The Grand .Duchess of Luxemburg, whom tho events of the war has brought to the attention of the world, is the youngest sovereign in Europe, being now only twenty years old. Her succession to the throne was opposed by Count von Meronberg, a rival claimant, but her Royal Highness Marie Adelaide had devoted supporters, and her succcssion was securca. She was crowned ruler of Luxemburg on Juno 14, 1912, her eighteenth birthday. She is described as a slender, fragile girl with a world of earnestness and thoughtfulness in her sweet young face, and she has won the allegiance and nndying devotion of every subject in her little realm. On her father's side the Grand Duchess is descended from William of Orange, and lie'r mother is a Portuguese princess of the House of Graganza.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2381, 10 February 1915, Page 2
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133Untitled Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2381, 10 February 1915, Page 2
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