349 HRH Prince Oscar, Hereditary Prince of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Gotland

HRH Prince Oscar, Hereditary Prince of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Gotland

✶ 15 November 1859 at Arvfurstens Palats, Stockholm
✟ 4 October 1953 at Huset Östermalmsgatan 39, Stockholm

riddare and Kommendör av kungl. Maj:ts orden

15 November 1859

motto

Missing

shield

Painted 1951 by David Friefeldt. Date of death added 1953 by the same artist.

other awards

Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword 1859
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star 1859
Knight of the Order of Carl XIII 1859
Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav 1859
King Oscar II’s Jubilee Commemorative Medal 1897
Crown Prince Gustaf V and Crown Princess Silver Wedding Medal 1906
King Oscar II and Queen Sofia’s Golden Wedding Medal 1907
King Gustaf V’s Jubilee Commemorative Medal 1928
Illis quorum meruere labores (For Those Whose Labors Have Deserved It) Medal in gold (18th size) with chain 1934
King Gustaf V’s Jubilee Commemorative Medal 1948

Biography

Second son of Prince Oscar, Duke of Östergötland, later King Oscar II.
Refrained from the throne and received the title Prince Bernadotte 1888.
Count af Wisborg (Luxembourg) 1892
Vice Admiral 1903

Placement