Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

Marie-Adélaïde (Marie-Adélaïde Thérèse Hilda Wilhelmine; 14 June 1894 – 24 January 1924), was Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1912 until her abdication in 1919. She was the first Grand Duchess regnant of Luxembourg (after five grand dukes), its first female monarch since Duchess Maria Theresa (1740–1780, who was also Austrian Archduchess and Holy Roman Empress) and the first Luxembourgish monarch to be born within the territory since Count John the Blind (1296–1346). Named as heir presumptive by her father Grand Duke William IV in 1907 to prevent a succession crisis due to his lack of a son, Marie-Adélaïde became Grand Duchess in 1912. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg has received more than 454,976 page views. Her biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg is the 4,753rd most popular politician (down from 2,451st in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Luxembourg (down from 9th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Luxembourger Politician.

Marie-Adélaïde was the wife of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg. She was the daughter of King Louis XV of France and his mistress, Madame de Pompadour. Marie-Adélaïde was most famous for her role in the War of Austrian Succession.