Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland

For other Swedish Princes with the name Carl, see Prince Carl of Sweden (disambiguation).

Prince Carl Duke of Västergötland Spouse Princess Ingeborg of Denmark Issue Margaretha, Princess Axel of Denmark Märtha, Crown Princess of Norway Astrid, Queen of the Belgians Carl, Prince Bernadotte Full name Oscar Carl Wilhelm Father Oscar II of Sweden Mother Sophia of Nassau Born 27 February 1861(1861-02-27) Palace of the Hereditary Prince, Stockholm, Sweden Died 24 October 1951(1951-10-24) (aged 90) Hovslagaregatan, Stockholm, Sweden

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    Vilhelm, 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, Duke of Västergötland (Stockholm, 27 February 1861 – Stockholm, 24 October 1951), was the third son of King Oscar II of Sweden-Norway and Sophia of Nassau.

History

On 27 August 1897 in Copenhagen, he married Princess Ingeborg of Denmark. 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. 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. Hence Prince Carl never became King of Norway in 1905, instead a Danish prince was elected (Haakon VII) after some diplomatic turbulence. As history turned out however, Prince Carl's daughter, Princess Märtha, married Haakon VII's son, the later King Olav V. The present King Harald V of Norway is hence a grandchild of Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland.

In 1904 Prince Carl was appointed a Knight of the Norwegian Lion by King Oscar II.

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.)

Prince Carl has the distinction of being the grandfather of two reigning European monarchs, King Harald V or Norway (son of his daughter Princess Märtha) and King Albert II of the Belgians (son of his daughter Princess Astrid of Sweden), and the great-grandfather of another, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg.

Ancestry

16. Jean Henri Bernadotte

8. Charles XIV John of Sweden

17. Jeanne de Saint Vincent

4. Oscar I of Sweden

18. François Clary

9. Désirée Clary

19. Françoise Rose Somis

2. Oscar II of Sweden

20. Alexandre, vicomte de Beauharnais

10. Eugène de Beauharnais

21. Joséphine Tascher de la Pagerie

5. Josephine of Leuchtenberg

22. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria

11. Princess Augusta of Bavaria

23. Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt

1. Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland

24. Karl Christian of Nassau-Weilburg

12. Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

25. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau

6. William, Duke of Nassau

26. Wilhelm Georg, Burgrave of Kirchberg

13. Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg

27. Princess Isabella Auguste of Reuss

3. Sofia of Nassau

28. Frederick I of Württemberg

14. Prince Paul of Württemberg

29. Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

7. Princess Pauline of Württemberg

30. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

15. Princess Katharina Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen

31. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

References

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

External links

• Royal House of Sweden and Royal House of Norway
• Royal House of Denmark and Royal House of Iceland

Styles of Prince Carl of Sweden
Reference style	His Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Sir

Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland House of Bernadotte Born: 27 February 1861 Died: 24 October 1951
Swedish royalty
New title	Duke of Västergötland 1861 - 1951	Vacant Title next held by Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (as Duchess) Prince Daniel of Sweden (as Consort)