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👑 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀.

The last of six sisters to marry, she went through one match she didn’t want and another that politics got in the way of before finally marrying Prince Adolph of Schwarzenberg at 33.

But conventional royal life was never really the point.

Hilda was drawn to n...

🎨 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆?

For 𝗦𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝘀, the answer was simple: paint it.

Again.

And again.

And again.

As 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴'𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁, Weis helped shape the country through buildings like the 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘀 and projects for 𝗔𝗥𝗕𝗘𝗗. But when the working day ended, he picked up his watercolours and set out to cap...

For centuries, Luxembourg's summers have been marked not by the pages of a calendar, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿🫂Some 𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗵 in honour of Saint Willibrord. Others gather to bless 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. A few weeks later, the first glasses of 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻 appear on tables acros...

𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴❌

𝗟𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 fought for women to gain political rights in Luxembourg. Yet many years later, she admitted she was disappointed by how slowly those rights translated into women actually stepping into public life.

It raises a question that 𝚜̲𝚝̲𝚒̲𝚕̲𝚕̲ ̲𝚏̲𝚎̲𝚎̲𝚕̲𝚜̲ ̲𝚛̲𝚎̲𝚕̲𝚎̲𝚟̲𝚊̲𝚗̲𝚝̲ ̲𝚝̲𝚘̲𝚍̲𝚊̲𝚢̲:̲

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 �...

Some people change history 𝗯𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿👊

Others change it by 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁🗣️

Long before equality became part of everyday conversation, the first woman, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀-𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, was standing in 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴'𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 challenging injustice, defending working women, exposing hypocrisy, and giving a voice to those society preferred to overlo...

𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴🏁

The tyrant falls.

The war ends.

The old world disappears.

Justice wins💪

But 𝗔𝗿𝗻𝗼 𝗝. 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 didn’t believe history was ever that simple❌ Born in Luxembourg and forced into exile by the Nazis, Mayer spent his career 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:

🔹Who really loses power?

🔹Who quietly keeps it?

🔹And what happens when the stories we tel...

Another Legacy Links treat is landing with a bang!💥

Each episode links a historical figure from Luxembourg’s past to someone working in the same field today: this time, we're looking at John Grün, the strongest Luxembourger of all time from 1900s💪, and Elodie Covella, a yoga instructor from Luxembourg🧘‍♀️

John Grün, Luxembourg’s most famous strongman, became a symbol of physical strength and resilience in the late 19th...

Legacy Links is the interview series where each episode links a historical figure from Luxembourg’s past to someone working in the same field today, and the connection between these two women is pretty phenomenal.

Lilian Steichen, the sister of the world famous photographer Edward Steichen who emigrated with their parents from Luxembourg at the end of 1800s, was a pioneer in sustainable agriculture, introducing goat dairy farm...

Hold on tight, folks, because we're about to embark on a joyride through the quirky and fascinating world of Gëlle Fra (Luxembourgish for "Golden Lady"), lovingly nicknamed Monument of Remembrance, in the heart of Luxembourg City😁 Let's dive in and embrace the absurdity, shall we?
Gëlle Fra was the brainchild of a Luxembourgish sculptor named Claus Cito. Originally, it was meant to honor the brave Luxembourgish soldiers who sel...

So, about the guy whose statue you can find on Place Guillaume II – it's him👆 Guillaume-William-Willem: pot[ei]to/pot[a]to. This is a heavy throwback to the times when The Netherlands, Luxembourg and Limburg were ruled by the same monarchs and constituted the United Kingdom of... the Netherlands! Didn't see that coming, did ya? Yeah, I didn't know either, but apparently it did exist between 1815 and 1839 (although it's an un...

Ah, the Grand Ducal Palace! This place is all about the grand duke and his important duties as the head hotshot of the Grand Duchy💁‍♀️ Let's dive into the amusing history of this palace.

Back in the day, this building was all over the place. It started off as the city hall of Luxembourg, way back in 1572. Imagine that! The grand duke's palace used to be a humble town hall🏢 From 1795, it became the seat of the Département des Forêt...

Since we just talked about the Grand Ducal Palace, let me regale you with the tangled web of the Nassau family and their quest for thrones! So there was this big Nassau dynasty🤴👸🤴👸🤴👸, right, and it had two branches. The first one, Ottonian, gave rise to the Orange family, which comprised the monarchs of the Netherlands🇳🇱 (all the Williams we've mentioned so far in the previous stories); the second one, Walramian, gave rise ...

Now onto Notre-Dame Cathedral, the one and only grand Roman Catholic Cathedral in the heart of Luxembourg City! This majestic masterpiece started off as a humble Jesuit church way back in 1613. Yes, we're talking ancient times here! It's like the geriatric of cathedrals, folks.
Now, don't let its age fool you. This cathedral has got style! It's a wild mix of late gothic architecture and Renaissance bling. It's like the architect...

Step right up, ladies and gents, and behold the extravaganza known as the Schueberfouer, Luxembourg's answer to a funfair that's more anticipated than a kid spotting the dessert table at a family reunion!😁 Brace yourselves, because from late August to early September, the Glacis, a grand open space near the heart of the city, transforms into a carnival paradise that makes merry-go-rounds🎠 look like yesterday's news🤷‍♀️

Find out m...

Ladies and gentlemen, we're continuing our series about Grand Dukes and Duchesses of Luxembourg. Prepare yourselves for a rollercoaster of regal antics as we dive into the dazzling life and times of none other than the fabulously named Grand Duchess Charlotte Adelgonde Élisabeth Marie Wilhelmine of Luxembourg, Duchess of Nassau👑! Picture this: a grand entrance into the world as the second daughter of the illustrious Grand Duke Gui...

Ah, Rotondes, the tale of two circular wonders that time couldn't resist tampering with! I must say there is NOT a lot of information on these two beasts that are now one of the hippest (not hippiest) spots in town, but here's something I've managed to find.

Picture this: back in 1875, when steam locomotives🚂 were all the rage, someone decided, "You know what we need? Two giant circular buildings, 52 meters in diameter each, to sto...

Once upon a time, in the magnificent land of Luxembourg City, there stood a museum known as the Villa Vauban✨ It was a classy art museum that showcased fancy paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries. You know, the kind of paintings that make you raise your pinky finger at the high tea💁‍♀️

The villa itself was quite a character. Built back in 1873 as a posh private residence, it got its name from a fort that once stood on the same...

Édouard François André, a man with a green thumb🌱 and an eye for beauty😍, was the superstar of landscape design back in the late 19th century who stands behind the designs of Villa Vauban's garden and Municipal Park here in Lux🌲🌴🌳 He was like the Michelangelo of gardens, except instead of chiseling marble, he sculpted nature itself. Talk about having a green aesthetic!💁🏻‍♂️

Born into a family of nurserymen, Édouard André grew...