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 office			Monarchs (Reign)
			No.	Start	End
1	Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine (1787–1871)		1 August 1848		6 December 1848	Willem II (1840–1849)
			First Prime Minister. Resigned following a Vote of no confidence.
2	Jean-Jacques Madeleine Willmar (1792–1866)		6 December 1848		23 September 1853	Willem III (1849–1890)
			Dismissed by the Governor
3	Charles-Mathias Simons (1802–1874)		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.
4	Victor, Baron de Tornaco (1805–1875)		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.
5	Lambert Joseph Emmanuel Servais (1811–1890)		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.
6	Félix, Baron de Blochausen (1834–1915)		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.
7	Jules Georges Édouard Thilges (1817–1904)		20 February 1885		22 September 1888
			Resigned.

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 reign	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Right of Succession
Adolphe 23 November 1890 – 17 November 1905		24 July 1817 Wiesbaden (Prussia)	(1) Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia 31 January 1844 [1 child (stillborn)] (2) Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau 23 April 1851 [5 children]	17 November 1905 Colmar-Berg	William III's 17th cousin once removed through male line 3rd cousin through William IV, Prince of Orange Anne's direct descendant
William IV 17 November 1905 – 25 February 1912		22 April 1852 Wiesbaden (Prussia)	Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal [6 children]	25 February 1912 Colmar-Berg	Eldest Child
Marie-Adélaïde 25 February 1912 – 14 January 1919 (abdicated)		14 June 1894 Colmar-Berg	Unmarried [childless]	24 January 1924 Lenggries (Germany)	Eldest Daughter
Charlotte 14 January 1919 – 12 November 1964 (abdicated)		23 January 1896 Colmar-Berg	Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma 6 November 1919 [6 children]	9 July 1985 Fischbach	Second Daughter
Jean 12 November 1964 – 7 October 2000 (abdicated)		5 January 1921 Colmar-Berg	Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium 9 April 1953 [5 children]	23 April 2019 Luxembourg City	Eldest Child
Henri 7 October 2000 – present		16 April 1955 Betzdorf	María Teresa Mestre y Batista 4 February/14 February 1981 [5 children]	living	Eldest Son, Second Child