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Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten

Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden

Swedish prince, heir apparent until his death (1906-1947); father of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

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Sex or Gender

Male

Father

Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden

Mother

Princess Margaret of Connaught

Child

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson
Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler
Princess Birgitta of Sweden
Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld

Spouse

Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
 (10/20/1932 - 1/26/1947)
Start Time
: 10/20/1932
Start Time
: 10/19/1932
End Time
: 1/26/1947

Place of Burial

Kungliga Begravningsplatsen

Place of Birth

Stockholm Palace

Place of Death

Copenhagen Airport

Instance Of

Human

Date of Birth

4/22/1906

Date of Death

1/26/1947

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Family

House of Bernadotte

Country of Citizenship

Sweden

Educated At

Uppsala University
Stockholm School of Economics
Lundsberg Boarding School

Given Name

Gustaf Adolf
Series Ordinal
:1
Oscar
Series Ordinal
:2
Fredrik
Series Ordinal
:3
Arthur
Series Ordinal
:4
Edmund
Series Ordinal
:5

Award Received

Royal Order of the Seraphim
Order of Charles XIII
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
Order of the Elephant
Memorial Medal of the Winter War
Cross of Liberty, 1st Class with Star

Image of Grave

Participant In

1936 Summer Olympics

Sibling

Prince Sigvard Bernadotte
Kinship to Subject
:
Younger Brother
Ingrid of Sweden
Kinship to Subject
:
Younger Sister
Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland
Kinship to Subject
:
Younger Brother
Prince Carl Johan Bernadotte
Kinship to Subject
:
Younger Brother
Unnamed Daughter Bernadotte
Kinship to Subject
:
Younger Sister
Stillborn Daughter of Sweden
Kinship to Subject
:
Younger Sister
Kinship to Subject
:
Paternal Half-Sister

Member Of

Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities
Scouting

Position Held

Hereditary Prince

Noble Title

Duke
Applies to Jurisdiction
:
Västerbotten
Prince
Applies to Jurisdiction
:
Sweden

Occupation

Military Personnel
Equestrian
Aristocrat

Religion or Worldview

Lutheranism

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Sport

Horse Racing

Described by Source

Dictionary of Swedish National Biography
Language of Work or Name
:
Swedish

Native Language

Swedish

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

Swedish

Cause of Death

Aviation Accident
1947 KLM Douglas DC-3 Copenhagen Accident

Name in Native Language

Arvprins Gustaf Adolf, hertig av Västerbotten

Significant Event

1947 KLM Douglas DC-3 Copenhagen Accident
 (1/26/1947)
Point in Time
: 1/26/1947
Funeral of Gustaf Adolf
 (2/4/1947)
Point in Time
: 2/4/1947

Relative

Louise Mountbatten
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