Tuesday 23 April 2019

Funeral of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg

Grand Duke Jean with wife & children; Photo was a gift to USA President John F. Kennedy in 1963.
via Wikimedia Commons
Grand Duke Jean passed away on April 23rd at 12.25 AM at age 98. Grand Duke Jean became monarch in 1964 and reigned until 2000 when he abdicated in favor of his son, Grand Duke Henri.

Grand Duke Jean is survived by five children, twenty-two grandchildren & fifteen great-grandchildren.
** Royal Attendance at Funeral at Bottom of the Page **
April 23rd
Luxembourg
  • 12:25 AM
    • Grand Duke Jean passed away 
  • 10 AM 
    • The government holds a minute of silence
  • 12:15 PM 
    • Church bells ring for 15 minutes
  • Flags lowered to half mass
  • National Period of morning begins
UK 
  • A wreath was placed on his stall at St George’s Chapel, at Windsor Castle. 
  • Grand Duke Jean's banner & coat of arms will be removed as well. The coat of arms will be returned to the College of Arms. & The banner will be kept till Memorial Evensong service.
    • (This is done for all the Knights of the Order of the Garter.)
April 28th 
Luxembourg
  • 2:30-3:00 PM
    • The coffin of Grand Duke Jean will be transferred from Château de Berg to Grand Ducal Palace 
April 29th - May 3rd 
Luxembourg
  • Grand Duke Jean's Coffin will Lie in State at the Grand Ducal Palace 
  • Books of condolence will be available for the public to sign at the guard posts at the Grand Ducal Palace, Château de Berg and Château de Fischbach.
May 4th
Luxembourg
  • 11 AM 
    • Funeral at Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Luxembourg
    • More details to come
    • (See bottom of page for Royal Attendance)
    • 6 PM
      • Period of National Mourning ends
    Sweden
    • 12 PM
      • Grand Duke Jean's Coat of arms is moved from the Stockholm Royal Palace to the Riddarholm Church and hung on the wall.
        • (This is done for all the Knights of the Order of the Seraphim on the day of their funeral.)
    June
    Luxembourg
    • 6 weeks of Official Court Morning ends
    UK 
    • Memorial Evensong service at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. 
      • Jean's banner will be blessed by the Dean and returned to the Duke’s family

    Royal Attending Funeral 
    The funeral of his wife, Grand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte, in 2005, was attended by a large number of foreign royals, including one from each of the 10 current European monarchies. I would expect a similar turnout. 

    Current Monarchies:
    • Luxembourg Royal Family 
      • Including Tessy Anthony & Hélène Vestur
    • Belgium
      • King Albert & Queen Paola
        • King Philippe & Queen Mathilde
          • Princess Elisabeth
        • Prince Lorenz & Princess Astrid
        • Prince Laurent
      • Princess Léa
    • Denmark
      • Queen Margrethe 
    • Jordan 
      • Prince Hassan & Princess Sarvath
      • Prince Rashid
      • Princesse Badiya
    • Liechtenstein
      • Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie
    • Morocco 
      • Prince Moulay Rachid
    • Monaco 
      • Prince Albert
    • Netherlands 
      • Princess Beatrix
    • Norway
      • King Harald & Queen Sonja 
      • Princess Astrid
    • Spain
      • King Juan Carlos & Queen Sofia
    • Sweden 
      • King Carl Gustaf & Queen Silvia
    • UK
      • Princess Anne
      • Duke & Duchess of Gloucester
    Former Monarchies:
    We have tried to list them under the present day country their house is originally from. But obviously, that isn't perfect as country borders may be different now than during the house's reign.
    • Albania
      • Prince Leka
    • Austria 
      • Archduke of Austria (Karl von Habsburg)
    • Belgium 
      • Duke of Croÿ
      • Hereditary Prince of Croÿ
      • Prince Marc-Emanuel of Croÿ
      • Princess Xenia of Croÿ
      • Count & Countess de Looz-Corswarem
      • Prince & Princess de Croÿ-Roeulx
      • Prince Olivier & Princess Isabelle de Croÿ-Roeulx
      • Count & Countess d’Ursel
    • Bulgaria 
      • Princess Miriam
    • Brazil
      • Prince Rafael of Orléans-Braganza
    • Czech Republic
      • Princesse Marie-Françoise de Bourbon-Parme   
        • Prince Charles Henri of Lobkowicz                                             
    • France 
      • The Count of Paris (Prince Jean) & Countess of Paris
      • Duke of Anjou (Prince Louis de Bourbon)
      • Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon Bonaparte & Countess Olympia of Arco-Zinneberg (fiancee)
      • Prince Jérôme & Princess Licia Napoléon Bonaparte
      • Count Bernard & Countess Maria Gabriele de Monseignat 
    • Germany 
      • Dowager Duchess of Arenberg
      • Duke & Duchess of Arenberg
        • Prince Henri & Princess Daine of Arenberg
          • Prince Charles-Louis & Princesse Fiammetta of Arenberg
          • Prince Alois & Princesse Anastasia of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg 
          • Count Riprand & Countess Béatrix of Arco-Zinneberg
          • Countess Anna Theresa of Arco-Zinneberg
          • Hereditary Prince & Hereditary Princess of Baden
          • Duke of Bavaria (Franz von Bayern)
          • Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria
          • Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia
          • Prince Alexander of Quadt-Wykradt-Isny
          • Duke Paul & Duchess Pilar of Oldenburg
          • Prince Georg von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg & Princess von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg
          • Duke Philipp & Duchesse Marie de Württemberg
          • Duchess Sophie de Württemberg
          • Count Louis & Countess Belen de Limburg Stirum
          • Hereditary Prince & Hereditary Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
          • Duke Wilhelm Albert & Duchess Karen von Urach
          • Prince Inigo & Princess Daniela von Urach
          • Prince Anselm von Urach
        • Greece 
          • Queen Anne-Marie
            • Crown Prince Pavlos
        • Italy
          • Duke of Parma (Prince Carlos) & Princess Annemarie 
          • Duke of Castro (Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies) & Duchess of Castro
          • Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
          • Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
        • Portugal 
          • Duke of Braganza (Duarte Pio) & Duchess of Braganza
            • Prince Afonso
            • Princess Maria Francisca
            • Prince Dinis
        • Romania
          • Margareta & Prince Radu
        • Serbia 
          • Prince Serge & Princess Eleonora of Yugoslavia
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