Marie-Adélaïde, was Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1912 until her abdication in 1919. She was the first Grand Duchess regnant of Luxembourg, its first female monarch since Duchess Maria Theresa and
Formal portrait, 1910s
Princess Marie-Adélaïde (1909)
Marie-Adélaïde in c. 1913
Marie-Adélaïde in 1917
Charlotte was Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 14 January 1919 until her abdication on 12 November 1964. Her reign is the longest of any Luxembourgish monarch since 1815 when the country was elevated
Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
…the advice of Parliament and under enormous pressure from the Luxembourgish people, she abdicated on 14 January 1919 in favour of her younger sister Charlotte, who managed to save the monarchy and the dynasty in a national referendum later that year. Following her abdication, Marie-Adélaïde retired to a convent…
Charlotte in 1942
Private portrait, 1921
Charlotte of Luxembourg and Prince Felix before her abdication, 11 November 1964
The old Berg Castle (demolished in 1906), where Charlotte was born