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.
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On 27 August 1897 in Copenhagen, he married Princess Ingeborg of Denmark. They had four children:
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, Haakon VII, was elected 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 Oscar II.
Other descendants of Prince Carl include the royal families of Belgium and Luxembourg (via his daughter, Princess Astrid, later Queen of the Belgians).
Prince Carl has the distinction of being the grandfather of three reigning European monarchs: King Harald V of Norway (son of his daughter, Princess Märtha), the late King Baudouin of the Belgians and his brother King Albert II of the Belgians (sons of his daughter, Princess Astrid of Sweden). He is also the great-grandfather of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg.
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8. Charles XIV John of Sweden |
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4. Oscar I of Sweden |
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9. Désirée Clary |
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2. Oscar II of Sweden |
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20. Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais | |||||||||||||||
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10. Eugène de Beauharnais |
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21. Joséphine Tascher de la Pagerie | |||||||||||||||
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5. Josephine of Leuchtenberg |
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22. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria | |||||||||||||||
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11. Princess Augusta of Bavaria |
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23. Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt | |||||||||||||||
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1. Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland |
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24. Karl Christian of Nassau-Weilburg | |||||||||||||||
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12. Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg |
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25. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau | |||||||||||||||
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6. William, Duke of Nassau |
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26. Wilhelm Georg, Burgrave of Kirchberg | |||||||||||||||
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13. Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg |
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27. Princess Isabella Auguste of Reuss | |||||||||||||||
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3. Sofia of Nassau |
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28. Frederick I of Württemberg | |||||||||||||||
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14. Prince Paul of Württemberg |
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29. Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | |||||||||||||||
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7. Princess Pauline of Württemberg |
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30. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | |||||||||||||||
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15. Princess Katharina Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
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31. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |||||||||||||||
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| Styles of Prince Carl of Sweden |
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| Reference style | His Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
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Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
Born: 27 February 1861 Died: 24 October 1951 |
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| 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) |
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