Luxembourg Succession & Titles

[Tatiana Maria]

Interesting question about the title. The reason for the claim is that Grand Duchess Charlotte was married to prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma. So, from that perspective her descendants in male-line in approved marriages would be prince(sse)s of Bourbon-Parma as well. The current head of the family is Carlos who fought in Dutch court against his own out-of-wedlock son to not get the princely title, so he surely would not approve of this use by Gabriel.

The difference between Carlos's out-of-wedlock son and Gabriel is that Gabriel's parents eventually married, which under Luxembourg law (and the laws of most countries, I think) legitimated him.

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So, unless the title was also incorporated in the Luxembourgian nobility as a separate title which regulates that out-of-wedlock children also have a right to this title, it seems unlikely that he has a right to this title. He was only granted the title 'prince of Nassau' at some point by his grandfather.

Prince Felix was indeed incorporated into the Luxembourg nobility, as "Félix Marie Vincent Prince of Bourbon of Parma", the day before his marriage to Grand Duchess Charlotte. Unfortunately, the letters patent (which I assume would contain the details of how his title was to be transmitted) don't appear to be accessible online.

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