Prince Carl Bernadotte

Carl Prince Bernadotte Prince Carl in 1930s Born (1911-01-10)10 January 1911 Stockholm, Sweden Died 27 June 2003(2003-06-27) (aged 92) Málaga, Spain Spouse Countess Elsa von Rosen (m. 1937; div. 1951)[1] Ann Margareta Larsson (m. 1954; div. 1961)[1] Kristine Rivelsrud (m. 1978; his death 2003)[1] Issue Countess Madeleine Bernadotte Full name Carl Gustaf Oscar Fredrik Christian House Bernadotte Father Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland Mother Princess Ingeborg of Denmark

Swedish Royalty House of Bernadotte Charles XIV John Children Oscar I Oscar I Children Charles XV Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland Oscar II Princess Eugenie Prince August, Duke of Dalarna Charles XV Children Lovisa, Queen of Denmark Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland Oscar II Children Gustaf V Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke Grandchildren Margaretha, Princess Axel of Denmark Märtha, Crown Princess of Norway Astrid, Queen of Belgium Prince Carl, Duke of Östergötland Gustaf V Children Gustaf VI Adolf Prince Vilhelm, Duke of Södermanland Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland Grandchildren Prince Lennart, Duke of Småland Gustaf VI Adolf Children Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland Ingrid, Queen of Denmark Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Dalarna Grandchildren Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler Birgitta, Princess Johann Georg of Hohenzollern Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson Carl XVI Gustaf Carl XVI Gustaf Children Crown Princess Victoria, Duchess of Västergötland Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland Grandchildren Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland Prince Nicolas, Duke of Ångermanland

Carl Gustaf Oscar Fredrik Christian, Prince Bernadotte (Stockholm, 10 January 1911 – Málaga, 27 June 2003), originally 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 held at the Embassy of Sweden in Rabat, Morocco, on 8 June 1978 to Kristine Rivelsrud (b. Eidsfoss, Norway, 22 April 1932-4 November 2014), without issue.^[1][2]

Bernadotte died on 27 June 2003 in Málaga, Spain. His widow, Princess Kristine Bernadotte, died at their home at Villa Capricornio in Benalmadena, Spain, on November 4, 2014, at the age of 82.^[3][4]

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 Östergötland from 1911 to 1937

Carl's arms after 1937

Ancestry

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