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Luxembourg swears in its new grand duke
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Luxembourg swears in its new grand duke
From Journal Sentinel wire reports
Sunday, October 8, 2000
Luxembourg -- Crown Prince Henri was sworn in as Luxembourg's new
monarch Saturday when his father, Grand Duke Jean, stepped down after
36 years at an abdication ceremony attended by royals from Belgium
and the Netherlands.
Henri, 45, became Luxembourg's sixth grand duke sinc...
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