Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland

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Prince Erik of Sweden, Duke of Västmanland Born Erik Gustav Ludvig Albert April 20, 1889(1889-04-20) Stockholm, Sweden Died September 20, 1918 (aged 29) Drottningholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden Cause of death Spanish flu Title Prince of Sweden, Prince of Norway, Duke of Västmanland Parents King Gustav V and Queen Victoria of Sweden Relatives Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland

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 Erik of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Västmanland (Erik Gustav Ludvig Albert Bernadotte) (20 April 1889 – 20 September 1918), Duke of Västmanland, was the third and youngest son of King Gustav V of Sweden and his wife, Queen Victoria.

Prince Erik suffered from epilepsy and mental retardation. Because of his conditions, he was seldom seen in public, and led a quiet life away from the public eye, similar to the life of Prince John of the United Kingdom. In 1904 Prince Erik was appointed a Knight of the Norwegian lion by King Oscar II. He died of the Spanish flu just before the end of World War I.

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16. Charles XIV John of Sweden

8. Oscar I of Sweden

17. Désirée Clary

4. Oscar II of Sweden

18. Eugène de Beauharnais

9. Josephine of Leuchtenberg

19. Princess Augusta of Bavaria

2. Gustav V of Sweden

20. Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

10. William, Duke of Nassau

21. Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg

5. Sofia of Nassau

22. Prince Paul of Württemberg

11. Princess Pauline of Württemberg

23. Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen

1. Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland

24. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden

12. Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden

25. Luise Karoline Geyer von Geyersberg

6. Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden

26. Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden

13. Sophie of Sweden

27. Frederica of Baden

3. Victoria of Baden

28. Frederick William III of Prussia

14. William I, German Emperor

29. Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

7. Princess Louise of Prussia

30. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

15. Augusta of Saxe-Weimar

31. Maria Pavlovna of Russia