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2018 In Luxembourg
Events in the year 2018 in Luxembourg. Incumbents *List of monarchs of Luxembourg, Monarch: Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Henri *List of Prime Ministers of Luxembourg, Prime Minister: Xavier Bettel Events *October – scheduled time for the Luxembourg general election, 2018. Deaths *27 January – Niki Bettendorf, politician (b. 1936). *16 May – Camille Gira, politician (b. 1958) *3 June – Gilbert Trausch, historian (b. 1931). *21 July – , Roman Catholic curialist, Vice President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei (b. 1938). References {{Year in Europe, 2018 2018 in Luxembourg, 2010s in Luxembourg Years of the 21st century in Luxembourg 2018 in Europe, Luxembourg 2018 by country, Luxembourg ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Monarchs Of Luxembourg
The territory of Luxembourg has been ruled successively by counts, dukes and grand dukes. It was part of the medieval Kingdom of Germany, and later the Holy Roman Empire until it became a sovereignty, sovereign state in 1815. Counts of Luxembourg House of Ardenne–Luxembourg House of Luxembourg–Namur House of Hohenstaufen House of Luxembourg–Namur House of Luxembourg–Limburg Dukes of Luxembourg In 1354, the county was elevated to a duchy. House of Luxembourg-Limburg As Elisabeth had no surviving children, she sold Luxembourg to Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1441, but only to succeed upon her death. Philip captured the city of Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg in 1443, but did not assume the ducal title because of conflicting claims by Anne, Duchess of Luxembourg, Anne of Austria, the closest Luxembourg relative. Claimants House of Valois-Burgundy In 1467, when Elisabeth of Austria (d. 1505), Elisabeth II of Austria, last rival claimant to the title, renou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri, Grand Duke Of Luxembourg
Henri (; , ; born 16 April 1955) is Grand Duke of Luxembourg, reigning since 2000. He is the eldest son of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Grand Duke Jean and Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium, Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, as well as a first cousin of King Philippe of Belgium. In 2019, his net worth was estimated around US$4 billion. Having delegated some of his powers to his eldest son and heir apparent, Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Guillaume, in 2024, he Abdication of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, is set to abdicate in his favour on 3 October 2025. Early life and education Prince Henri was born on 16 April 1955, at the Betzdorf Castle in Luxembourg as the second child and first son of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Jean, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and his wife, Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. His father was the eldest son of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, and Prince Félix of Bourbon-Parma. His mother was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Prime Ministers Of Luxembourg
The prime minister of Luxembourg (; ; ) is the head of government of Luxembourg. The prime minister leads the executive branch, chairs the Cabinet and appoints its ministers. Since 1989, the title of ''Prime minister, Prime Minister'' has been an official one, although the head of the government had been unofficially known by that name for some time. Between 1857 and 1989, the prime minister was styled the ''President of the Government'', with the exception of the 25-day premiership of Mathias Mongenast.Thewes (2003), p. 65 Before 1857, the prime minister was the ''President of the Council of Ministers, President of the Council''. In addition to these titles, the prime minister uses the title ''Minister of State'', although this is usually relegated to a secondary title. This is a list of prime ministers and governments since the post was founded, in 1848. In larger font are the dates of the prime ministers entering and leaving office. The smaller dates, during the respective pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier Bettel
Xavier Bettel (; born 3 March 1973) is a Luxembourgish lawyer and politician who serves as the List of deputy prime ministers of Luxembourg, deputy prime minister of Luxembourg and as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Luxembourg), minister for Foreign Affairs since 2023. He served as the prime minister of Luxembourg from 2013 to 2023. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg), Chamber of Deputies from 1999 to 2013 and List of mayors of Luxembourg City, mayor of Luxembourg City from 2011 to 2013. Bettel is a member of the Democratic Party (Luxembourg), Democratic Party (DP). Following the 2013 Luxembourg general election, 2013 general election, he took office as prime minister and succeeded Jean-Claude Juncker of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV). Bettel was the youngest ever prime minister, taking office at the age of 40. He also became the first List of openly LGBT heads of government, openly gay prime minister in the world to serve a second term in 2018 Lux ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg General Election, 2018
