Meet The Royals Who Are In Line For The Throne In Luxembourg

Prince Robert Louis François Marie of Luxembourg, born on August 14, 1968, is the son of Prince Charles of Luxembourg, the second son of Charlotte and Felix, and Joan Dillon, the American daughter of former U.S. Treasury Secretary C. Douglas Dillon. He’s thirteenth in line for the throne.

Robert’s training included boarding college at Value Abbey in Sussex and learning philosophy and psychology at Georgetown College in Washington, DC. He did not graduate from Georgetown, nevertheless, as he dropped out to journey the world. “I used to be a younger man with out duty, constraints or household commitments — a complete idealist beginning out on life,” Robert advised Membership Oenologique in 2021. He’s the president of a French wine firm began by his mom’s household referred to as Domaine Clarence Dillon.

He married Julie Elizabeth Houston Ongaro in 1994. Princess Julie is the daughter of Harvard professor Dr. Theodor Ongaro and Katherine Houston, an artist. Julie and Robert have three youngsters: Princess Charlotte, Prince Alexandre, and Prince Frederik. Initially, Robert’s spouse and youngsters didn’t have Prince/Princess stylings since his marriage was unsanctioned, however Duke Henri upgraded their titles in 2004.