Sweden

The Haga Princesses

When Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, died in 1947, he left behind a nine-month-old son and heir and four daughters who collectively became known as the Haga Princesses. Although the four Princesses were older than their brother, they were not in the line of succession as Sweden did not adopt absolute primogeniture until 1980. So who were these sisters? The eldest of the four is…
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A look at Princess Birgitta on her 85th birthday

Princess Birgitta of Sweden was born on 19 January 1937 as the second child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Her elder sister is Princess Margaretha (born 1934), and her younger siblings are Princess Désirée (born…
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Sweden's Princess Birgitta returns to Spain

Since the beginning of the pandemic last year, Princess Birgitta has stayed in Sweden. Princess Birgitta of Sweden and Hohenzollern, the second oldest sister of the Swedish monarch King Carl XVI Gustaf, was prevented from going home to Spain. In an interview with the Swedish…
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COVID-19 prevents Princess Birgitta of Sweden from returning home: “I feel homeless”

Princess Birgitta of Sweden and Hohenzollern, the second oldest sister of the Swedish monarch King Carl XVI Gustaf, is prevented from going home to Spain due to the ongoing pandemic. The Swedish princess has been unable to return to her home in months because of the coronavirus epidemic that has been raging Europe and the world. Over the last 30 years, the sister of Sweden’s King has…
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Princess Birgitta of Sweden's husband dies at the age of 83

Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, the husband of Princess Birgitta of Sweden has died at the of 83, the Swedish Royal Court has announced. He died in his sleep after a brief illness in a hospital in Munich, Germany. King Carl XVI Gustaf released the following statement: ‘I and my family received the news with great sadness that Princess Birgitta’s husband Prince Johann Georg of…
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