princess Jean de Luxembourg passed away last month:

Douairière Claude Gaston de Guerre née Eugénie ("Bébé") Marie Mechtildis Huberta Theodora Thaddäus gravin Wolff Metternich, Vrouwe van Hillenraedt

Born: Hillenraedt Castle, 8 September 1923
Married: Hillenraedt Castle, 1959 with Général Claude Gaston de Guerre
Died: Hillenraedt Castle, 28 september 2016

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Eugénie was the third daughter of Hermann-Joseph Ferdinand Aloysius Hubertus Anna Maria graaf Wolff Metternich and of Amalie Mathilde Maria Aloysia Josepha Leopoldine Apollinaria Huberta gräfin von Schall-Riaucour.

Eugénie and Claude got three children:

Thibaud André Nicolas Adhémar de Guerre (1960)
x Anastasia Agnes Maria gravin de Marchant et d'Ansembourg (1962)
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1. Thomas de Guerre
2. Livia de Guerre
3. Amélie de Guerre

Diane Marie de Guerre (1960)
x Prince Jéan Félix Marie Guillaume de Luxembourg, Prince de Nassau, Prince de Bourbon de Parme (1957)

Valérie de Guerre (1963)
x Thomas graaf de Marchant et d'Ansembourg (1957)
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1. Camille gravin de Marchant et d'Ansembourg (1998)
2. Anna gravin de Marchant et d'Ansembourg (2000)
3. Iulia gravin de Marchant et d'Ansembourg (2004)

The late Countess was born, married and died at the beautiful Hillenraedt Castle near Roermond, in the South of the Netherlands: picture and picture.
 
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Princess Marie Gabrielle of Nassau got engaged to Antonius Willms. They are planning to marry in Spain.

Source: Nobiliana, EAG 2017, posted by Duchess
 
According to noblesse & royautes the groom-to-be is the son of Hayo Willms and Css Maria Theresa von Goess-Saurau. It seems he is working in finance and lives in Munich. His mother is related to the Fürstin of Waldeck and to the husband of Duchess Fleur of Württemberg.
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/goess.html

He has an older brother, Johannes and two younger sisters. His sister Marie-Caroline is married to Alejandro Abelló y Gamazo, son of a Marbella businessman and a grandson of Pss Fransisca of Hohenlohe-Langeburg and the Marquess de Soto de Aller.

A maternal uncle is married to countess Georgina Wolff Metternich zur Gracht who will somehow be related to Prince Jean's second wife.
 
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Prince Jean and Family, News and Events (June 2003 - )

His mother is a countess, but is his father, Hayo Willms, a commoner? Does that man that Antonius doesn't have a title?
 
Princess Marie-Gabrielle, daughter of Prince Jean and thus niece of Grand Duke Henri, and her future husband Antonius Willms have chosen Luxembourg as the place for their civil wedding. The city of Luxembourg published the official publication du mariage today. The notice of intended marriage is commonly published ten days prior to the wedding day meaning that the couple will tie the knot on Saturday, April 1. The couple will have their religious wedding in Spain later this year.
Luxarazzi: Princess Marie-Gabrielle Has Civil Wedding in Luxembourg
 
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Princess Marie-Gabrielle de Nassau and Antonius Willms gave an interview to this week's magazine "Point de Vue".
After a civil wedding in Luxembourg on May 15, the couple will unite religiously on September 2, 2017 in Marbella (Spain).
https://scontent.flis5-1.fna.fbcdn....=a105cdc640bd45e2fa90eb6058c6958a&oe=59FAA1B3

https://scontent.flis5-1.fna.fbcdn....=a0ff4a12f24c016d1afdf41c9c50c903&oe=59F90388

interesting to see such a time gap between the civil and the religious services, as usually in the lux family they take place one followed by the other one...
 
Diane is not welcome to the Lux Grand Ducal family Events who continued to invite Mrs Hélène Vestur.
She did not attend the Grand Duke 90th Birthday and Prince ean did not look that happy!
 
