Sonja Bernadotte

Sonja Bernadotte
The Mainau estate

Sonja Anita Maria Countess Bernadotte af Wisborg (née Haunz) (7 May 1944 – 21 October 2008) was the widow of Count Lennart Bernadotte, grandson of Sweden's King Gustaf V through his father, Prince Wilhelm, the king's second son, married in Mainau on 29 April 1971.

She managed the Mainau estate on Lake Constance in southern Germany which her late husband purchased in 1932 from his father. The Mainau estate serves as Lake Constance's main tourist attraction, featuring elaborate floral gardens, a butterfly house, and attractive views of the lake. Bernadotte became the Count's second wife in 1972.[1][2][3]

After the death of the Count in 2004, Sonja Bernadotte became head of the foundation that organizes Nobel Laureate Meetings at Lindau,[4], a scientific conference held yearly in Lindau, inviting Nobel prize winners interact with young researchers from all over the world.

Death

Sonja Bernadotte died of breast cancer in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, aged 64.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Widow of Swedish count dies in southern Germany". The Local. http://www.thelocal.se/15112/20081021/?poll-thankyou. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
  2. ^ Gräfin Sonja Bernadotte mit 64 Jahren gestorben, Focus, 21 October 2008. (German)
  3. ^ Sonja Bernadotte död, Svenska Dagbladet, 21 October 2008. (Swedish)
  4. ^ Cern Courier "Nobel dreams at Lindau", 19 August 2008
  5. ^ Widow of Swedish count dies in southern Germany, The Local, 21 October 2008.

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