Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
María Teresa Mestre Batista ( born March 22, 1956 in Havana, Cuba) is the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
Career
She was the daughter of José Antonio Mestre Álvarez ( born 1926 ) and Maria Teresa Batista y Falla ( 1928-1988 ) to the world. Her parents left Cuba in October 1959 and went to New York City. A few years later they moved to Geneva, where Maria Teresa visited various schools in 1975 her Abitur in 1980 and completed her studies in political science.
Her native language is Spanish, also speaks Luxembourgish, French, German, English and Italian.
Family
HRH Grand Duke Henri HRH Grand Duchess Maria Teresa
- HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume HRH Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie
- HRH Prince Félix HRH Princess Claire
- HRH Prince Louis HRH Princess Tessy
- HRH Princess Alexandra
- HRH Prince Sébastien
HRH Grand Duke Jean
- IKKH Princess Marie -Astrid
- HRH Prince Jean HRH Princess Diane
- HRH Princess Margaretha
- HRH Prince Guillaume HRH Princess Sibilla
Your future husband Grand Duke Henri, she met while studying at the University of Geneva know.
She and her husband Henri got married on February 14, 1981 and have five children together and two grandchildren:
- Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie (born 11 November 1981), Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Stéphanie de Lannoy ∞ (* February 18, 1984 )
- Félix Marie Guillaume Leopold (born 3 June 1984) ∞ Claire Lademacher (born 21 March 1985)
- Louis Xavier Marie Guillaume ( born August 3, 1986) ∞ Tessy Antony (born 28 October 1985) Gabriel Michael Louis Ronny (born 12 March 2006)
- Noah Guillaume (born 21 September 2007)
Drive up
Francisco Mestre ∞ 1894 Matilde Ramos- Almeyda
Lucas Alvarez (1868-1940) ∞ 1895 Narcisa Tabio (1878-1942)
Melchior Batista (1859-1932) ∞ 1883 Julia González (1860-1934)
Laureano Falla (1859-1929) ∞ 1889 Maria Dolores Bonet (1863-1949)
Jose Antonio Mastre (1897-1961) ∞ 1924 Narcisa Maria Alvarez (1899 -? )
Augustin Batista (1899-1968) ∞ 1926 Maria Teresa Falla (1898-1973)
José Antonio Mestre ( b. 1926 ) ∞ 1981 Maria Teresa Batista (1928-1988)
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa (* 1956)
Volunteering
Since 1997, Maria Teresa is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and is involved in development aid. It particularly supports Muhammad Yunus, the founder of microcredit, as well as the War Remnants Kim Phuc of Vietnam, which also now works as an ambassador of goodwill. At Grand Duchess Maria Teresa's concerns in development aid include the care of AIDS orphans in Africa as well as the commitment against the use of child soldiers and human trafficking. Since early 2005 she has been President of the Luxembourg Red Cross, she also sits a Luxembourg Foundation to support cancer research before and is patron of the Luxembourg section of the children's charity SOS Children's Village. She is a member of the Honorary Committee of the Paralympics and campaigns against child abuse on the Internet.