Carl Johan Bernadotte
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Carl Johan Arthur, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg, KmstkNO (31 October 1916 – 5 May 2012)[1] was the fourth son and fifth and youngest child of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught.[2]
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Carl Johan Bernadotte | |||||
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Prince Bernadotte prev. Duke of Dalarna | |||||
Born | (1916-10-31)31 October 1916 Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
Died | 5 May 2012(2012-05-05) (aged 95) Ängelholm, Sweden | ||||
Burial | 14 May 2012 Royal Cemetery, Solna, Sweden | ||||
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Issue | Christian Bernadotte Monica Bernadotte | ||||
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House | Bernadotte | ||||
Father | Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden | ||||
Mother | Margaret of Connaught |
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Bernadotte was born a Prince of Sweden and granted the title of Duke of Dalarna but renounced these titles to marry a commoner. He was a paternal uncle of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. He was also the last surviving great-grandchild of Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert.