Bernadotte af Wisborg

Four persons have been created Count Bernadotte af Wisborg in the Luxembourg nobility, all of whom were members of the Swedish Royal House of Bernadotte, to which the Grand Duke of Luxembourg is closely related. The princes in question had all lost their royal titles due to marriages not tolerated by the Swedish King.

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Luxembourg - Swedish - Royal House - Bernadotte - Grand Duke of Luxembourg - King

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The first such person was Prince Oscar Bernadotte (1859-1953), formerly Duke of Gotland. He was created Count Bernadotte af Wisborg by Grand Duke Adolphe on February 2, 1892. A possible explanation for the suffix name is that the fortification Visborg (then spelled Wisborg) lies within his former dukedom.

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Prince Oscar Bernadotte - 1859 - 1953 - Gotland - Grand Duke Adolphe - February 2 - 1892 - Visborg

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During the 20th century, marriages of this kind were more frequent. On July 2, 1951, no less than three deposed princes were created Count Bernadotte af Wisborg:

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20th century - July 2 - 1951

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• Sigvard Bernadotte (1907-2002), formerly Duke of Uppland. Sigvard reclaimed his royal title on May 28, 1983, but it was never accepted by King Carl XVI Gustaf.
• Carl Johan Bernadotte (born 1916), formerly Duke of Dalarna.
• Lennart Bernadotte (1909-2004), formerly Duke of Småland. Lennart styled himself Prince Lennart Bernadotte, but as in Sigvard's case, this use was not accepted by the King.

The agnatic descendants of these four persons are entitled to the title Count Bernadotte af Wisborg. The most well-known of them is Count Folke Bernadotte af Wisborg, a son of Oscar Bernadotte af Wisborg.

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Agnatic - Folke Bernadotte af Wisborg

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