European Royalty during World War II:
Royal Houses

Living Members of
The Ruling House of Luxemburg, 1939-1945

Head of House

Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxemburg (1896-     ).  Succeeded as Grand Duchess on the abdication of her sister, Grand Duchess Marie Adelheid, in 1919.
Spouse:  Felix, Prince of Bourbon-Parma, Prince Consort of Luxemburg (1893-     )
Issue:
  1. Jean, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxemburg (1921-     )
  2. Elisabeth, Princess of Luxemburg (1922-     )
  3. Marie Adelaide, Princess of Luxemburg (1924-     )
  4. Marie Gabriele, Princess of Luxemburg (1925-     )
  5. Charles Frederic, Prince of Luxemburg (1927-     )
  6. Alix, Princess of Luxemburg (1929-     )

Mother

Maria Ana, Dowager Grand Duchess of Luxemburg, née Infanta of Portugal (1861-1942).  Died in New York on July 31, 1942.

Sisters
Daughters of Grand Duke Wilhelm of Luxemburg (1852-1912)

Hilda, The Princess of Schwarzenberg (1897-     )

Antonia, Crown Princess of Bavaria (1899-     )

Elisabeth, Princess Ludwig Philipp of Thurn und Taxis (1901-     )

Sophie, Princess Ernst Heinrich of Saxony (1902-1941).  Died on May 24, 1941, in Munich.

Sister of Father
Daughter of Grand Duke Adolf of Luxemburg (1817-1905)

Hilda, Dowager Grand Duchess of Baden (1864-     )

Half-Brother of Grandfather
Son of Wilhelm, Duke of Nassau-Weilburg (1792-1839)

Nikolaus, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1832-1905)
Issue of his unequal marriage:  3 children, including
  1. Alexandrine, Donna Maximo de Elia (1869-     )
  2. Georg, Count von Merenberg (1871-     )
    2nd Wife: Ada, née Brambeer (     -1942).  Died at Zürich, Switzerland, on May 12, 1942.
    Issue of his first marriage:  3 children, including
    1. Georg, Count von Merenberg (1897-     ).  Divorced from his first wife in 1928 and remarried at Schroda on July 27, 1940.
      2nd Wife:       Elisabeth Anne, née Müller Uri (1903-     )
      Issue of his second marriage:
      1. Clothilde Elisabeth, Countess von Merenberg, born at Wiesbaden on May 14, 1941.
    2. Olga, Countess Mikhail Tarielovich Loris-Melikova (1898-     )

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