⁣⁢Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg passed away at the age of 98 years, this Tuesday 23 April. His son, Grand Duke Henri, announced the death of his father, the former head of state of Luxembourg.⁤⁣

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Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg (Jean, Benoît, Guillaume, Robert, Antoine, Louis, Marie, Adolphe, Marc d'Aviano de Nassau), born January 5, 1921, at Colmar-Berg Castle and died April 23, 2019, is the eldest son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Félix of Bourbon-Parme. He was the eighth Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000. His godfather was Pope Benedict XV.