European Royalty during World War II:
Royal Houses

Living Members of
The Royal House of Sweden, 1939-1945

Head of House

Gustaf V, King of Sweden (1858-     ).  Succeeded as King in 1907 on the death of his father, King Oskar II.
Issue:  3 children, including
  1. Gustaf Adolf, Crown Prince of Sweden (1882-     )
  2. 2nd Wife:  Louise, Lady Mountbatten (1889-     )
    Issue of his first marriage:
    1. Gustaf Adolf, Prince of Sweden, Duke of Västerbotten (1906-     )
    2. Wife:  Sibylle, née Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1908-     )
      Issue:
      1. Margaretha, Princess of Sweden (1934-     )
      2. Birgitta, Princess of Sweden (1937-     )
      3. Desirée, Princess of Sweden (1938-     )
      4. Kristina, Princess of Sweden, born on August 3, 1943, at Haga Castle.
    3. Sigvard Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden and Duke of Uppland (1907-     ).  Renounced his rights of succession and took the name Bernadotte at the time of his unequal first marriage in 1934.  Divorced on October 14, 1943, and remarried on October 26, 1943.
    4. 1st Wife: Erika, née Patzek (1911-     )
      2nd Wife: Sonia Helene, née de Robbert (1909-     )
      Issue of his second marriage:
      1. Michael Bernardotte, born in Copenhagen on August 21, 1944.
    5. Ingrid, Crown Princess of Denmark (1910-     )
    6. Bertil, Prince of Sweden, Duke of Halland (1912-     )
    7. Carl Johan, Prince of Sweden, Duke of Dalecarlie (1916-     )
  3. Wilhelm, Prince of Sweden, Duke of Sodermanland (1884-     )
  4. Issue:
    1. Lennart Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden and Duke of Smaland (1909-     )Renounced his rights of succession and took the name Bernadotte at the time of his unequal marriage in 1932.
    2. Wife:  Karin, née Nissvandt (1911-     )
      Issue:
      1. Birgitta Bernadotte (1933-     )
      2. Maria Lovisa Bernadotte (1935-     )
      3. Jan Bernadotte, born in Stockholm on January 9, 1941.
      4. Cecilia Bernadotte, born in Stockholm on April 9, 1944.

Brothers
Sons of King Oskar II of Sweden (1829-1907)

 
Oskar, Prince Bernadotte, Count af Wisborg, formerly Prince of Sweden and Duke of Götland (1859-     ).  Renounced his rights of succession and created Prince Bernadotte at the time of his unequal marriage in 1888.  Created Count af Wisborg in 1892.
Wife:  Ebba Henrietta, née Munck af Filkila (1858-     )
Issue:  5 children, including
  1. Marie Sophie, Countess Bernadotte (1889-     )
  2. Carl Oskar, Count Bernadotte (1890-     )
    2nd Wife: Gerty, née Börjesson (1911-     )

    Issue:  5 children, including
    1. Dagmar, Fru Nils Magnus von Arbin (1916-     )
    2. Oskar, Count Bernadotte (1921-     ).  Married at Björnstorp on March 18, 1944.
      Wife: 
      Ebba-Anna, née Baroness Gyllenkrok (1918-     )

      Issue:
      1. Ebba, Countess Bernadotte, born in Stockholm on March 2, 1945.
      2. Marta Elsa, Countess Bernadotte (1926-     )
    3. Claes Oskar, Count Bernadotte, born at Frötuna on July 17, 1942.
  3. Elsa Victoria, Fru Carl Axel Cedergren (1893-     )
  4. Folke, Count Bernadotte (1895-     )
    Wife:  Estelle, née Manville (1904-     )

    Issue:  4 children, including
    1. Folke, Count Bernadotte (1931-     )
    2. Frederik Oskar, Count Bernadotte (1934-1944).  Died in Stockholm on August 30, 1944.
    3. Bertil Oskar, Count Bernadotte (1935-     )

Carl, Prince of Sweden, Duke of Västergötland (1861-     )
Wife:  Ingeborg, née Princess of Denmark (1878-     )
Issue:  4 children, including
  1. Margaretha, Princess Axel of Denmark (1899-     )
  2. Märtha, Crown Princess of Norway (1901-     )
  3. Carl, Prince Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden and Duke of Ostergötland (1911-     ).  Renounced his rights of succession and created Prince Bernadotte at the time of his unequal marriage in 1937.
    Wife: 
    Elsa, née Countess von Rosen (1904-     )

    Issue:
    1. Madeleine, Countess Bernadotte (1938-     )

Eugen, Prince of Sweden, Duke of Närke (1865-     )

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