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Gilsdorf () is a small town in the
commune
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of
Bettendorf, in north-eastern
Luxembourg
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. , the town has a population of 864.
It is the town in which
Prince Louis of Luxembourg
Prince Louis of Luxembourg (Louis Xavier Marie Guillaume; born 3 August 1986) is the third son of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
Louis has two elder siblings, Guillaume and Felix; and two youn ...
married. While it was an unusual choice of venue for the wedding of a Prince of the ruling Grand Ducal family, it is supposed that its relative isolation from the City of
Luxembourg
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proved to be a favourable factor. While the approach to media and publicity matters by the Grand Ducal family since the accession of
Henri of Luxembourg
Henri (french: Henri Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume, ; born 16 April 1955) is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. He has reigned since 7 October 2000. Henri, the eldest son of Grand Duke Jean and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, is a f ...
in 2000 has varied markedly, it has been assumed that the presumed desire of the Grand Ducal family to avoid publicity, as far as possible, was a significant reason for the choice of Gilsdorf for the wedding.
Bettendorf, Luxembourg
Towns in Luxembourg
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