Sibylla Saxe-Coburg-Gotha ( Sibylla von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha ) ( Swede Sibylla Calma Marie Alice Bathildis Feodora ) (1908–1972) - Princess of Sweden , mother of King Charles XVI Gustav .
| Sybil Saxe-Coburg-Gotha | ||||
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| Sibylla von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha | ||||
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| Birth | January 18, 1908 Gotha , Germany | |||
| Death | January 28, 1972 (64 years) | |||
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| Rod | Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Bernadotti (by husband) | |||
| Father | Carl Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha | |||
| Mother | Victoria Adelaide Schleswig-Holstein | |||
| Spouse | Gustav Adolf, Duke of Vasterbotten | |||
| Children | , , , and | |||
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Biography
Sybil of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha is the daughter of Carl Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Victoria Adelaide Schleswig-Holstein . According to her father, she was the great-granddaughter of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain . Her grandfather, Prince Leopold - the fourth son of Queen Victoria.
Born in Gotha , Thuringia , Germany . On October 19, 1932, Sibyl Saxe-Coburg-Gotha married the Prince of Sweden Gustav Adolf, Duke of Vesterbotten . Throughout her marriage, the Swedish press often wrote about how, like her father, Princess Sibylla supported the National Socialist Party [1] .
She did not become a queen since her husband died in a plane crash in 1947 , before the start of the rule of his father Gustav VI Adolf . The heir to the throne was their son Karl XVI Gustav , grandson of Gustav VI.
Family
Sibyls of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Prince Gustav Adolf had four daughters and one son:
- Margaret ( 1934 )
- Birgitta ( 1937 )
- Desiree ( 1938 )
- Cristina ( 1943 )
- Carl XVI Gustav ( 1946 )
Genealogy
Notes
- ↑ Bildextra: Kungens nazist-pappa Unopened (inaccessible link) . The appeal date is May 20, 2008. Archived May 21, 2008