María Teresa | |
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Grand Duchess consort of Luxembourg | |
Tenure | 7 October 2000 – present |
Born | María Teresa Mestre y Batista 22 March 1956 Marianao, Havana, Cuba |
Spouse | |
Issue | Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Prince Felix of Luxembourg Prince Louis of Luxembourg Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg Prince Sebastian of Luxembourg |
House | Luxembourg-Nassau (by marriage) Bourbon-Parma (agnatic) |
Father | José Antonio Mestre y Álvarez |
Mother | María Teresa Batista y Falla de Mestre |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Maria Teresa (born María Teresa Mestre y Batista; 22 March 1956) is the spouse of Grand Duke Henri, who acceded to the throne in 2000. She was born in Cuba.
Maria Teresa married Prince Henri of Luxembourg in a civil ceremony on 4 February 1981 and a religious ceremony on 14 February 1981. She received a bouquet of red roses as a wedding gift from the then Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
The couple has five children: Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Prince Félix of Luxembourg, Prince Louis of Luxembourg, Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg, and Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg.