Lennart Bernadotte

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Birth Date:
08.05.1909
Death date:
21.12.2004
Length of life:
95
Days since birth:
42226
Years since birth:
115
Days since death:
7299
Years since death:
19
Extra names:
Леннарт Бернадот, Lennart Bernadotte
Categories:
Prince
Cemetery:
Stuttgart, Uff-Kirchhof

Prince Lennart Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg, né Prince Gustaf Lennart Nicolaus Paul of Sweden (8 May 1909 – 21 December 2004), a grandson of King Gustaf V of Sweden, was until 1932 a Prince of Sweden and the Duke of Småland.

He was born at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, to Prince Wilhelm of Sweden (Gustaf V's second son) and Wilhelms's wife, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (he was her first husband). His father's first cousin was Count Folke Bernadotte, and his own first cousin was the father of King Carl XVI Gustaf.

Title

Under the Swedish Act of Succession, a prince or princess marrying without the consent of the Sovereign and government forfeits the right of succession for themselves and their descendants. They give up their titles and assume the family name of Bernadotte. By his marriage on 11 March 1932 he was subsequently stripped of his title, renounced his rights and became Mr. Lennart Bernadotte.

Since 1868, Swedish princes who have lost their succession rights have received noble titles conferred by other reigning monarchs. On 2 July 1951, for himself, his wife and his marital descendants, Bernadotte was admitted by Grand Duchess Charlotte (head of state at the time) into the Nobility of Luxembourg and there as a nobleman called Gustaf Lennart Nicolas Paul Prince Bernadotte as well as Compte de Wisborg. This has been interpreted as the same right to style himself as Prince Bernadotte that his granduncle Oscar had. Counts of Wisborg are considered to be part of the Swedish unintroduced nobility.

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, who lost the right to confer Swedish noble titles in the new constitution of 1974, still retains the prerogative to restore royal titles, but has chosen not to do so.

Career

In 1944 he portrayed the young Crown Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway in the historical film Prince Gustaf, Bernadotte's only screen acting role.

Lennart Bernadotte concentrated his energy on his estate on the island of Mainau in Lake Constance, Germany, where he died, and on his charitable fund, the Lennart Bernadotte Stiftung. He was considered a major gardening and landscaping talent and expert and turned his island into a popular tourist attraction.

He received the Eduard Rhein Ring of Honor from the German Eduard Rhein Foundation in 1996.

Family

In London on 11 March 1932 Bernadotte married firstly Karin Nissvandt (7 July 1911 – 9 October 1991). They had four children before divorcing in 1972:

  • Birgitta (born 3 May 1933), married 11 June 1955 Friedrich Otto Straehl.
  • Maria-Lovisa (6 November 1935 – 24 May 1988), married 11 September 1956 Rudolf Adolf Kautz.
  • Carl Johan Gustaf Vilhelm (nicknamed Jan; born 9 January 1941), married seven times:
    • Firstly in Toro, Sweden on 3 May 1965 Gunilla Stampe (3 September 1941 – 22 May 2010); they divorced in 1967.
    • Secondly in Mainau on 26 June 1967 Anna Birgitta Skarne (born 1 April 1944); they divorced in 1970. One daughter: Sophia Magdalena Maria Birgitta (born 3 May 1968).
    • Thirdly in Konstanz 23 June 1972 Annegret Thomssen (born 15 November 1938); they divorced in 1974. One daughter: Cecilia Rosemarie (nicknamed Cia; born 30 September 1972).
    • Fourthly in Diepolz on 6 September 1974 Maritta-Else Berg (7 December 1953 – 30 September 2001); they divorced in 1987. Two sons: Alexander Wilhelm (born 25 March 1977) and Stephan Albert (born 4 November 1980).
    • Fifthly in London on March 1993 Gabrielle Kick née Hess (born 29 June 1949); they divorced in 2004.
    • Sixthly in Forbach on 6 September 2004 Christiane Rose Grandmontagne (born 17 March 1944; she had a daughter with Prince Christian-Sigismund of Prussia); they divorced in 2006.
    • Seventhly in Almunecar, Spain on 8 January 2012 Gunilla Irene Stenfors (born 8 April 1957).
  • Karin-Cecilie (born 9 April 1944), married 31 March 1967 Hans Jörg Baenkler; they divorced in 1974.

In Mainau on 29 April 1972 Bernadotte married secondly Sonja Anita Maria Haunz (7 May 1944 – 21 October 2008). They had five children:

  • Bettina (born 12 March 1974), married 29 October 2004 Philipp Haug.
  • Bjorn (born 13 June 1975), married 7 May 2009 Sandra Angerer.
  • Catherine (born 11 April 1977), married 7 July 2007 Romuald Ruffing.
  • Christian Wolfgang (born 24 May 1979), married 22 May 2010 Christine Stoltmann. One son: Maximilian Benedikt (born 10 August 2010).
  • Diana (born 18 April 1982), married 27 September 2003 Bernd Grawe; they separated in 2007.

Bernadotte died in 2004. His remains and those of his second wife were interred in a crypt under the palace chapel on Mainau. His first wife's remains have been buried in his father's grave in Flen.

Source: wikipedia.org

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        Relation nameRelation typeBirth DateDeath dateDescription
        1Carl Wilhelm  LudvigCarl Wilhelm LudvigFather17.06.188405.06.1965
        2Grand Duchess Maria PavlovnaGrand Duchess Maria PavlovnaMother18.04.189013.12.1958
        3Andrei  VladimirovichAndrei VladimirovichUncle02.05.187930.10.1956
        4Edward  VIIIEdward VIIIUncle23.06.189428.05.1972
        5Георг IIГеорг IIUncle19.07.189001.04.1947
        6Nikolajs II RomanovsNikolajs II RomanovsUncle19.05.186817.07.1918
        7Кирилл ВладимировичКирилл ВладимировичUncle12.10.187612.10.1938
        8Mikhail Aleksandrovich RomanovMikhail Aleksandrovich RomanovUncle04.12.187813.06.1918
        9Dmitri  PavlovichDmitri PavlovichUncle06.09.189105.03.1942
        10Vladimir  PaleyVladimir PaleyUncle09.01.189718.07.1918
        11Prince AlfredPrince AlfredUncle15.10.187406.02.1899
        12Prince PhilipPrince PhilipUncle10.06.192109.04.2021
        13Boris  Wladimirowitsch RomanowBoris Wladimirowitsch RomanowUncle24.11.187709.11.1943
        14Великая княгиня Ксения АлександровнаВеликая княгиня Ксения АлександровнаAunt06.04.187520.04.1960
        15Helen of Greece and DenmarkHelen of Greece and DenmarkAunt02.05.189628.11.1982
        16Empress Alexandra  FeodorovnaEmpress Alexandra FeodorovnaAunt06.06.187217.07.1918
        17Natālija AndrosovaNatālija AndrosovaAunt23.02.191725.07.1999
        18Natalia PaleyNatalia PaleyAunt05.12.190527.12.1981
        19Marie of RomaniaMarie of RomaniaAunt29.10.187518.07.1938
        20Grand Duchess Elena VladimirovnaGrand Duchess Elena VladimirovnaAunt17.03.188213.03.1957
        21Ольга  РомановаОльга РомановаAunt13.06.188224.11.1960
        22Paul  AlexandrovichPaul AlexandrovichGrandfather03.10.186030.01.1919
        23Alexandra  GeorgievnaAlexandra GeorgievnaGrandmother30.08.187024.09.1891
        24Alexander IIAlexander IIGreat grandfather29.04.181813.03.1881
        25Константин КонстантиновичКонстантин КонстантиновичGreat grandfather10.08.185802.06.1915
        26Николай СтаршийНиколай СтаршийGreat grandfather27.07.183113.04.1891
        27Николай КонстантиновичНиколай КонстантиновичGreat grandfather14.02.185027.01.1918
        28George IGeorge IGreat grandfather24.12.184518.03.1913
        29Maria  AlexandrovnaMaria AlexandrovnaGreat grandmother08.08.182403.06.1880
        30Olga  Constantinovna of RussiaOlga Constantinovna of RussiaGreat grandmother03.09.185118.06.1926
        31Grand Duchess Maria  Nikolaevna of RussiaGrand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of RussiaGreat grandmother18.08.181921.02.1876
        32Ольга  НиколаевнаОльга НиколаевнаCousin15.11.189517.07.1918
        33Князь Андрей АлександровичКнязь Андрей АлександровичCousin24.01.189708.05.1981
        34
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        35Тихон Куликовский-РомановТихон Куликовский-РомановCousin25.08.191708.04.1993
        36Prince Vasili AlexandrovichPrince Vasili AlexandrovichCousin07.07.190724.06.1989
        37Князь Никита АлександровичКнязь Никита АлександровичCousin16.01.190012.09.1974
        38Irina Alexandrovna of RussiaIrina Alexandrovna of RussiaCousin03.07.189526.02.1970
        39Princess Elizabeth of  Greece and DenmarkPrincess Elizabeth of Greece and DenmarkCousin24.05.190411.01.1955
        40Anastasia RomanovaAnastasia RomanovaCousin18.06.190117.07.1918
        41Великая княжна Мария НиколаевнаВеликая княжна Мария НиколаевнаCousin26.06.189917.07.1918
        42Maria of YugoslaviaMaria of YugoslaviaCousin06.01.190022.06.1961
        43Гурий  КуликовскийГурий КуликовскийCousin23.04.191911.09.1984
        44Vladimir  RomanovVladimir RomanovCousin30.08.191721.04.1992
        45Татьяна РомановаТатьяна РомановаCousin10.06.189717.07.1918
        46Elisabeth of  RomaniaElisabeth of RomaniaCousin12.10.189414.11.1956
        47George BrasovGeorge BrasovCousin06.08.191021.07.1931
        48Кира  РомановаКира РомановаCousin09.05.190908.09.1967
        49Ростислав АлександровичРостислав АлександровичCousin24.11.190231.07.1978
        50Князь Дмитрий АлександровичКнязь Дмитрий АлександровичCousin15.08.190107.07.1980
        51George VIGeorge VICousin14.12.189506.02.1952
        52Princess Marina  of Greece and DenmarkPrincess Marina of Greece and DenmarkCousin13.12.190627.08.1968

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