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I don't believe that the royal family ever made a statement about why, but to the best of my knowledge, it was due to the fact that they had a child out of wedlock.
I concur with Lucien and Sg1fan. I can understand the hesitation on the part of the Grand Duke and Duchess at the beginning. Louis and Tessy were very young when the pregnancy was announced. Raising children and being married can be very difficult, and when you factor in young age, the odds typically aren't good. A out-of-wedlock child is quite the scandal in a royal family. However, Louis and Tessy seem to have a strong relationship, and seem to provide a loving home to their children. They have proven themselves to be committed to each other and their children. It was the perfect time for the titles.
I have always liked this young family, and I am very happy for them. This is truly a special day.
Why exactly was Princess Tessy not given the title of Princess when she married? Was it just that she gave birth to her eldest son before she was married or was there some other reason?
Nothing.
Upon his marriage, Prince Louis gave up his succession rights and those of all the couple's children. Although Louis retained his title of Prince of Luxembourg and the style of Royal Highness, he thus stopped being member of the Luxembourgian Royal House (although he was, of course, still member of the Royal Family), and Tessy was not therefore entitled to any titles; Tessy (and Gabriel) were originally given the surname de Nassau with no titles.
No official reason was indeed given for the Prince’s decision to relinquish his rights (and it was almost certainly not because of any pressure from the Grand Duke or Grand Duchess), however there is a generally accepted explanation for that. Most probably, Prince Louis decided to give up his (and of all his future children’s) succession rights motivated by the fact his eldest son, Gabriel would be excluded from the succession in any case (he was born out of wedlock and although his parent’s marriage legitimized him, that wouldn’t include him in the line of the succession). However, any future children the couple would go on to have, would be included in the Line of the Succession (they would be born in a legal marriage). Therefore, Prince Louis might have wanted to avoid the situation when his younger children would have more rights than their elder brother.
As a side note, I must say, I think that was a very mature and wise thing to do.
Luxembourg is not the Netherlands - Prince Louis did not stop being a member of the Royal/Grand Ducal House because he gave up his rights or because he married without consent. He simply gave up his place in the succession. In Luxembourg being a member of the GD Family/House has nothing to do with succession rights (women don't have succession rights) it has to do with birth and or marriage into the family. And, he didn't give his rights up upon marriage he gave his rights up on August 22, 2006 and he married Tessy on September 29, 2006. He actually gave his rights up 6 months after the birth of his first son and 1 month before his wedding. The official explanation being that he did this for personal and professional reasons.
Saying that any future children would have been included is a bit of a jump, because for that to have happened The Grand Duke would have still have had to given his consent for the marriage. Being born into a legal marriage is not the only requirement for succession one must also be born into an approved marriage.
I concur with Lucien and Sg1fan. I can understand the hesitation on the part of the Grand Duke and Duchess at the beginning. Louis and Tessy were very young when the pregnancy was announced. Raising children and being married can be very difficult, and when you factor in young age, the odds typically aren't good. A out-of-wedlock child is quite the scandal in a royal family. However, Louis and Tessy seem to have a strong relationship, and seem to provide a loving home to their children. They have proven themselves to be committed to each other and their children. It was the perfect time for the titles.
I have always liked this young family, and I am very happy for them. This is truly a special day.
Look at wikipedia
Princess Tessy of Luxembourg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Princess Tessy of Luxembourg...!
Is Tessy the name with which she was chistened? because it sounds like a nickname..
HRH Princess Tessy,created in her own right as she was elevated to that rank by the Grand Duke,not as just the social custom has it that women take the curtesy title of their husband.
Well, while we all agree that Henri M does have extensive knowledge, I do not think that we should take his word and the be all and end all. Especially since published reports in reliable publications state that she was "created" a princess. Perhaps someone with a better grasp of the Luxembourg language could have a look on their website and see if anything is clear?
Perhaps Lucien can correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that women do have succession rights in Luxembourg. Otherwise, they would never have had a Grand Duchess in their own right. Charlotte comes to mind, who was the reigning grand duchess of her time.
You are right. Maybe a translation of the statement below would provide a clearer understanding of the situation (I am not sure if this is the official statement from the palace).
Fir Nationalfeierdag krut d'Fra vum Prënz Louis, Tessy de Nassau, iwwregens ee ganz spezielle Cadeau gemaach.
De Grand-Duc Henri huet nämlech decidéiert, datt seng Schnauer sech vun elo un däerf Altesse Royale Princesse de Luxembourg nennen an seng zwee kleng Enkelkanner Gabriel a Noah vun haut un den Titel Altesse Royal, Prince de Nassau droen. Déi jonk Prinzessin, déi eng Biergerlech ass a gebierteg vu Nidderkuer kënnt, an de Prënz Louis, den drëtteelste Fils vun der groussherzoglecher Koppel hate sech de 29. September 2006 bestued. Den 21. Mäerz 2006 koum de Prënz Gabriel op d'Welt an den 21. September 2007 säi klenge Brudder de Prënz Noah.
D'Prinzessin Alexandra ass iwwerdeems zum Chevalier dans l'Ordre du Lion d'Or de la Maison de Nassau ernannt ginn.
I did think that Louis's and Johan-Friso's marriages were comparable, but I stand corrected.
In that case, however, I don't understand why Tessy didn't assume her husband's styles and titles after the marriage; if Louis was still member of the Luxembourgian Royal House (nor Royal Family), then his wife should have assumed all of his titles and styles, which didn't happen.
Here's another article about the new titles:
The Station Network
Does anyone know if she will take on patronages and other charity work as part of her new title? Or is this reserved for the heirs only?