This is a list of Swedish princesses from the accession of Gustaf I, from the House of Vasa, and continues through the Houses of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Holstein-Gottorp and Bernadotte, the adoptive heirs of the House of Holstein-Gottorp, who were the adoptive heir of the Palatinate-Zweibrückens.
An individual holding the title of "princess of Sweden" would usually also be styled Her Royal Highness. However, three of the four sisters of Carl XVI Gustaf, lost this style upon their marriages to commoners though retained their titles as a courtesy. Additionally, on 7 October 2019, Carl XVI Gustaf issued a decree limiting the style of Royal Highness to his child and heir's heirs, though allowing his granddaughters who lost the style through this decree to retain their titles, duchies and place in the line of succession.[1]
List of Swedish princesses by birth
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Catherine Gustavsdotter | 6 June 1539 | 21 December 1610 | Eldest daughter of Gustav I and Margaret Leijonhufvud | Married Edzard II, Count of East Frisia, on 1 October 1559, widowed in 1599 |
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Cecilia Gustavsdotter | 16 November 1540 | 27 January 1627 | Daughter of Gustav I and Margaret Leijonhufvud | Married Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern, on 11 November 1564, widowed in 1575 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Elizabeth Gustavsdotter | 1549 | 1597 | Daughter of Gustav I and Margaret Leijonhufvud | Married Christopher, Duke of Mecklenburg on 7 May 1581, widowed in 1592 |
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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 | |
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Anna | 1568 | 1625 | Daughter of John III and Catherine Jagiellon | Died unmarried |
| Margareta Elisabeth | 1580 | 1585 | Daughter of Carl IX and Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern | Died in infancy | |
| Elisabeth Sabina | 1582 | 1585 | Daughter of Carl IX and Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern | Died in infancy | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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Maria Anna Theresa | 1650 | 1651 | Granddaughter of Sigismund III and Constance of Austria | Died in infancy |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
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Sophie Wilhelmine Catherine Marie Louise Charlotte Anne | 1801 | 1865 | Eldest daughter of Gustav IV Adolf and Frederica of Baden | Married Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden on 25 July 1819, widowed in 1852 |
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Amalia Maria Charlotta | 22 February 1805 | 31 August 1853 | Second daughter of Gustaf IV Adolf and Frederica of Baden | Died unmarried |
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Cecilia | 22 June 1807 | 27 January 1844 | Third daughter of Gustaf IV Adolf and Frederica of Baden | Married August, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, on 5 May 1831 |
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Carola Frederica Francis Stephanie Amalia Cecilia | 5 August 1833 | 15 December 1907 | Granddaughter of Gustaf IV Adolf and Frederica of Baden | Married Albrecht, Crown Prince of Saxony, on 18 June 1853 |
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Charlotta Eugenia Augusta Amalia Albertina | 24 April 1830 | 23 April 1889 | Daughter of Oscar I and Joséphine of Leuchtenberg | Also a princess of Norway |
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Louise Josephine Eugenie | 31 October 1851 | 20 March 1926 | Daughter of Carl XV and Louise of the Netherlands | Also a princess of Norway until 1905 Married Frederik, Crown Prince of Denamark, on 28 July 1869 |
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Margaretha Sofia Louise Ingeborg | 25 June 1899 | 4 January 1977 | Granddaughter of Oscar II and Sophia of Nassau | Also a princess of Norway until 1905 Married Prince Axel of Denmark on 22 May 1919 |
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Märtha Sofia Louise Dagmar Thyra | 28 March 1901 | 5 April 1954 | Granddaughter of Oscar II and Sophia of Nassau | Also a princess of Norway until 1905 Married Olav, Crown Prince of Norway, on 21 March 1929 |
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Astrid Sofia Louise Thyra | 17 November 1905 | 23 August 1935 | Granddaughter of Oscar II and Sophia of Nassau | Married Léopold, Duke of Brabant, on 10 November 1926 |
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Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta | 28 March 1910 | 7 November 2000 | Daughter of Gustaf VI Adolf and Sophia of Nassau | Married Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, on 24 May 1935 |
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Margaretha Désirée Victoria | 31 October 1934 | Granddaughter of Gustaf VI Adolf and Margaret of Connaught | Married John Ambler on 30 June 1964 Lost style of Royal Highness upon unequal marriage | |
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Birgitta Ingeborg Alice | 19 January 1937 | Granddaughter of Gustaf VI Adolf and Margaret of Connaught | Married Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern on 25 May 1961 | |
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Désirée Elisabeth Sibylla | 2 June 1938 | Granddaughter of Gustaf VI Adolf Margaret of Connaught | Married Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld on 5 June 1964 Lost style of Royal Highness upon unequal marriage | |
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Christina Louise Helena | 3 August 1943 | Granddaughter of Gustaf VI Adolf and Margaret of Connaught | Married Tord Magnuson on 15 June 1974 Lost style of Royal Highness upon unequal marriage | |
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Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée | 14 July 1977 | Elder daughter of Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath | Crown Princess from 1 January 1980 Created Duchess of Västergötland on 9 January 1980 Married Daniel Westling on 19 June 2010 | |
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Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine | 10 June 1982 | Second daughter of Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath | Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland since birth Married Christopher O'Neill on 8 June 2013 | |
