Her Royal Highness Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg , duchess of Nassau,Countess Palatine of the Rhine,Countess of Sayn, Königstein,Katzenelnbogen and Diez, Burgrave of Hammerstein, lady of Mahlberg, Wiesbaden, Idstein, Merenberg, Limburg and Eppstein (née María Teresa Mestre y Batista-Falla; born 22 March 1956) is the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg as the wife of Grand Duke Henri. Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg was born in Marianao, Havana, Cuba, to José Antonio Mestre y Alvarez (Vedado, Havana, 1926 -) and wife (m. Vedado, Havana, 1951) María Teresa Batista y Falla de Mestre (Vedado, Havana, 1928 - 1988), both from families of the Bourgeoisie and even Spanish Nobility including some Conquistadors. In October 1959, at the time of the revolution, Maria Teresa Mestre left Cuba with her parents. The family settled in New York City, New York, where, as a young girl, she was a pupil at Marymount School. From 1961 she carried on her studies at the Lycée Français. In her childhood, Maria Teresa Mestre took ballet and singing courses. She practices skiing, ice-skating and water sports. She lived in New York City, Santander, Spain and Geneva, where she met the Grand Duke. In 1980 she graduated from the University of Geneva in political sciences. Miss Mestre met Prince Henri at this university. For four years they both carried on similar studies, working sometimes in the same study groups. Miss Mestre was for instance, the author of a report comparing legislation <b>...</b>
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