List of princesses of Sweden
Appearance
This is a list of Swedish princesses from the accession of Gustav I, from the House of Vasa, and continues through the Houses of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Holstein-Gottorp; and the Bernadotte, the adoptive heirs of the House of Holstein-Gottorp, who were adoptive heir of the Palatinate-Zweibrückens. Individuals holding the title of princess would usually also be styled "Her Royal Highness."
List of Swedish princesses since 1523
Name | Born | Died | Royal lineage | Notes |
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Catherine Gustavsdotter | 1539 | 1610 | Daughter of Gustav I and Margaret Leijonhufvud | Married Edzard II, Count of East Frisia on 1 October 1559, widowed in 1599. |
Cecilia Gustavsdotter | 1540 | 1627 | Daughter of Gustav I and Margaret Leijonhufvud | Married Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern on 11 November 1564, widowed in 1575. |
Anna Gustavsdotter | 1545 | 1610 | Daughter of Gustav I and Margaret Leijonhufvud | Married George John I, Count Palatine of Veldenz on 20 December 1562, widowed in 1592. |
Sophia Gustavsdotter | 1547 | 1611 | Daughter of Gustav I and Margaret Leijonhufvud | Married Magnus II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg on 4 July 1568, widowed in 1603. |
Elizabeth Gustavsdotter | 1549 | 1597 | Daughter of Gustav I and Margaret Leijonhufvud | Married Christopher, Duke of Mecklenburg on 7 May 1581, widowed in 1592. |
Sigrid Eriksdotter | 1566 | 1633 | Daughter of Eric XIV and Karin Månsdotter | Married Henrik Klasson Tott in 1597, widowed in 1603. Second Marriage Nils Nilsson on 10 September 1609, widowed in 1613. |
Isabella | 1564 | 1566 | Daughter of John III and Catherine Jagiellon | Died in infancy. |
Anna | 1568 | 1625 | Daughter of John III and Catherine Jagiellon | Died unmarried. |
Margareta Elisabeth | 1580 | 1585 | Daughter of Charles IX and Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern | Died in infancy. |
Elisabeth Sabina | 1582 | 1585 | Daughter of Charles IX and Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern | Died in infancy. |
Catherine | 1584 | 1638 | Daughter of Charles IX and Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern | Married John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg on 11 June 1615. |
Maria | 1588 | 1589 | Daughter of Charles IX and Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern | Died in infancy. |
Christina | 1593 | 1594 | Daughter of Charles IX and Christina of Holstein-Gottorp | Died in infancy. |
Maria Elizabeth | 1596 | 1618 | Daughter of Charles IX and Christina of Holstein-Gottorp | Married John, Duke of Östergötland on 29 November 1612, widowed in 1618 |
Anne Marie | 1593 | 1600 | Daughter of Sigismund III and Anne of Austria | Also a princess of Poland and Lithuania. Died in infancy. |
Catherine | 1594 | 1594 | Daughter of Sigismund III and Anne of Austria | Also a princess of Poland and Lithuania. Died in infancy. |
Catherine | 1596 | 1597 | Daughter of Sigismund III and Anne of Austria | Also a princess of Poland and Lithuania. Died in infancy. |
Anna Constance | 1616 | 1616 | Daughter of Sigismund III and Constance of Austria | Also a princess of Poland and Lithuania. Died in infancy. |
Anna Catherine Constance | 1619 | 1651 | Daughter of Sigismund III and Constance of Austria | Also a princess of Poland and Lithuania. Married Philip William, Elector Palatine on 8 June 1642. |
Christina | 1623 | 1624 | Daughter of Gustav II Adolf and Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg | Died in infancy. |
Christina Augusta | 1626 | 1689 | Daughter of Gustav II Adolf and Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg | Title held until her accession in 1632. Abdicated in 1654. Died unmarried. |
Maria Euphrosyne | 1625 | 1687 | Cousin and foster-sibling of Christina, and sister of Charles X. | Married Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie on 7 March 1647, widowed in 1686. |
Maria Anna Isabella | 1642 | 1642 | Granddaughter of Sigismund III and Constance of Austria | Also a princess of Poland and Lithuania. Died in infancy. |
Maria Anna Theresa | 1650 | 1651 | Granddaughter of Sigismund III and Constance of Austria | Died in infancy. |
