Princess Margaretha of Sweden was born on 31 October 1934 as the eldest child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She was born at Haga Palace, and she and her younger sisters (Princess Birgitta, Princess Désirée and Princess Christina) were known as the Haga Princesses. Embed from [read more]
Princess Madeleine of Sweden married her American-British financier fiancé on 8 June 2013 in front of friends, family and foreign royals. As the couple marks their tenth wedding anniversary, we look back at their special day. Princess Madeleine’s engagement to Christopher O’Neill was announced on 25 October 2012, and the wedding date was later revealed [read more]
Princess Désirée of Sweden was born on 2 June 1938 as the third child and daughter of Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Embed from Getty Images The New York Times wrote upon Désirée’s birth, “Princess Sibylla, wife of Prince Gustaf Adolf, eldest son of the Crown Prince, tonight [read more]
The marriage of Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden to Yaroslav the Wise, Grand Prince of Kyiv, as well as the marriages of their children, show that the Kyivan Rus was becoming its own powerful state and that connections were forming between the Rurik dynasty and the royal families to the west. Early Years Ingegerd was born [read more]
Several Americans have been born with royal titles or have gained titles through marriage. The United States Constitution says that Americans cannot accept titles from foreign powers without the consent of Congress. What does that mean for the Americans who hold titles? Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the U.S. Constitution, also called the [read more]
Princess Birgitta of Sweden was born on 19 January 1937 as the second child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Her elder sister is Princess Margaretha (born 1934), and her younger siblings are Princess Désirée (born 1938), Princess Christina (born 1943) and King Carl XVI Gustaf (born [read more]
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