Countess Marianne Bernadotte of Wisborg
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Marianne Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg (née
Lindberg 15 July/25 July 1924 in Helsingborg
, Sweden
), is the widow of former Swedish Prince Sigvard (second son of Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught
). She is also called Gullan Marie and has acted as Marianne Lindberg.
A daughter of Helge Lindberg and wife Thyra Dahlman, she had two children in her first marriage to Gabriel Tchang, the son of a Chinese Minister in Stockholm.
1945-1948. After finishing her education, she was an actress as Marianne Lindberg at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm for eleven years.
In 1983 Marianne Bernadotte received a degree in the History of Art at the University of Stockholm. Her academic papers included work on the glass artist and sculptor Edvin Öhrström. Marianne Bernadotte has also been an international representative for Sotheby’s auction house.
in Stockholm
, Sweden, she created the Sigvard and Marianne Bernadotte Research Laboratories of Pediatric Ophthalmology
. In 1998, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Medicine by the that institute.
She also has an Honorary Doctorate from the Bologna University Institute of Psychology in recognition of her contribution to dyslexia research in 2006.
Marianne Bernadotte is a patron of the arts, for example through the Marianne and Sigvard Bernadotte Arts Fund which she created in 1982 to mark Sigvard Bernadotte’s seventy-fifth birthday. Grants are awarded annually to young scholars in music, theatre, design and art. Many young artists with that opportunity to develop their talents at an early stage in their careers have later become very successful.
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Lindberg 15 July/25 July 1924 in Helsingborg
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
), is the widow of former Swedish Prince Sigvard (second son of Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
Gustaf VI Adolf - Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf - was King of Sweden from October 29, 1950 until his death. His official title was King of Sweden, of the Goths and of the Wends. He was the eldest son of King Gustaf V and his wife Victoria of Baden...
and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught
Princess Margaret of Connaught
Princess Margaret of Connaught was the daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, third son of Queen Victoria, and his wife, Princess Luise Margarete of Prussia...
). She is also called Gullan Marie and has acted as Marianne Lindberg.
A daughter of Helge Lindberg and wife Thyra Dahlman, she had two children in her first marriage to Gabriel Tchang, the son of a Chinese Minister in Stockholm.
Professional life
Bernadotte studied at The Royal Dramatic Theatre Acting School Dramatens elevskolaDramatens elevskola
Dramatens elevskola, i.e. Kungliga Dramatiska Teaterns Elevskola, or in Eng: The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school, was the acting school of Sweden's national stage, The Royal Dramatic Theatre, and for many years seen as the foremost theatre school and drama education for Swedish stage actors...
1945-1948. After finishing her education, she was an actress as Marianne Lindberg at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm for eleven years.
In 1983 Marianne Bernadotte received a degree in the History of Art at the University of Stockholm. Her academic papers included work on the glass artist and sculptor Edvin Öhrström. Marianne Bernadotte has also been an international representative for Sotheby’s auction house.
Philanthropy
Bernadotte is Honorary Chairman of The Swedish Dylexia Foundation and Honorary President of The International Rodin Remediation Academy. On her initiative, The Sigvard and Marianne Bernadotte Research Foundation was set up in 1989 for juvenile eye care. She took a similar initiative in establishing an international foundation in New York, and at Karolinska InstitutetKarolinska Institutet
Karolinska institutet is a medical university in Solna within the Stockholm urban area, Sweden, and one of Europe's largest medical universities...
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden, she created the Sigvard and Marianne Bernadotte Research Laboratories of Pediatric Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...
. In 1998, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Medicine by the that institute.
She also has an Honorary Doctorate from the Bologna University Institute of Psychology in recognition of her contribution to dyslexia research in 2006.
Marianne Bernadotte is a patron of the arts, for example through the Marianne and Sigvard Bernadotte Arts Fund which she created in 1982 to mark Sigvard Bernadotte’s seventy-fifth birthday. Grants are awarded annually to young scholars in music, theatre, design and art. Many young artists with that opportunity to develop their talents at an early stage in their careers have later become very successful.
External links
- Royal House of Sweden
- http://www.mariannebernadotte.org/ Marianne Bernadotte Official Website
- http://www.bernadottestiftelsen.se/
- http://www.bernadottefoundation.org/
- http://www.dyslexiforeningen.se/engelska.html
- http://brollop.menmo.se/TT/news.html?newsId=16230
- http://www.noblesseetroyautes.com/nr01/?p=35903
- http://www.purepeople.com/media/la-comtesse-marianne-bernadotte_m235405