Gustav, Prince of Vasa
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| Crown Prince of Sweden Prince of Vasa | |
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| Born | 9 November 1799 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 5 August 1877 (aged 77) Pillnitz, Saxony |
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Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden | |
| Mother | Frederica of Baden |
Prince Gustav of Vasa, Count of Itterburg
Life and career
After his birth, he was raised under the supervision of the royal governesses Hedvig Ulrika De la Gardie and Charlotte Stierneld in succession.
When he was ten years old,
Between the time after the coup and before the royal family left Sweden, they were held under house arrest. During that period, Queen Charlotte described him in her famous diary as an obedient and dutiful child with a great ability to learn. He was not haughty as his younger sister Princess Sophie, but humble. Rather, he seemed too quiet and too careful for his age. When Princess Sophie asked him why their father was no longer King, he told her that it was best not to talk about it. He asked no questions and did not appear to miss his father. After he was told that his father had been deposed, he acted embarrassed towards his mother. However, when she told him that he too had lost his position as heir, he cried and embraced her without a word. The announcement gave him much relief and happiness.[4][page needed]
In 1816, he assumed the title of
Marriage and issue
In 1828, he became engaged to Princess Marianne of the Netherlands, but political pressure forced an end to any wedding plans. On 9 November 1830, he married in Karlsruhe his first cousin Princess Louise Amelie of Baden (5 June 1811 in Schwetzingen – 19 July 1854 in Karlsruhe). They divorced in 1843. A son, Louis, was born in 1832 but died shortly after birth. Their daughter, Princess Carola, married the Catholic Albert, King of Saxony, but they had no issue.
Gustaf died on 5 August 1877. In 1884, his (and his infant son's) remains were moved to Stockholm, to be buried beside his father.
Honours
Awards
Sweden: Knight and Commander of the Order of the Seraphim, 9 November 1799
Baden:[7]
- Grand Cross of the House Order of Fidelity, 1811
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Zähringer Lion, 1815
Order of St. Hubert, 1825[8]
Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Royal Order of Leopold[9]
Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion[9]
Russian Empire:[9]
- Knight of the Order of St. Andrew
- Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
- Knight of the Order of St. Anna, 1st Class
Grand Duchy of Hesse:[10]
- Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 24 May 1836
- Grand Cross of the Order of Philip the Magnanimous, 18 June 1850
Kingdom of Hanover: Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order, 1838[11]
Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Order of the Rue Crown, 1847[12]
Kingdom of Prussia:[13]
- Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle, 2 November 1847[14]
- Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle, 1st Class
- Grand Commander of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
Brunswick: Grand Cross of the Order of Henry the Lion[13]
Kingdom of Greece: Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer[13]
Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion[13]
Austria-Hungary: Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephen, 1875[15]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ Archief- en bibliotheekwezen in België, ABB, 1992, p. 171
- ^ Almanach historique généalogique (in German), Perthes, 1842, p. 30
- ^ Johann Georg August Galletti; Johann Günther Friedrich Cannabich; Hermann Meynert (1840), Allgemeine Weltkunde, oder Encyklopädie für Geographie, Statistik und Staatengeschichte (in German), p. 349
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- ^ Coloman Rupprecht von Virtsolog (1871), Geschichte des k.k. 60. Linien-Infanterie-Regimentes gegenwärtig Gustav Prinz von Wasa (in German), k.k. Hof- u. Staatsdr., p. 241
- ^ The Scots Magazine ... Sands, Brymer, Murray and Cochran. 1825.
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1834), "Großherzogliche Orden" pp. 31, 49
- ^ Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern: 1846. Landesamt. 1846. p. 9.
- ^ a b c Almanacco imperiale reale della Lombardia. 1834. p. 176.
- ^ Hessen-Darmstadt (1871). Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Hessen: für das Jahr ... 1871. Staatsverl. pp. 8, 50.
- ^ Staat Hannover (1865). Hof- und Staatshandbuch für das Königreich Hannover: 1865. Berenberg. p. 75.
- ^ Staatshandbuch für den Freistaat Sachsen: 1865/66. Heinrich. 1866. p. 4.
- ^ a b c d "K.K. Heer: Feldmarschall-Lieutenants", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1876, p. 221, retrieved 4 July 2020
- ^ Liste der Ritter des Königlich Preußischen Hohen Ordens vom Schwarzen Adler (1851), "Von Seiner Majestät dem Könige Friedrich Wilhelm IV. ernannte Ritter" p. 23
- ^ "A Szent István Rend tagjai" Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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