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History Bites by Bourgmeisterin

Since we just talked about the Grand Ducal Palace, let me regale you with the tangled web of the Nassau family and their quest for thrones! So there was this big Nassau dynasty🤴👸🤴👸🤴👸, right, and it had two branches. The first one, Ottonian, gave rise to the Orange family, which comprised the monarchs of the Netherlands🇳🇱 (all the Williams we've mentioned so far in the previous stories); the second one, Walramian, gave rise to the family of Nassau-Weilburg (and many other families that I'm afraid one will need a separate blog for to cover🙈), which was primarily German🇩🇪 (or what is known as Germany today, cause, again, territories were exchanged like Christmas gifts). Since we're talking about Luxembourg here, we're focusing on these two ones that are relevant specifically for Luxembourg.

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Bourgmeisterin Episode #5: Grand Duke Adolphe

Ah, the Grand Ducal Palace! This place is all about the grand duke and his important duties as the head hotshot of the Grand Duchy💁‍♀️ Let's dive into the amusing history of this palace.

Back in the day, this building was all over the place. It started off as the city hall of Luxembourg, way back in 1572. Imagine that! The grand duke's palace used to be a humble town hall🏢 From 1795, it became the seat of the Département des Forêts prefecture. Fancy name, right? Well, hold on, because in 1817 it transformed into the headquarters of the Luxembourg Government. That's like a real estate makeover on steroids!

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Bourgmeisterin Episode #4: Grand Ducal Palace

So, about the guy whose statue you can find on Place Guillaume II – it's him👆 Guillaume-William-Willem: pot[ei]to/pot[a]to. This is a heavy throwback to the times when The Netherlands, Luxembourg and Limburg were ruled by the same monarchs and constituted the United Kingdom of... the Netherlands! Didn't see that coming, did ya? Yeah, I didn't know either, but apparently it did exist between 1815 and 1839 (although it's an unofficial name for just the Kingdom of)🤷‍♀️ The Belgian Revolution of 1830 broke it a little, but it also paved the way for Luxembourg to get its own constitution out of it later in 1842! It's all about the give and take, pals🫶

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Bourgmeisterin Episode #3: William II

Welcome to the most happening spot in Luxembourg City—Luxembourg City Hall, the place where all the local government magic happens. It's like the ultimate VIP club for politicians, complete with the Mayor's swanky private office. This city hall is so fancy that it attracts foreign dignitaries like moths to a flame. I mean, who wouldn't want to hang out here?

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Bourgmeisterin Episode #2: Luxembourg City Hall & Place Guillaume II

Hold on tight, folks, because we're about to embark on a joyride through the quirky and fascinating world of Gëlle Fra (Luxembourgish for "Golden Lady"), lovingly nicknamed Monument of Remembrance, in the heart of Luxembourg City😁 Let's dive in and embrace the absurdity, shall we?
Gëlle Fra was the brainchild of a Luxembourgish sculptor named Claus Cito. Originally, it was meant to honor the brave Luxembourgish soldiers who selflessly volunteered in the French army during World War I. But hold onto your hats, because destiny had some tricks up its sleeve. Due to a series of wacky events, this memorial also transformed into a symbol of resistance against the Nazis and now stands as a tribute to war victims in general.

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Bourgmeisterin Episode #1: Golden Lady (Gëlle Fra)

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲? 

Well, he’s the guy who cooked up 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴’𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗱-𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲 – the 𝘎𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘢. But before he went full golden goddess, Nicolas Joseph “Josy” Cito was just a blacksmith’s kid from Käerjheng, 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 while 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯. 
Rebranding himself as “Claus” in Düsseldorf🇩🇪 (because why not🤷‍♀️), he dabbled in frescoes🏛️, hung out with future art stars, and somehow went from stage sets to 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿 during WWI. Quite the résumé, right? And that’s only half the saga… stay tuned for Part 2 in two weeks! 😏✨

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Bourgmeisterin Episode #55: Claus Cito, the creator of Gelle Fra (part 1)

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Bourgmeisterin Episode #55: Claus Cito, the creator of Gelle Fra (part 1)

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