Estelle Bernadotte

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Estelle Bernadotte
Countess of Wisborg
Estelle Manville in 1928
BornEstelle Romaine Manville
(1904-09-26)September 26, 1904
Pleasantville, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 28, 1984(1984-05-28) (aged 79)
Uppsala, Sweden
BurialJune 20, 1984[1]
Spouse
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(m. 1928; died 1948)​
Carl Erik Sixten Ekstrand
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(m. 1973)​
HouseBernadotte

Estelle Bernadotte (born Estelle Romaine Manville; September 26, 1904 – May 28, 1984), Countess of Wisborg (1928–1973), also known as Estelle Ekstrand (from 1973), was an American-Swedish

Stern gang while on duty in Israel in September 1948.[3]

Life

Estelle Romaine Manville was born in 1904 in Pleasantville, New York. She was the only daughter of American industrialist Hiram Edward Manville and wife Henrietta Estelle Romaine, members of a family that had founded parts of the Johns Manville corporation.[4]

Wedding

In 1928, she was married to the Swedish diplomat Count Folke Bernadotte.

Gustaf V of Sweden personally introduced Estelle Manville to his nephew, Count Folke Bernadotte, during a visit to Nice, France, in the summer of 1928.[5][6] On August 3, 1928, it was widely reported that Mr. and Mrs. Manville officially announced the engagement of their only daughter to Count Folke Bernadotte.[7]

The wedding took place on December 1, 1928, in the rather small St. John's Episcopal Church in Pleasantville, New York.

Marshal. More than 1500 guests were invited to the festivities on the Manville estates, Hi-Esmaro. Wedding expenses totaled $1.5 million.[11]

Professional life

Bernadotte, with her two sons Folke (b. 1931) and Bertil (b. 1935), leaving for Folke Bernadotte's funeral. Picture taken at the entrance of the Bernadotte residence in Stockholm, September 26, 1948.

In May 1948, Estelle's husband Folke Bernadotte was appointed the

U.S. government.[12]
On Friday, September 17 of that same year, Folke Bernadotte was assassinated in
Lehi.[13][14]

girl scout
uniform, Bernadotte greets the wife of the Swedish ambassador to Finland. Helsinki, 1949.
J. K. Paasikivi, the President of Finland
. Helsinki, 1949.

As her husband's widow, Estelle Bernadotte was active in philanthropic endeavours that he had supported, including the International Red Cross. She was president of the Swedish Girls' Guide and Scout Association from 1949 to 1957. She supported the

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and international conservation efforts.[2]

On September 17, 1958, on the 10th anniversary of the assassination of her husband Folke Bernadotte, she became the first leader of the Folke Bernadotte Foundation, a charity that supports children with cerebral palsy.[2][15] The foundation was created and supported by the Swedish Guide and Scout Association, the Swedish Red Cross, the Gothenburg Deaconess Society, and twenty other non-profit organizations, as well as by prominent medical and educational expertise.[15] Under Bernadotte's leadership, the Folke Bernadotte Foundation widened its mission to help children and young people with other disabilities.[15] Bernadotte was also the leader of the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Fund, a foundation whose mission is to increase understanding among young people at the international level.[16]

In her later life, she managed a care home for elderly women in Stockholm.[2]

Later life and death

Bernadotte lived her later years in

hip surgery.[2][6] Her ashes were buried on June 20, 1984, in an unmarked section of the memorial field at the Norra begravningsplatsen cemetery in Solna, north of Stockholm.[1]
Her name Estelle Bernadotte of Wisborg appears as her written signature on the memorial plaque of her first husband, Count Folke Bernadotte, at the same cemetery.[17]

Children

Estelle and Folke Bernadotte had four sons, two of whom died in childhood.[2]

  • Count Gustaf Eduard Bernadotte of Wisborg, January 20, 1930, Stockholm – February 2, 1936, Stockholm; died of complications following surgery.[18]
  • Count Folke Bernadotte of Wisborg, born in Pleasantville, New York, on February 8, 1931, in 1955 married Christine Glahns (born January 9, 1932).
  • Count Fredrik Oscar Bernadotte of Wisborg, January 10, 1934, Stockholm – August 30, 1934, Stockholm.[19]
  • Count Bertil Oscar Bernadotte of Wisborg, born in Stockholm October 6, 1935, in 1966 married Rose-Marie Heering (1942–1967), and in 1981 married Jill Georgina Rhodes-Maddox.

