Princess Margaret of Connaught
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| Princess Margaret | |
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| Crown Princess of Sweden | |
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| Spouse | Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden |
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| Gustav, Duke of Västerbotten Sigvard, Duke of Uppland Ingrid, Queen of Denmark Bertil, Duke of Halland Count Carl Johan, Bernadotte af Wisborg |
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| Full name | |
| Margaret Victoria Charlotte Augusta Norah Swedish: Margareta |
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| Titles | |
| HRH The Crown Princess of Sweden HRH Princess Margareta of Sweden, Duchess of Scania HRH Princess Margaret of Connaught |
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| Royal house | House of Bernadotte House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha |
| Father | Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught |
| Mother | Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught |
| Born | 15 January 1882 Windsor Castle, Berkshire |
| Baptised | 11 March 1882 St George's Chapel, Windsor |
| Died | 1 May 1920 Stockholm |
Princess Margaret of Connaught (Margaret Victoria Charlotte Augusta Norah; later Crown Princess of Sweden; 15 January 1882 – 1 May 1920) was the daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, third son of Queen Victoria, and his wife, Princess Luise Margarete of Prussia. A Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, she was nicknamed Daisy.
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[edit] Early life
The Princess was baptised in the Private Chapel of Windsor Castle on 11 March 1882 by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Archibald Tait and her godparents were: Queen Victoria, the German Emperor and German Empress, the German Crown Princess, the Prince and Princess Friederich Karl of Prussia and the Prince of Wales. She was confirmed in the same chapel in March 1898, aged 16. Confirmation traditionally marked the end of childhood, after which a girl would 'come out' and be considered for marriage. Prior to her marriage, she was styled Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret of Connaught
[edit] Marriage
She became the first wife of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, later Gustav VI Adolf, on 15 June 1905. When Gustaf Adolf's father Gustav V acceeded to the throne as King in 1907, the couple became Crown Prince and Princess of Sweden. In Sweden she was known as Margareta (styled Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Sweden)
She is the grandmother of the current King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, as well as the current Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II, and former Queen of Greece, Anne-Marie.
[edit] World War I
During World War I she created a sewing society in Sweden to support the Red Cross. When paraffin supplies ran low she organized a candle collection and in November 1917 she instituted a scheme to train girls to work on the land. She also acted as a point of contact for relatives divided by the war. With her help, private letters were passed on and requests to trace men missing in action. She was also tireless in her work on behalf of prisoners.
[edit] Later life
On 1 May 1920, she died suddenly when infection set in following a mastoid operation. At the time, she was eight months pregnant and expecting her sixth child.
[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms
[edit] Titles
- 1882-1905: Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret of Connaught
- 1905-1907: Her Royal Highness Princess Margareta of Sweden, Duchess of Scania
- 1907-1920: Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Sweden
[edit] Honours
VA: Lady of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
CI: Companion of the Order of the Crown of India
DJStJ: Dame of Justice of St John
[edit] Issue
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Prince Gustav Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten | 1906 | 1947 | father of the present King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden |
| Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland | 1907 | 2002 | later Count Sigvard Bernadotte af Wisborg |
| Princess Ingrid | 1910 | 2000 | later Queen of Denmark; mother of the present Queen Margrethe II of Denmark |
| Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland | 1912 | 1997 | |
| Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Dalarna | 1916 | - | later Count Carl Johan, Bernadotte af Wisborg |
