Royal Profile: Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg
- Prince Sébastien Henri Marie Guillaume. Prince of Luxembourg, Prince of Nassau and Bourbon-Parma was born 16 April 1992 at the Maternity Grande-Duchesse Charlotte in Luxembourg {Source}.
- His godparents were:
- Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke (his brother)
- Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1st cousin 1x removed)
- He is the youngest of The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess's five children{Source}.
- He has 4 siblings{Source}:
- Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke
- Prince Felix
- Prince Louis
- Princess Alexandra
- He also has two sisters-in-law and one upcoming sister-in-law{Source}:
- Princess Stephanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess
- Princess Tessy
- Claire Lademacher
- He was named:
- Sébastien: likely a name his parents liked
- Henri: For his father
- Marie: a popular name with Catholic royalty
- Guillaume: likely for his brother and godfather
- For his 18th birthday, he was given the Order of the Golden Lion of the House of Nassau{Source}
- He was also given the Grand Cross of Order of Adolphe of Nassau
- Prince Sébastien fluent in:
- Luxembourgish
- French
- German
- English
- He also has a good knowledge of Spanish{Source}.
- He attended the following schools{Source}:
- St. George's International School (Luxembourg)
- Summer Fields School(United Kingdom)
- Ampleforth College (UK)
- International School of Luxembourg (international baccalaureate, 2011)
- University studies in the US somewhere, where he is studying "...Marketing & Communications..."{Source}
- Prince Sébastien accepted the patronage of the Federation of Luxembourg Swimming and Lifesaving{Source}.
- He likes to go rock climbing, skiing, swimming and play rugby{Source}
- He was selected as a starter on the Luxembourg National Team, and plays rugby at his university {Source}
- He is also a keen traveler, and likes art {Source}.
- He shares a birthday with his father.
- He is exactly 1 year and 2 months younger than his only sister.
- He is approximately 10 years, 5 months and 5 days younger than his eldest brother.
- He is of Cuban {Source}, French, German, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Danish & Belgian descent.
- Presently, through his father, he is related to every current reigning monarch in Europe.
- At birth, he was 4th in line for the throne, and then became 3rd with the abdication of his brother Louis in 2006, and was returned to 4th place once the equal-rights to the throne kicked in June 2011.
- His full title and style is: Prince Sébastien Henri Marie Guillaume, Prince of Luxembourg, Prince of Nassau and of Bourbon-Parma {Source}
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