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Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
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Luxembourg found in the United Nations and multilateralism in general the ideal framework to flourish as an independent, sovereign state.
— Address to the United Nations (26 September 2012)
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Grand Duke (head of state) of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (2000–2025)
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Born 1955 · age 71
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Updated 2026-06-09
He reigned over one of Europe's smallest states for a quarter-century, then triggered the end of his own veto power by refusing to sign a euthanasia law in 2008. The Grand Duke who couldn't say yes became the monarch who made monarchs optional.
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Born in 1955 as the eldest son of the future Grand Duke Jean and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, Henri became heir apparent at nine when his father took the throne in 1964. After studies in Luxembourg, France, and military training at Sandhurst, he earned a degree in political science from Geneva in 1980. His father appointed him regent in 1998, and two years later Jean abdicated, making Henri Grand Duke. The role was largely ceremonial until 2008, when his refusal to grant royal assent to a euthanasia law sparked a constitutional crisis that ended with Luxembourg abolishing the requi…
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Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
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This crisis is a challenge to our conscience. It puts our committment to a hard test.
— Address to the United Nations (26 September 2012)
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
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This conflict has been going on for too long. It is essential that the parties start new direct negotiations and negotiate a sustainable peace, with the support of the Quartet.
— Address to the United Nations (26 September 2012)
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
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At every period in her history, in different circumstances, the Grand Duchy has had to reinvent herself.
— An all Period vu senger Geschicht huet de Grand-Duché sech nei erfonnt, an huet dat och misse maachen.
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
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The efforts must be shared between those who welcome and those who wish to integrate.
— Sécher: déi, déi empfänken an also doheem sinn, an déi, déi sech wëllen integréieren, musse gewëllt sinn, openeen zouzegouen. Dobäi muss
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