The suppliers to the Cour grand-ducale

The title of Supplier to the Court distinguishes companies that offer an excellent service to the Cour grand-ducale.

The title is only granted, upon application, to companies or businesses that have regularly and frequently supplied the Cour grand-ducale for a period of at least five years with quality goods and services.

When examining the application, the Grand Ducal Court assesses, in addition to the quality of the supplies and services, inter alia, the reputation, the good name and the company's policy of promoting sustainable development.

Applications for being awarded the title are examined by an evaluation commission. This committee also regularly assesses the services provided by companies already in possession of the title and examines applications for renewal. The patent and the rights deriving from the title are strictly personal and cannot be transferred to a third company or person.

The Duchy of Luxembourg was established as an independent state and raised to the rank of Grand Duchy at the Congress of Vienna in 1815. It was then granted to William of Orange Nassau, King of the Netherlands, who also bore the title of Grand Duke of Luxembourg.

In 1840, his son William II became King and Grand Duke until his death in 1849. It was to him that we owe our first constitution and a Chamber of Commerce.

In 1850, Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands, the brother of William III, became Prince-Lieutenant-Représentant of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. He showed a real interest in the well-being of its population and encouraged its economic development. Residing several times a year at the Château de Walferdange, he was in regular contact with suppliers in the Grand Duchy. When Grand Duke Adolphe ascended the throne in 1890, he formalised the appointment by Prince Hendrik of some of the suppliers. A new patent was then issued by the Cour grand-ducale, resulting in the Court suppliers as we know them today.

Grand Duke Adolphe quickly gained the respect of the Luxemburgish people by linking the country with the House over which he presided. Among the oldest named suppliers, we find the portrait painter Charles Bernhoeft from 1891 and the Limpertsberg rose garden Souppert et Notting. In 1895, the ceramics workshop Zens frères from Echternach was also appointed Court Supplier.

Through the Suppliers to the Court, the Cour grand-ducale supports the tradition and the unique know-how of Luxembourg companies, which it rewards by granting the title of Fournisseur de la Cour (Supplier to the Court), a guarantee of excellence and quality. Since its creation, more than five hundred companies have received this distinction, which reflects the prosperity and economic success of the country.