Prince Carl

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 of Sweden and Norway, Oscar Carl Vilhelm, Duke of Västergötland (February 27, 1861 – October 24, 1951), was the third son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway. 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 Prince Carl Nikolaus August Duke of Dalarna of the Royal House of Bernadotte ( August 24 1831 - March 4 1873) was the youngest of 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 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 is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative Provinces of Sweden ( landskap in Swedish situated in the southwest of Sweden. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Early life At his birth in Stockholm Oscar Frederik was created Duke of Östergötland. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional

History

On August 27, 1897, he married Princess Ingeborg of Denmark. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Princess Ingeborg of Denmark ( Ingeborg Charlotte Caroline Frederikke; 2 August 1878 - 11 March 1958) was the second daughter and fifth The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe They had four children:

1. Princess Margaretha (1899-1977)
2. Princess Märtha, later Crown princess of Norway (1901-1954)
3. Princess Astrid, later Queen of the Belgians (1905-1935)
4. Prince Carl, Duke of Östergötland, known as Carl Jr, later Prince Bernadotte (a Belgian title) (1911-2003)

Prince Carl was once considered a candidate to the Norwegian crown during Norway's fight for independence from Sweden in 1905. For the present-day Princess Margaretha please refer to Princess Margaretha Mrs Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Crown Princess of Norway Märtha was the daughter of HRH Prince Carl of Sweden and HRH Princess Ingeborg of Denmark, Princess of Sweden Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Early life Princess Astrid of Sweden was born in Stockholm on November 17 1905 The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carl Gustaf Oscar Fredrik Christian Bernadotte ( 10 January 1911 – 23 July 2003) formerly known as Prince Carl Duke of Östergötland Östergötland is a one of the traditional Provinces of Sweden ( landskap in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting To elect a prince from Sweden was considered to be a less radical way out of the union, and hence a more peaceful approach. However, King Oscar II of Sweden never approved on this, as he saw the whole "riot" as a betrayal against his rights as King of Norway. Early life At his birth in Stockholm Oscar Frederik was created Duke of Östergötland. Hence Prince Carl never became King of Norway in 1905, instead a Danish prince was elected (Haakon VII) after some diplomatic turbulence. Haakon VII (Prince Carl of Denmark born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel) (3 August 1872 in Charlottenlund 21 September 1957 in Oslo) As history turned out however, Prince Carl's daughter, Princess Märtha, married Haakon VII's son, the later King Olav V. Olav V (2 July 1903 &ndash 17 January 1991 was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death The present King Harald V of Norway is hence a grandchild of Prince Carl, Duke of Vänstergötland. Childhood and education When Prince Harald was born in Skaugum he was the first heir to the throne of Norway to be born in Norway for several hundred years

In 1904 Prince Carl was appointed a Knight of the Norwegian lion by King Oscar II. The Order of the Norwegian Lion was a Norwegian Order of knighthood established by King Oscar II of Norway on 21 January 1904, "in

Other descendants from Prince Carl include the royal families of Belgium and Luxembourg (the lines goes via his daughter Princess Astrid, later Queen of the Belgians. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by Early life Princess Astrid of Sweden was born in Stockholm on November 17 1905 )

Ancestry

References

• Bomann-Larsen, Tor: Folket - Haakon & Maud II (2004; in Norwegian)