The Luxembourg succession was semi-salic meaning only men could inherit until there are no men left in the family. At that point the woman closest related to the last reigning male inherits and her male line will continue as if she herself was a man so titles and the dynastic name transmit through her.
Guillaume IV decided that for the succession not only his oldest daughter Marie-Adelaide but all six of his daughters would be like male dynasts. Meaning that a male line descendant from any of the six girls would go before any female descendant of them.
Had Guillaume III/Willem III gotten his way the line of succession would have been altered in the 1880's in favour of his daughter Wilhelmina. That might have had repercussions for the kingdom of the Netherlands during WWI as the Luxembourg was invaded by the Germans. A personal union of the two states by it's monarch could have pulled the Netherlands into the war and Wilhelm II would not have been able to flee there. Wilhelmina as not only the Queen of the Netherlands but also the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg would never have granted exile to him after he invaded one of her countries.
Henri altered the rules to create a gender-neutral succession for his own offspring. That is way princess Amelia of Nassau is ahead in the line of succession before her two younger brothers and princess Alexandra of Luxembourg and her child precede prince Sebastien.
Her father Guillaume IV made each of his six daughters male dynasts. It's unlikely that will ever have to be tested.
How could the daughters become male dynasts?
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