Count of Wisborg

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Coat of Arms of the Counts of Wisborg, established in 1892.
Wisborg Castle in an early 17th-century drawing
The first Count: Oscar Bernadotte.

Count of Wisborg (French: Comte de Wisborg; Swedish: Greve af Wisborg; German: Graf von Wisborg) is a title granted by the monarchs of Luxembourg to some men formerly titled as princes of Sweden and their descendants.

Since 1892, the title has been borne by the male-line descendants of four princes of

King of Sweden and thereby lost their right of succession to the throne of Sweden for themselves and their descendants, and had their Swedish royal titles prohibited.[1]

The four former princes of Sweden, after use of their Swedish titles no longer was allowed, assumed the surname of

Grand Duke or Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.[2][3] The latter title (count or countess) was shared with the children of each prince, since subsequent generations in the male line were authorized to bear only the title "Count of Wisborg", Bernadotte being recognized as their surname by birth.[2] In some cases, this titulature has not been adhered to, usage of the style Count [Firstname] Bernadotte af Wisborg having been adopted by some of the descendants.[2]

In Sweden, a few of these people from the House of Bernadotte have been considered members of the unintroduced nobility, and have thus been members of a private club called Ointroducerad Adels Förening. Their legitimate titles of nobility, however, have not been Swedish but Luxembourgish.

The original four Counts of Wisborg

Four original princes of Sweden were admitted in the nobility of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and given the title Count of Wisborg:[2]

First creation, 1892–present

Extended creation, 1951–present

A fifth prince of Sweden,

Prince Carl, Duke of Östergötland (1911–2003), only son of Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland and grandson of King Oscar II, married morganatically and relinquished his Swedish titles in 1937. He was given the title Prince Bernadotte by his brother-in-law King Leopold III of Belgium
. His male-line descendants would have borne the title Count Bernadotte, but in fact his only child is a daughter (Mrs. Madeleine Kogevinas, Countess Madeleine Bernadotte).

Later title-holders

A monument to Folke Bernadotte in Denmark.

The

agnatic (male-line) descendants of each of these four former princes of Sweden, after the first generation of children, are entitled to the title Count of Wisborg, but in practice, their surname is often included in the title, Count Bernadotte af Wisborg.[2]

The most well-known is

Zionist
militants.

A number of members of these families were guests at the 2010 Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling.[8]

  • Marianne Bernadotte, widow of Sigvard.
  • Count Michael Bernadotte af Wisborg (son of Sigvard), his wife Countess Christine Bernadotte af Wisborg and their daughter Countess Kajsa Bernadotte af Wisborg.
  • Carl Johan Bernadotte (above, son of King Gustaf VI Adolf) and his wife Gunnila Bernadotte.
  • Countess Bettina Bernadotte af Wisborg (daughter of Lennart) and her husband Philipp Haug.
  • Count Björn Bernadotte af Wisborg (son of Lennart) and his wife Countess Sandra Bernadotte af Wisborg.[citation needed]
  • Count Bertil Bernadotte af Wisborg (son of Folke) and Countess Jill Bernadotte af Wisborg.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 91-544-2081-4
    p. 54-55
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-85011-029-7
    .
  3. ^ The Royalty, peerage and aristocracy of the world, Vol 90
  4. ^ Burke's Royal Families of the World vol. I 1977, p. 512.
  5. ^ Lettres Patentes du Grand Duc Adolphe 1892-04-02
  6. ^ Mémorial Archived 2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine du Grand Duché de Luxembourg 1951-08-13 p 1135
  7. ISBN 91-1-863442-7
    (Swedish)
  8. ^ Stockholm News Archived 2010-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
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