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Swedish Royal Family
The Swedish Royal Family since 1818 consists of a number of persons in the Swedish Royal House of Bernadotte, closely related to the King of Sweden. They are entitled to royal titles and style , and some perform official engagements and ceremonial duties of state...
since 1922. It is located on the small island of Karlsborg in the bay of Brunnsviken; the whole cemetery is a part of the popular Haga Park
Hagaparken
Hagaparken , or simply Haga in Solna Municipality just north of Stockholm, Sweden is a vast and popular nature area, with large parks, lakes, woods and gardens...
in Solna
Solna Municipality
Solna Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, located just north of the capital Stockholm. Its seat is located in the 'city' of Solna....
, 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....
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Burials
Members of the Swedish Royal Family of Bernadotte buried at the cemetery are:- King Gustaf VI AdolfGustaf VI Adolf of SwedenGustaf 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...
(1882–1973) - Crown Princess MargaretaPrincess Margaret of ConnaughtPrincess 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...
(1882–1920) - Queen LouiseLouise MountbattenLouise Alexandra Marie Irene Mountbatten became Queen consort of Sweden in 1950 and served as such until her death in 1965...
(1889–1965) - Prince Gustaf AdolfPrince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of VästerbottenPrince Gustaf Adolf Oscar Fredrik Arthur Edmund, Duke of Västerbotten was Duke of West Bothnia and the eldest son of Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife Princess Margaret of Connaught...
(1906–47) - Princess SibyllaPrincess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and GothaPrincess Sibylla of Sweden, Duchess of Västerbotten , was the wife of Prince Gustav Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and is the mother of the current King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf.-Early life:She was the daughter of Charles Edward,...
(1908–72) - Count Sigvard Bernadotte af Wisborg (1907–2002)
- Prince Bertil, Duke of HallandPrince Bertil, Duke of HallandPrince Bertil of Sweden , Duke of Halland, was the third son of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught.The prince was born at Stockholm...
(1912–97) - Prince Carl, Duke of VästergötlandPrince Carl, Duke of VästergötlandPrince Carl of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Västergötland , was the third son of King Oscar II of Sweden-Norway and Sophia of Nassau.-History:...
(1861–1951) - Princess Ingeborg, Duchess of VästergötlandPrincess Ingeborg of DenmarkPrincess Ingeborg of Denmark was a Danish princess and a Swedish princess consort...
(1878–1958), widow of Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland - Prince Carl Bernadotte (1911–2003)
Members of the Bernadotte dynasty not buried in the cemetery are:
- King Gustaf VGustaf V of SwedenGustaf V was King of Sweden from 1907. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg...
(1858–1950) and Queen VictoriaVictoria of BadenVictoria of Baden was a Queen consort of Sweden by her marriage to King Gustaf V of Sweden. She was politically active in a conservative fashion during the development of democracy and known as a pro-German during the First World War.-Birth:Princess Viktoria was born on 7 August 1862 at the castle...
(1862–1930), both interred at the Riddarholm Church - Prince Eugen, Duke of NärkePrince Eugén, Duke of NärkePrince Eugen Napoleon Nicolaus of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Närke was the youngest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway....
(1865–1947), ashes buried at WaldemarsuddeWaldemarsuddePrins Eugens Waldemarsudde , the scenic former home of the Swedish Prince Eugen, is a museum located on Djurgården in central Stockholm. The name is derived from a historical name of the island Djurgården, Valmundsö The painter prince discovered the place in 1892, when he rented a house there for... - Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884–1965), buried at Flen Cemetery, FlenFlenFlen is a locality and the seat of Flen Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 6,114 inhabitants in 2005.Flen is most known for being the one place on earth where hot dogs are free....
- Count Lennart Bernadotte af Wisborg (1909–2004), buried at MainauMainauMainau is an island in Lake Constance . It is maintained as a garden island and a model of excellent environmental practices...
- Prince Oscar Bernadotte (1859–1953) and wife Princess Ebba Bernadotte (née Ebba Munck af Fulkila 1858-1946), buried at Stockholm's Northern CemeteryNorra begravningsplatsenNorra begravningsplatsen, literally "The Northern Cemetery" in Swedish, is a major cemetery of Metropolitan Stockholm. The cemetery is located in the municipality of Solna.Inaugurated on June 9, 1827, it is the burial site for a number of Swedish notables....
in Solna.
Public access
The island is part of Solna's and Stockholm's protected National City ParkEkoparken
The Royal National City Park is the world's first National City Park, established in 1995 in the municipalities of Stockholm, Solna and Lidingö in Sweden.1/ km²2/ Population per km²- Pictures :Some places in "The Eco Park"....
area. The whole park itself is public, open year-round for visitors at no charge; the cemetery is open for visitors in May (Sundays 1 to 3 P.M.) and June–August (Thursdays 9 A.M. to 3 P.M.).