The Full Wiki



More info on Count of Wisborg

Count of Wisborg: Wikis

  

Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles.

Encyclopedia

Updated live from Wikipedia, last check: May 31, 2012 00:11 UTC (39 seconds ago)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The title Count of Wisborg (Swedish: greve af Wisborg) is borne by the male-line descendants of four princes of Sweden who married morganatically without the consent of the King of Sweden and thereby lost the right of succession to the throne of Sweden for themselves, their children and their descendants. The four former princes of Sweden each lost their Swedish titles and assumed the surname of Bernadotte. In each case the former prince of Sweden was given the title Count of Wisborg by the reigning Grand Duke or Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.

The four former princes of Sweden given the title Count of Wisborg are:

  • Carl Johan Bernadotte (born 1916), fourth son of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. He married morganatically and lost his Swedish titles on February 19, 1946. He was created Count of Wisborg by Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg on July 2, 1951. He is the last surviving great-grandchild of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

The agnatic (male-line) descendants of each of these four former princes of Sweden are entitled to the title Count of Wisborg. In practice, their surname is often included in the title, Count Bernadotte of Wisborg. The most well-known is Folke Bernadotte, a son of Oscar Bernadotte, the first Count of Wisborg. He was the United Nations Security Council mediator in the Arab-Israeli conflict of 1947-1948, assassinated in 1948 by Zionist militants.

A fifth prince of Sweden, Carl (1911-2003), married morganatically and lost his Swedish titles in 1937. He was given the title Prince Bernadotte by his brother-in-law King Leopold III of Belgium. His male-line descendants bear the title Count Bernadotte (but this line will end at once with his only daughter).


The title Count of Wisborg (Swedish: Greve af Wisborg) is, since 1892, borne by the male-line descendants of four princes of Sweden who married morganatically without the consent of the King of Sweden and thereby lost the right of succession to the throne of Sweden for themselves, their children and their descendants. The four former princes of Sweden each lost their Swedish titles and assumed the surname of Bernadotte. In each case the former prince of Sweden was given the title Count of Wisborg by the reigning Grand Duke or Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.

The four former princes of Sweden given the title Count of Wisborg are:

  • Lennart Bernadotte (1909–2004), only son of Prince Vilhelm, Duke of Södermanland. He married morganatically and lost his Swedish titles on March 11, 1932. He was created Count of Wisborg by Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg on July 2, 1951. Lennart styled himself Prince Lennart Bernadotte, but this usage was never recognised by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
  • Carl Johan Bernadotte (born 1916), fourth son of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. He married morganatically and lost his Swedish titles on February 19, 1946. He was created Count of Wisborg by Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg on July 2, 1951. He is the last surviving great-grandchild of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

The agnatic (male-line) descendants of each of these four former princes of Sweden are entitled to the title Count of Wisborg. In practice, their surname is often included in the title, Count Bernadotte of Wisborg. The most well-known is Folke Bernadotte, a son of Oscar Bernadotte, the first Count of Wisborg. He was the United Nations Security Council mediator in the Arab-Israeli conflict of 1947–1948, assassinated in 1948 by Zionist militants.

A fifth prince of Sweden, Carl (1911–2003), married morganatically and lost his Swedish titles in 1937. He was given the title Prince Bernadotte by his brother-in-law King Leopold III of Belgium. His male-line descendants bear the title Count Bernadotte (but this line will end at once with his only daughter).








Got something to say? Make a comment.
Your name
Your email address
Message
Please enter the solution to case below
5-2=