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembourg City, is one of the four institutional seats of the European Union and hosts several EU institutions, notably the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority in the EU. As part of the Low Countries, Luxembourg has close historic, political, and cultural ties to Belgium and the Netherlands. Luxembourg's culture, people, and languages are greatly influenced by France and Germany: Luxembourgish, a Germanic language, is the only recognized national language of the Luxembourgish people and of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; French is the sole language for legislation; and both languages along with German are used for administrative matters. With an area of , Luxembourg is Europe's seventh-smallest country. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niki Bettendorf
Niki Bettendorf (20 December 1936 – 27 January 2018) was a ish politician. He served as from 1982 until 2001. He was a member of the for sixteen years, from 19 June 1990 until he resigned on 10 October 2006, when he resigned in favour of the younger Alex Krieps. During his tenure in the Chamber of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille Gira
Camille Gira (2 June 1958 – 16 May 2018) was a Luxembourgish politician for the Greens. Born in Luxembourg City, he was a member of the national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies, representing the Nord constituency since the 1994 election. He was mayor of Beckerich, first elected on 11 May 1990, making him the first Green mayor in Luxembourg. Prior to that, he had been an alderman in the commune since 1982. He was an air traffic controller at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport Luxembourg Airport serves as the principal airport of Luxembourg and the sole international airport within the country. Formerly known as Luxembourg Findel Airport (French: Aéroport de Luxembourg-Findel) due to its location in the Findel are ... between 1977 and his election to the Chamber in 1994. Gira collapsed while delivering a speech in parliament on 16 May 2018. He was rushed to hospital but died later that day from heart failure. Footnotes External links *Chamber of Deputies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Trausch
Gilbert Trausch (20 September 1931 – 3 June 2018) was a Luxembourgish historian.. He and other colleagues of the post-World War II generation of Luxembourg historians, such as Paul Margue, brought a new concern for Luxembourg's international relations to their study of its history.. Biography Trausch came from a Catholic middle-class family background. His father was an engineer in the steel firm Hadir. Gilbert Trausch attended the Lycée de garçons Luxembourg, where he was influenced by Tony Bourg, and finished school in 1950. Following this, he studied history at the Sorbonne and at Exeter. In 1956, he then taught French and History at the Lycée de garçons, the same secondary school as Margue, and later received the title of ''professeur ''in 1959. In 1963, he became a ''Membre correspondant'' and in 1964 a ''Membre effectif'' of the Historical Section of the Grand Ducal Institute. From 1968 to 1995 he was a professor at the Centre universitaire du Luxembourg, and wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei
The Pontifical Commission ''Ecclesia Dei'' () was a commission of the Catholic Church established by Pope John Paul II's ''motu proprio'' '' Ecclesia Dei'' of 2 July 1988 for the care of those former followers of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre who broke with him as a result of his consecration of four priests of his Society of St. Pius X as bishops on 30 June 1988, an act that the Holy See deemed illicit and a schismatic act. It was also tasked with trying to return to full communion with the Holy See those traditionalist Catholics who are in a state of separation, of whom the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) is foremost, and of helping to satisfy just aspirations of people unconnected with these groups who want to keep alive the pre-1970 Roman Rite liturgy. Pope Benedict XVI gave the commission additional functions on 7 July 2007, and on 8 July 2009 he made the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith the ''ex officio'' head of the commission. Pope Francis suppressed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 In Luxembourg
Events in the year 2018 in Luxembourg. Incumbents *List of monarchs of Luxembourg, Monarch: Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Henri *List of Prime Ministers of Luxembourg, Prime Minister: Xavier Bettel Events *October – scheduled time for the Luxembourg general election, 2018. Deaths *27 January – Niki Bettendorf, politician (b. 1936). *16 May – Camille Gira, politician (b. 1958) *3 June – Gilbert Trausch, historian (b. 1931). *21 July – , Roman Catholic curialist, Vice President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei (b. 1938). References {{Year in Europe, 2018 2018 in Luxembourg, 2010s in Luxembourg Years of the 21st century in Luxembourg 2018 in Europe, Luxembourg 2018 by country, Luxembourg ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010s In Luxembourg
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural number, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
