Prince Charles of Luxembourg (born 2020)

Prince Charles
Born (2020-05-10) 10 May 2020 (age 4)
Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Names
Charles Jean Philippe Joseph Marie Guillaume
HouseLuxembourg-Nassau (official)[1]
Bourbon-Parma (morganatic)
Capetian (agnatic)
FatherGuillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
MotherCountess Stéphanie de Lannoy

Prince Charles of Luxembourg (Charles Jean Philippe Joseph Marie Guillaume; born 10 May 2020) is the elder child and son of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie. He was born at Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital in Luxembourg City. He is second in the line of succession to the throne of Luxembourg, behind his father.[2] He is expected to succeed as Charles I like his grandfather succeeded as Henri I. His birth was celebrated by a 21-gun salute at Fort Thungen in Kirchberg.[3][2]

On 19 September 2020, Prince Charles was baptised at the Abbey of St. Maurice and St. Maurus of Clervaux in Luxembourg. His godparents are his maternal aunt Countess Gaëlle de Lannoy and his paternal uncle Prince Louis of Luxembourg.[4]

  1. ^ "Droits de Succession: Ordre successoral". Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg. Maréchalat de la Cour. 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b Schnuer, Cordula; Pritchard, Heledd (10 May 2020). "Luxembourg royal baby boy born on Sunday". Luxembourg Times. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. ^ Barger, Brittani (10 May 2020). "Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg gives birth to her first child – a son". Royal Central. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  4. ^ Hoscheid, Marc (19 September 2020). "Die Taufe von Prinz Charles". Luremburger Wort. Retrieved 30 September 2020.