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Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary | 23 February 2012 | Granddaughter of Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath | Heiress apparent since birth Duchess of Östergötland since birth | |
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Leonore Lilian Maria | 20 February 2014 | Granddaughter of Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath | Duchess of Gotland since birth Lost style of Royal Highness by decree on 7 October 2019[1] | |
| Adrienne Josephine Alice | 9 March 2018 | Granddaughter of Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath | Duchess of Blekinge since birth Lost style of Royal Highness by decree on 7 October 2019[1] |
List of Swedish princesses by marriage
edit| Portrait | Name | Swedish name | Birth | Marriage | Death | Spouse | Notes |
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Catherine Jagiellon[2] | Katarina | 1 November 1526 | 4 October 1562 | 16 September 1583 | Johan, Duke of Finland | Queen consort from 1568 |
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Countess Anna Maria of the Palatinate[3] | Maria | 24 July 1561 | 11 May 1579 | 29 July 1589 | Prince Carl, Duke of Södermanland | |
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Princess Christina of Holstein-Gottorp[4] | Kristina | 13 April 1573 | 8 July 1592 | 8 December 1625 | Prince Carl, Duke of Södermanland | Queen consort from 1604–1611 |
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Princess Maria Elizabeth | Maria Elisabet | 10 March 1596 | 29 November 1612 | 7 August 1618 | Prince Johan, Duke of Östergötland | Also a princess by birth |
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Princess Louisa Ulrika of Prussia[5] | Lovisa Ulrika | 24 July 1720 | 17 July 1744 | 16 July 1782 | Adolf Fredrik, Prince-Bishop of Lübeck | Queen consort from 1751–1771 |
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Princess Sophia Magdalena of Denmark[6] | Sofia Magdalena | 3 July 1746 | 4 November 1766 | 21 August 1813 | Crown Prince Gustaf | Queen consort from 1771–1792 |
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Princess Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp[7] | Charlotta | 22 March 1759 | 4 July 1774 | 20 June 1818 | Prince Carl, Duke of Södermanland | Queen consort from 1809–1818 |
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Princess Louise Amelie of Baden | Lovisa | 5 June 1811 | 9 November 1830 | 19 July 1854 | Gustaf, Prince of Vasa | |
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Désirée Clary | Desideria | 8 November 1777 | 17 August 1798 | 17 December 1860 | Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte | Crown Princess from 1810 Queen consort from 1818–1844 |
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Princess Joséphine of Leuchtenberg | Josefina | 14 March 1807 | 22 May 1823 | 7 June 1876 | Crown Prince Oscar | Queen consort from 1844–1859 |
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Princess Louise of the Netherlands | Lovisa | 5 August 1828 | 19 June 1850 | 30 March 1871 | Crown Prince Carl | Queen consort from 1859 |
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Princess Sophia of Nassau[8] | Sofia | 9 July 1836 | 6 June 1857 | 30 December 1913 | Prince Oscar, Duke of Östergötland | Queen consort from 1872–1907 |
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Princess Therese of Saxe-Altenburg | Teresia | 21 December 1836 | 16 April 1864 | 9 November 1914 | Prince August, Duke of Dalarna | |
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Princess Victoria of Baden | Victoria | 7 August 1862 | 20 September 1881 | 4 April 1930 | Crown Prince Gustaf | Queen consort from 1907 |
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Princess Ingeborg of Denmark[9] | Ingeborg | 2 August 1878 | 27 August 1897 | 12 March 1958 | Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland | |
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Princess Margaret of Connaught | Margareta | 15 January 1882 | 15 June 1905 | 1 May 1920 | Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Scania | Crown Princess from 1907 |
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Lady Louise Mountbatten | Lovisa | 13 July 1889 | 3 November 1923 | 7 March 1965 | Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf | Queen consort from 1950 |
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Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia[10] | Maria | 18 April 1890 | 3 May 1908 div. 13 March 1914 |
13 December 1958 | Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland | Title lost upon divorce |
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Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[11] | Sibylla | 18 January 1908 | 19 October 1932 | 28 November 1972 | Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten | Mother of Carl XVI Gustaf |
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Lilian Davies[12] | Lilian | 30 August 1915 | 7 December 1976 | 10 March 2013 | Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland | |
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Sofia Hellqvist[13] | Sofia | 6 December 1984 | 13 June 2015 | Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland |
References
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- ^ Kent, Neil (2008). A Concise History of Sweden. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 61–100. ISBN 9781107280205.
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- ^ "Kristina - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Lovisa Ulrika - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Sophia Magdalena - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Charlotta H E - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Sofia W M H - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Ingeborg C C F L - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Maria Pavlovna - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Sibylla C M A B F - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "HRH Princess Lilian of Sweden". 10 March 2013. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "The wedding of Prince Carl Philip and Miss Sofia Hellqvist - Sveriges Kungahus". www.kungahuset.se. Retrieved 31 March 2020.