Swedish Royalty
House of Bernadotte

Charles XIV John Children    Oscar I Oscar I Children    Charles XV    Gustaf, Duke of Upland    Oscar II    Princess Eugenie    August, Duke of Dalarna Charles XV Children    Lovisa, Queen of Denmark    Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland Oscar II Children    Gustaf V    Oscar, Duke of Gotland    Eugén, Duke of Närke    Carl, Duke of Västergötland Grandchildren    Princess Margaretha    Märtha, Crown Princess of Norway    Astrid, Queen of Belgium    Carl, Duke of Östergötland Gustaf V Children    Gustaf VI Adolf    Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland    Erik, Duke of Västmanland Gustaf VI Adolf Children    Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten    Sigvard, Duke of Uppland    Ingrid, Queen of Denmark    Bertil, Duke of Halland    Carl Johan, Duke of Dalarna Grandchildren    Princess Margaretha    Princess Birgitta    Princess Désirée    Princess Christina    Carl XVI Gustaf Carl XVI Gustaf Children    Crown Princess Victoria    Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland    Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland

Prince Carl Nikolaus August, Duke of Dalarna of the Royal House of Bernadotte (August 24, 1831 - March 4, 1873) was the youngest of the five issue of King Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg. Charles XIV John ( Karl XIV Johan) born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, later renamed Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (26 January 1763 &ndash 8 March 1844 Oscar I, born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte ( July 4, 1799, Paris &ndash July 8, 1859, Stockholm Oscar I, born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte ( July 4, 1799, Paris &ndash July 8, 1859, Stockholm Biography He was born in Stockholm Palace and dubbed Duke of Skåne at birth Ancestry Early life At his birth in Stockholm Oscar Frederik was created Duke of Östergötland. Princess Eugenie of Sweden (Charlotta Eugenia Augusta Amalia Albertina b Biography He was born in Stockholm Palace and dubbed Duke of Skåne at birth Queen Louise of Denmark ( October 31, 1851 &mdash March 20, 1926) was a princess of Sweden and the Queen consort of Frederik Prince Carl Oscar of Sweden, ( December 14, 1852 &mdash March 13, 1854) was a prince of Sweden and Norway. Early life At his birth in Stockholm Oscar Frederik was created Duke of Östergötland. Oscar Carl August Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg ( 15 November 1859 &ndash 4 October 1953) was the second son of King Ancestry History On August 27, 1897, he married Princess Ingeborg of Denmark. For the present-day Princess Margaretha please refer to Princess Margaretha Mrs Crown Princess of Norway Märtha was the daughter of HRH Prince Carl of Sweden and HRH Princess Ingeborg of Denmark, Princess of Sweden Early life Princess Astrid of Sweden was born in Stockholm on November 17 1905 Carl Gustaf Oscar Fredrik Christian Bernadotte ( 10 January 1911 – 23 July 2003) formerly known as Prince Carl Duke of Östergötland Prince Vilhelm of Sweden and Norway, ( Carl Vilhelm Ludvig) ( June 17, 1884 - June 5, 1965) Duke of Södermanland Ancestry Titles from birth His Royal Highness Prince Carl Johan of Sweden Duke of Dalarna ( 31 October 1916 - 19 February 1946 Princess Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta of Sweden, ( 28 March 1910 – 7 November 2000) was the Queen consort of King Ancestry See also Swedish Royal Family Line of succession to the Swedish throne Titles from birth His Royal Highness Prince Carl Johan of Sweden Duke of Dalarna ( 31 October 1916 - 19 February 1946 Princess Margaretha Mrs Ambler (Margaretha Désirée Victoria (born 31 October 1934) was born at Haga Palace outside Stockholm. Ancestry See also Swedish Royal Family Princess Désirée Baroness Silfverschiöld (Désirée Elisabeth Sibylla (born 2 June 1938) was born at Haga Palace outside Stockholm. Princess Christina Mrs Magnuson (Christina Louise Helena (b 3 August 1943) is the sister of Carl XVI Gustaf, the current King of Sweden Education From 1985-89 the Princess began her education at Västerled Parish Pre-School Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Oscar I, born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte ( July 4, 1799, Paris &ndash July 8, 1859, Stockholm Joséphine of Leuchtenberg ( 14 March, 1807 - 7 June, 1876) was the Queen consort of Oscar I of Sweden and Norway He married Princess Therese Amalie von Sachsen-Altenburg,^[1] or Saxe-Altenburg, Duchess of Saxony^[2], daughter of Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg. Saxe-Altenburg (Sachsen-Altenburg was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty Eduard Karl Wilhelm Christian of Saxe-Altenburg (b Hildburghausen, 3 July 1804 - d The marriage did not produce issue. ^[1]

Born in Drottningholm Palace, his eldest sibling was King Carl XV of Sweden. The Drottningholm Palace is the private residence of the Swedish royal family. Biography He was born in Stockholm Palace and dubbed Duke of Skåne at birth ^[1] On 16 April 1864 in Altenburg, the Duke married Princess Therese of Saxe-Altenburg, eldest daughter of Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year This article is about the city in Thuringia, Germany. For other uses see Altenburg (disambiguation. Eduard Karl Wilhelm Christian of Saxe-Altenburg (b Hildburghausen, 3 July 1804 - d In Sweden, his wife was styled Princess Theresia. Princess Theresia died at Haga Palace, Stockholm, 9 November 1914. Haga Palace ( Swedish: Haga slott) also known as the Queen's Pavilion, is located in Hagaparken, Solna Municipality in Metropolitan Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year ^[2]

The Prince was very interested in trains and locomotives, and a locomotive was named after him. Since it was commonly known the Prince was not so very bright this led to the expression "dummare än tåget", (literally translated "more stupid than the train"), an expression still in use in the Swedish languague, although it is not very commonly known anymore that it is actually derived from a Prince of the Royal House in the 19th century.

Prince Carl Nikolaus August died at the age of 41 in the Royal Palace of Stockholm. The Stockholm Palace ( Swedish: Stockholms slott) is the Official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch. ^[1]

Ancestry

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b c d} The Peerage # 105635
2. ^ ^{a b} Henri van Oene's Royal Genealogies