Princess Ingeborg of Denmark
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| Princess Ingeborg | |
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| Duchess of Västergötland | |
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| Princess Ingeborg of Denmark | |
| Spouse | Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland |
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| Margaretha, Princess Axel of Denmark Märtha, Crown Princess of Norway Astrid, Queen of the Belgians Carl, Prince Bernadotte |
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| Ingeborg Charlotte Caroline Frederikke | |
| Father | Frederick VIII of Denmark |
| Mother | Lovisa of Sweden |
| Born | 2 August 1878 Charlottenlund Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 11 March 1958 (aged 79) Stockholm, Sweden |
Princess Ingeborg of Denmark (Ingeborg Charlotta Carolina Frederikke Louise; Charlottenlund, Copenhagen, 2 August 1878 – Stockholm, 11 March/12 March 1958) was the second daughter and fifth child of King Frederick VIII and Queen Louise of Denmark.
She married Prince Carl of Sweden, Duke of Västergötland of Sweden in Copenhagen on 27 August 1897, they had four children:
- Princess Margaretha (1899–1977); married her cousin Prince Axel of Denmark, had issue
- Princess Märtha (1901–1954); married her cousin Crown Prince Olav V of Norway, had issue
- Princess Astrid (1905–1935); married Prince Leopold of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, had issue
- Prince Carl, Duke of Östergötland, known as Carl Jr, later Prince Bernadotte (1911–2003)
Ingeborg's marriage was completely arranged, and she was later to say, that she was married of to a stranger. Despite this, however, the marriage became very happy and harmonious. Ingeborg was well liked and popular in Sweden because of her humorous, easy-going and jolly personality and her informal way of acting. She and Carl lived an informal and intimate family life with their children, and their family were generally refferred to as "Prince Carl's". In 1905, the Norwegian government discussed making them king and queen of Norway, but the couple was relieved when this never came about.
[edit] References
- Lars Elgklou: "Familjen Bernadotte. En kunglig släktkrönika" (The Bernadotte family. A royal family chronicle) (Swedish)
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