HRH Prince Carl, Hereditary Prince of Sweden, Duke of Östergötland
✶ 10 January 1911 at Prince Carl’s Palace, Djurgården, Stockholm
✟ 27 June 2003 in Málaga, Spanien
Knight and Commander of the Royal Orders
10 January 1911
Deasserted from the directory 16 February 1961
motto
Missing
shield
Painted 1939 by David Friefeldt.
other awards
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword 1911-1961
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star 1911-1961
Knight of the Order of Carl XIII 1911-1961
King Gustaf V’s Jubilee Commemorative Medal 1928
King Gustaf V’s Jubilee Commemorative Medal 1948
King Gustav VI Adolf’s Commemorative Medal 1967
King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Jubilee Commemorative Medal I 1996
Biography
The only son of Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland. Lost his titles and his right to the throne and given the family name Bernadotte in 1937 when he married a commoner.
Belgian Prince Bernadotte 1937.
Placement
Not on display.