What is wrong with Diana, the daughter of General Claude Gaston de Guerre and of Eugénie Maria Mechtildis Huberta Theodora Thaddaeus gravin Wolff Metternich?

Diane's brother Thibaut de Guerre is married with Anastasia gravin de Marchant et d’Ansembourg and lives at the beautiful Hillenraedt Castle near Roermond (Limburg, the Netherlands): picture.

Diana's sister Valérie is married with Thomas graaf de Marchant et d'Ansembourg, one of the best private friends of King Philippe of the Belgians. They live at the beautiful Château d'Assenois in the Belgian province of Luxembourg: picture.

The Court grand-ducal could hardly have asked for a more "befitting" partner for a third child of the previous Grand-Duke! It is a mystery why Diane is a persona-non-grata.
 
I suspect the divorce may have been difficult for some in the family to stomach. Diane was present at the wedding of HGD Guillaume though.
 
Well, Helene is and always will be, the mother of Marie-Gabrielle, so she had right to be at her wedding.
 
Duke , We know your wiki explanation.
The relationship of Prince Jean and his family was always difficult for different reasons.
His daughter's wedding was nice and the whole family attending was fine when we compare his own 2 weddings .
 
Maybe Countess Diane opted out to avoid a potentially awkward mother and stepmother situation. As mother of the bride, Hélène Vestur, would obviously attend.

Ok, Diane didn't attend GD Jean's 90th birthday but she attended his 95th birthday. Perhaps acceptance is slow or the GDF family knows Hélène Vestur much better and longer than Diane, so Hélène gets more invites. Diane is on good enough terms with Princess Sibilla to borrow her tiara for HGD Guillaume’s pre-wedding gala.
 
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Duke , We know your wiki explanation.
The relationship of Prince Jean and his family was always difficult for different reasons.
His daughter's wedding was nice and the whole family attending was fine when we compare his own 2 weddings .

Tssk... tssk... No need to be "assertive". It was you who mentioned the absence of Diane. And as a reaction I expressed my confusion because at first sight, the lady seems to be a perfect choice who could seamlessly integrate in the milieu of her new family, so why is she persona non grata? But I see that, apart from being "assertive" you have no idea at all. Yes. "Different reasons". Of course. That is just kicking in a door already wide open.
 
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Thanks Prisma , you are right .
The funny is that Princess Syblla 's Loan was the small version of her tiara !

Duc , no Comment !
 
So, Jean and Diane's marriage is OK.
It’s the relation between Diane and family that is bit strained. To bad.
 
They are not bad nowadays . Mrs Hélène Vestur is still invited also.
But for this Wedding no show up of the stepmother what is normal.

They are a lot of weddings to come in the GD royal familly . No engagement for the Liechtenstein Children.
 
Out-of-wedlock son of Prince Constantin?

Hein Bruins on his page writes that the eldest son of Prince Jean & helene Vestur. Prince Constantin, who will turn 30 on 22 July became a father this year of a boy named Felix; the baby's mother's name is Kathryn Mechie.:eek:

Source: Descendants of Duke Wilhelm of Nassau

Could someone verify this?
 
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King Philippe is his Godfather.

Of baby Felix? That would surprise me.

Hein Bruins on his page writes that the eldest son of Prince Jean & helene Vestur. Prince Constantin, who will turn 30 on 22 July became a father this year of a boy named Felix; the baby's mother's name is Kathryn Mechie.:eek:

Source: Descendants of Duke Wilhelm of Nassau

Could someone verify this?

Strange enough is his cousin Gabriella's child with fiancé prince Henri de Bourbon de Parme not included in this list.
 
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Strange enough is his cousin Gabriella's child with fiancé prince Henri de Bourbon de Parme not included in this list.

But Victoria is included in the following list:

Descendants of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria

Curiosity: Kathryn has among her FB friends Constantin's cousin, Charlotte de Nassau (Princess Charlotte of Luxembourg) & Victoria Ortiz Martinez-Sagrera, Prince Joachim of Belgium's girlfriend.
 
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