List of leaders of Luxembourg

From the promulgation of the first constitution, in 1848, until the early twentieth century, Luxembourgish politics was dominated by independent politicians and statesmen.
Prime ministers from 1848 to 1890
 Prime Minister(birth–death) Portrait Term of officeMonarchs No. Start End1 Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine(1787–1871) 60px 1 August 1848 6 December 1848Willem II 100px|center  First Prime Minister. Resigned following a Vote of no confidence.Thewes (2003), p. 162 Jean-Jacques Madeleine Willmar(1792–1866) 60px 6 December 1848 23 September 1853Willem III 100px|center  Dismissed by the GovernorThewes (2003), p. 203 Charles-Mathias Simons(1802–1874) 60px  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8 23 September 1853  23 September 1854  24 May 1856  2 June 1857  29 November 1857  12 November 1858  23 June 1859  15 July 1859  23 September 1854  24 May 1856  2 June 1857  29 November 1857  12 November 1858  23 June 1859  15 July 1859  26 September 1860  Coup of 1856. President of the Council until November 1857;thereafter President of the Government. Resigned.Thewes (2003), p. 284 Victor, Baron de Tornaco(1805–1875) 60px  1  2  3  4  5  6  7 26 September 1860  9 September 1863  31 March 1864  26 January 1866  3 December 1866  14 December 1866  18 June 1867  9 September 1863  31 March 1864  26 January 1866  3 December 1866  14 December 1866  18 June 1867  3 December 1867  Shortest cabinet, December 1866. Luxembourg Crisis; Treaty of London.Resigned following a Vote of no confidence.Thewes (2003), p. 345 Lambert Joseph Emmanuel Servais(1811–1890) 60px  1  2  3  4  5 3 December 1867  30 September 1869  12 October 1869  7 February 1870  25 May 1873  30 September 1869  12 October 1869  7 February 1870  25 May 1873  26 December 1874  Resigned.Thewes (2003), p. 426 Félix, Baron de Blochausen(1834–1915) 60px  1  2  3  4  5  6 26 December 1874  26 April 1875  8 July 1876  6 August 1878  21 September 1882  12 October 1882  26 April 1875  8 July 1876  6 August 1878  21 September 1882  12 October 1882  20 February 1885  Dismissed by the Grand Duke.Thewes (2003), p. 487 Jules Georges Édouard Thilges(1817–1904) 60px 20 February 1885 22 September 1888  Resigned.Thewes (2003), p. 52
The Kingdom of the Netherlands shared the same monarchs with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg from 1815 to 1890. The Grand Duchy has had its own monarchs since 1890.
House of Nassau-Weilburg
Name and reignPortraitBirthMarriagesDeathRight ofSuccession Adolphe23 November 1890 –17 November 1905 100px|center 24 July 1817Wiesbaden (Prussia) (1) Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia31 January 1844[1 child (stillborn)](2) Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau23 April 1851[5 children] 17 November 1905Colmar-Berg William III's 17th cousin once removed through male line3rd cousin through William IV, Prince of OrangeAnne's direct descendant William IV17 November 1905 –25 February 1912 100px|center 22 April 1852Wiesbaden (Prussia) Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal[6 children] 25 February 1912Colmar-Berg Eldest Child Marie-Adélaïde25 February 1912 –14 January 1919(abdicated) 100px|center 14 June 1894Colmar-Berg Unmarried[childless] 24 January 1924Lenggries (Germany) Eldest Daughter Charlotte14 January 1919 –12 November 1964 (abdicated) 100px|center 23 January 1896Colmar-Berg Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma6 November 1919[6 children] 9 July 1985Fischbach Second Daughter Jean12 November 1964 –7 October 2000(abdicated) 100px|center 5 January 1921Colmar-Berg Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium9 April 1953[5 children] 23 April 2019
Luxembourg City Eldest Child Henri7 October 2000 –present 100px|center 16 April 1955Betzdorf María Teresa Mestre y Batista4 February/14 February 1981[5 children] living Eldest Son, Second Child

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