Hedwig Sophia Augusta | 1681 | 1708 | Charles XI and Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark | Married Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp on 12 May 1698, widowed in 1702. |
Ulrika Eleonora | 1688 | 1741 | Charles XI and Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark | Title held until her accession in 1688. Abdicated in 1720. Married Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Kassel in 1715. |
Sophia Maria Louisa Fredrica Albertina | 1753 | 1829 | Daughter of Adolf Frederick and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia | Made Coadjutrix of Quedlinburg Abbey in 1767 by her uncle, Frederick II, King of Prussia. Became Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg upon the death of her aunt, Anna Amalia of Prussia in 1787, reigned until 1802. Died unmarried. |
Louise Hedwig | 1797 | 1797 | Daughter of Charles XIII and Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp | Stillborn. |
Sophie Wilhelmine Catherine Marie Louise Charlotte Anne | 1801 | 1865 | Daughter of Gustav IV Adolf and Frederica of Baden | Married Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden on 25 July 1819, widowed in 1852. |
Amalia Maria Charlotta | 1805 | 1853 | Daughter of Gustav IV Adolf and Frederica of Baden | Died unmarried. |
Cecilia | 1807 | 1844 | Daughter of Gustav IV Adolf and Frederica of Baden | Married Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg on 5 May 1831. |
Carola Frederica Francis Stephanie Amalia Cecilia | 1833 | 1907 | Granddaughter of Gustav IV Adolf and Frederica of Baden | Married Albert, King of Saxony on 18 June 1853, widowed in 1902. |
Charlotta Eugenia Augusta Amalia Albertina | 1830 | 1889 | Daughter of Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg | Also a princess of Norway. Died unmarried. |
Louise Josephine Eugenie | 1851 | 1926 | Daughter of Charles XV and Louise of the Netherlands | Also a princess of Norway. Married Frederick VIII, King of Denmark on 28 July 1869, widowed in 1912. |
Margaretha Sofia Louise Ingeborg | 1899 | 1977 | Granddaughter of Oscar II and Sofia of Nassau | Also a princess of Norway. Married Prince Axel of Denmark on 22 May 1919, widowed in 1964. |
Märtha Sofia Louise Dagmar Thyra | 1901 | 1954 | Granddaughter of Oscar II and Sofia of Nassau | Also a princess of Norway. Married Olav, Crown Prince of Norway on 21 March 1929. |
Astrid Sofia Louise Thyra | 1905 | 1935 | Granddaughter of Oscar II and Sofia of Nassau | Married Leopold III, King of the Belgians on 10 November 1926. |
Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta | 1910 | 2000 | Daughter of Gustaf VI Adolf and Margaret of Connaught | Married Frederick IX, King of Denmark on 24 May 1935, widowed in 1972. |
Margaretha Désirée Victoria | 1934 | Granddaughter of Gustaf VI Adolf and Margaret of Connaught | Married John Ambler on 30 June 1964, widowed in 2008. | |
Birgitta Ingeborg Alice | 1937 | Granddaughter of Gustaf VI Adolf and Margaret of Connaught | Married Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern on 25 May 1961, widowed in 2016. | |
Désirée Elisabeth Sibylla | 1938 | Granddaughter of Gustaf VI Adolf and Margaret of Connaught | Married Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld on 5 June 1964, widowed in 2017. | |
Christina Louise Helena | 1943 | Granddaughter of Gustaf VI Adolf and Margaret of Connaught | Married Tord Magnuson on 15 June 1974. | |
Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée | 1977 | Daughter of Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath | Crown Princess from birth until 1979, and again since 1980. Created Duchess of Västergötland in 1980. Married Daniel Westling on 19 June 2010. | |
Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine | 1982 | Daughter of Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath | Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland since birth. Married Christopher O'Neill on 8 June 2013. | |
Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary | 2012 | Granddaughter of Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath | Heiress apparent since birth. Duchess of Östergötland since birth. | |
Leonore Lilian Maria | 2014 | Granddaughter of Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath | Duchess of Gotland since birth. | |
Adrienne Josephine Alice | 2018 | Granddaughter of Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath | Duchess of Blekinge since birth. |