Count Sigvard Bernadotte of Wisborg

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Count Sigvard Bernadotte of Wisborg
Born	Sigvard Oscar Fredrik 7 June 1907(1907-06-07) Stockholm
Died	4 February 2002 (aged 94) Stockholm
Title	Prince of Sweden, Duke of Uppland Count of Wisborg
Parents	Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and Princess Margaret of Connaught

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

Sigvard Oscar Fredrik Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (7 June 1907 – 4 February 2002), formerly known by his royal title as Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland, was the second son of King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught.

He married 3 times; on 8 March 1934 he married commoner Erica Maria Patzek (b. 12 July 1911) and because it was an unequal match for a Swedish Prince, whether or not having acquired consent for the marriage from the monarch, he lost his princely title and was excluded from the line of succession. Sigvard and Erika divorced on 14 Oct 1943 and only 12 days later he married another commoner, Sonja Robbert (b. 12 Oct 1909). They had a son, Michael Bernadotte 21 August 1944. Sigvard and Sonja were divorced on 6 June 1961. A month later, on 30 July 1961, he married Gullan Marie Lindberg (b. 15 July 1924), who then became Countess Marianne Bernadotte af Wisborg.

On July 2, 1951 he was created Count Bernadotte af Wisborg by Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg. In May 28, 1983 Sigvard announced to Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå, TT that he will title himself prince again.

Over the years he petitioned restoration of his princely title, but King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden never obliged, nor inclined to accept such a decision. Sigvard went to the European Court of Human Rights in an effort to restore his princely title. In 2004, after the death of Sigvard, the ECHR declared the application inadmissible.[1]

From 1994 to 2002, he was the oldest living great-grandchild of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and having reached the age of 94, he was the longest lived of all her great-grandchildren.

Contents 1 Professional life 2 Ancestry 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Professional life

An industrial designer, Bernadotte was known for designing everything from luxurious silver objects for Georg Jensen to everyday-use household items in plastic.[2]

[edit] Ancestry

16. Oscar I of Sweden

8. Oscar II of Sweden

17. Josephine of Leuchtenberg

4. Gustav V of Sweden

18. Wilhelm, Duke of Nassau

9. Sofia of Nassau

19. Princess Pauline of Württemberg

2. Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden

20. Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden

10. Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden

21. Princess Sophie of Sweden

5. Victoria of Baden

22. William I, German Emperor

11. Princess Louise of Prussia

23. Augusta of Saxe-Weimar

1. Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland

24. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

12. Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

25. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

6. Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught

26. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent

13. Victoria of the United Kingdom

27. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

3. Princess Margaret of Connaught

28. Prince Charles of Prussia

14. Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia

29. Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar

7. Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia

30. Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau

15. Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt

31. Princess Friederike of Prussia

[edit] See also

• Swedish Act of Succession
• Instrument of Government (1809)

[edit] External links

• Sigvard Bernadotte at the Internet Movie Database

Count Sigvard Bernadotte of Wisborg House of Bernadotte Born: 7 June 1907 Died: 4 February 2002
Swedish royalty
Preceded by Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland	Duke of Uppland	Succeeded by none