Legacy

There has been speculation that

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden told a special cabinet meeting to announce the name of the princess that the name is very close to the heart of her mother and the family.[21] Bernadotte's son Folke Bernadotte Jr. (b. 1931) said in an interview that he is very honored that princess Estelle (as he assumed) was named after his mother, and that the royal family has a special relationship to her and her voluntary work aiding people in need.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mrs. Estelle Romaine Ekstrand". hittagraven.stockholm.se/en/. 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g The New York Times (June 5, 1984). "Estelle Ekstrand of Sweden; A Leader of the Girl Scouts". The New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  3. ^ "Svensk Filmdatabas:Estelle Bernadotte" (in Swedish). Svensk Filmdatabas. 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  4. ^ holcombegenealogy.com (2012). "Thomas Holcombe of Connecticut". holcombegenealogy.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  5. ^ Hadenius, Stig (2005). Gustaf V: en biografi (in Swedish) (2005 ed.). faktagranskning: Torgny Nevéus, Lund : Historiska media. - Total pages: 314
  6. ^ a b c Lindqvist, Roger (February 25, 2012). "Prinsessan döps efter hans mor". unt.se. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  7. ^ The New York Times (August 4, 1928). "Estelle Manville Betrothed To Count; Will Wed Folke Bernadotte, Nephw of the King of Sweden". The New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  8. ^ The New York Times (October 29, 1928). "Estelle Manville Makes Bridal Plans". The New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  9. ^ "St. John's Episcopal Church in Pleasantville Receives Sacred Sites Grant". Pleasantville-Briarcliff Manor, NY Patch. 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  10. ^ The New York Times (October 26, 1928). "Bridal Veil of the Late Queen Sophia To Be Worn by Miss Estelle Manville". The New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  11. ^ p. 51. - Lindorm, Erik (1940). Gustaf V och hans tid: en bokfilm. 1928-1938 (in Swedish) (1940 ed.). Wahlström & Widstrand. - Total pages: 479
  12. ^
    ISBN 978-0-679-45434-2
    . Retrieved 2008-12-28.
  13. ^ Haberman, Clyde (February 22, 1995). "Terrorism Can Be Just Another Point of View". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-04-24. Mr. Shamir, nearly 80, still speaks elliptically about the Bernadotte assassination. Years later, when Ben-Gurion moved to a kibbutz in the Negev desert, Sdeh Bokker, one of his closest friends there was Yehoshua Cohen, who had been one of the assassins. Review of A Death in Jerusalem, by Kati Morgan.
  14. ^ Kifner, John (12 September 1988). "2 Recount '48 Killing in Israel". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  15. ^ a b c Folke Bernadotte Foundation (2012). "Folke Bernadotte Stiftelsen" (in Swedish). Folke Bernadotte Foundation. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  16. ^ Folke Bernadotte Foundation (2012). "Folke Bernadottes Minnesfond". Folke Bernadotte Foundation. Archived from the original on April 13, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  17. ^ "Bernadotte af Wisborg". hittagraven.stockholm.se. 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  18. ^ The New York Times (February 3, 1936). "The Former Esteue Manville's Eldest Child Succumbs After Mastoid Operation". The New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  19. ^ The New York Times (August 22, 1934). "Bernadotte Infant Dies; Count Frederic Oscar the Son of Former Estelle Manville". The New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  20. ^ TT (February 24, 2012). "Namnvalet Estelle väcker reaktioner". dn.se. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  21. ^ a b "Estelle is Sweden's first royal baby in 30 years". Reuters. February 24, 2012. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012.

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