Guillaume Konsbruck

Guillaume Konsbruck (3 September 1909 – 3 October 1983) was a Luxembourgish military officer, politician, and manager of the steel company Arbed.

Early life Guillame Konsbruck was born on 3 September 1909. He studied at the cavalry branch of the Saint-Cyr Military Academy from 1931 to 1933, subsequently joining the Luxembourg Army. By 1940 he held the rank of captain and acted as an aide to Prince Felix. Konsbruck served as aide de camp to Grand Duchess Charlotte during her exile in World War II. After arriving in Bordeaux, Guillaume Konsbruck and his family were granted transit visas from the Portuguese consul Aristides de Sousa Mendes, in June 1940. They travelled to Portugal along with the rest of the government and the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg. Guillaume, along with his wife Nelly, and their sons Guy and Carlo, followed the Grand Ducal family through Coimbra and Lisbon. They settled at Praia das Maçãs after the Grand Ducal family moved to Cascais.

Awards He was made a Commander of the Order of the Oak Crown on 22 January 1951, a Grand Officer of the House Order of Orange on 19 June 1952 and a Grand Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau on 9 November 1973.