Prince Carl Bernadotte

Carl Prince Bernadotte Prince Carl in 1930s Spouse Countess Elsa von Rosen Ann Margareta Larsson Kristine Rivelsrud Issue Countess Madeleine Bernadotte Full name Carl Gustaf Oscar Fredrik Christian Father Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland Mother Princess Ingeborg of Denmark Born (1911-01-10)10 January 1911 Stockholm, Sweden Died 27 June 2003(2003-06-27) (aged 92) Málaga, Spain

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 Grandchildren    Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland

Carl Gustaf Oscar Fredrik Christian, Prince Bernadotte (Stockholm, 10 January 1911 – Málaga, 27 June 2003), formerly known as Prince Carl, Duke of Östergötland, was the youngest child and only son of Prince Carl of Sweden and Princess Ingeborg of Denmark. To distinguish himself from his father, he was widely known as Mulle within the family. Apparently his mother wanted to name him Samuel, but this was not thought of as a proper royal name.

Marriage and loss of status

When on 6 July 1937 at Kvillinge, Sweden, Prince Carl married Countess Elsa von Rosen (Stockholm, 7 February 1904 – Stockholm, 15 April 1991), he had to relinquish his succession rights and his royal titles. She was the daughter of Count Eugén von Rosen and Eleonore Wijk, and ex-wife of Count Adolf von Rosen. Bernadotte's brother-in-law, King Leopold III of Belgium, conferred upon him the title Prince Bernadotte in the Belgian nobility on the same date, with the right to the comital title for his male-line descendants. He had one daughter, Countess Madeleine (b. Stockholm, 8 October 1938), and divorced Elsa in 1951. He married Ann Margareta Larsson (Danderyd, 22 March 1921–3 September 1975) at Danderyd, Sweden, on 1 November 1954. They divorced in 1961, without issue. His third and final marriage was at Rabat, Morocco, on 8 June 1978 to Kristine Rivelsrud (b. Eidsfoss, Norway, 22 April 1932), without issue.

Prince Carl died on 27 June 2003 in Málaga, Spain.

The Huseby scandal

Carl Bernadotte was at the center of the Huseby scandal that occurred in the late 1950s in Sweden amidst a great deal of publicity. Bernadotte had gained the trust of Florence Stephens, a wealthy elderly heiress of a large estate near Växjö in southern Sweden. A complex set of criminal transactions led to the ruin of Stephens and to bring Bernadotte to court. Bernadotte was acquitted in spite of his full confession – he was not considered sane with regards to his actions and therefore not criminally culpable. Bernadotte left Sweden shortly after the trial and spent the rest of his life in Spain.

Arms

Arms of Prince Carl, Duke of Östergötlandfrom 1911 to 1937

Carl's arms after 1937

Ancestry

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