Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland
Prince Bertil | |||||
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Born | Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden | 28 February 1912||||
Died | 5 January 1997 Villa Solbacken, Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 84)||||
Burial | 13 January 1997 , Sweden | ||||
Spouse |
Lilian Davies (m. 1976) | ||||
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Margaret of Connaught | |||||
Religion | Church of Sweden |
Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (Bertil Gustaf Oskar Carl Eugén; 28 February 1912 – 5 January 1997), was a member of the
Early life
Bertil was born 28 February 1912 at Stockholm, as the fourth of five children born to Princess Margaret of Connaught and Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden. His siblings included:
The family lived in apartments at
Royal role
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Bertil was granted a very old dukedom, one that was bestowed in the
When the Act of Succession was changed in 1980, rights to the throne were restricted to Carl XVI Gustaf and his descendants; however, a special addendum was made for Bertil's case, so that he became third (and, after the birth of Princess Madeleine in 1982, fourth) in line to the throne.
Personal life
Bertil became a naval officer; and, during the
In 1943, Bertil had met his long-term partner,
Since his life with Craig was not official, Prince Bertil's single status meant he was suggested as a match for, among others,
Bertil was fond of cars, owning a rare
Prince Bertil was a keen supporter and practitioner of various sports, notably tennis and boules. In 1947, he was elected Chairman of both the Swedish Sports Confederation and Sweden's Olympic Committee. He was also a member of the fine-dining society La Chaine des Rotisseurs.
He died at his home the Villa Solbacken in Stockholm in 1997, with Princess Lilian at his side. Their grave is at the
Military ranks
4 October 1934: Acting Sub-Lieutenant (Fänrik)
1936: Acting Sub-Lieutenant (Underlöjtnant)
1937: Sub-Lieutenant (Löjtnant)
13 February 1942: Lieutenant
1 April 1948: Lieutenant commander
????: Commander
1952: Captain
1956: Rear Admiral
1956: Major General in the Army
1956: Major General in the Air Force
17 October 1969: Admiral
1969: General in the Army[6]
1969: General in the Air Force[7]
Honours
National Honours
Sweden:
- Royal Order of the Seraphim (1912)[8]
- (1912)
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword
- (1912)
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star
- (1912)
Knight of the Order of Charles XIII
- (1948)
Recipient of the King Gustaf V's Jubilee Commemorative Medal
- (1948)
Recipient of the King Gustaf V's Jubilee Commemorative Medal
- (1967)
Recipient of the King Gustaf VI Adolf's Commemorative Medal
- in gold of 18th size with chain (1969)
Recipient of the Illis quorum
- , 12th size gold medal with diamonds worn around the neck on a chain of gold (silver-gilt) (1987)
Recipient of the H. M. The King's Medal
- (1996)
Recipient of the King Carl XVI Gustaf's Jubilee Commemorative Medal I
Foreign honours
Argentina:
Belgium:
Chile:
Colombia:
- Order of Boyaca[12]
Denmark:
Egypt:
Estonia:
Ethiopia:
Finland:
France:
Germany:
Iraq:
Iran:
Iceland:
Italy:
Japan:
Mexico:
Netherlands:
Norway:
Peru:
Portugal:
- Order of Christ[10]
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha:
Spain:
Thailand:
United Kingdom:
United States:
- (4 June 1948)
Commander of the Legion of Merit
Venezuela:
Yugoslavia:
- Order of the Yugoslav Great Star (29 March 1976)[17]
Arms
On his creation as Duke of Halland, Prince Bertil was granted use of a coat of arms based on the Arms of Dominion of Sweden, with the arms of Halland in the third quarter.
Ancestry
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References
- ^ "Queen Ingrid of Denmark". Daily Telegraph. 8 Nov 2000.
- ^ "HRH Princess Lilian of Sweden". Daily Telegraph. 10 Mar 2013.
- ^ "H R H The Princess Margaret". Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Originally the property of HRH Prince Bertil of Sweden 1952 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupé". Bonhams.
- ^ "Restoring HRH Prince Bertil of Sweden's Corvette". GM Heritage.
- ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1970). Sveriges statskalender. 1970 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 392.
- ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1970). Sveriges statskalender. 1970 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 428.
- SELIBR 8364835.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1955 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1955. p. 127.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Besök på ordenssalarna". www.phaleristica.com (in Swedish). 8 June 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1940 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1940. p. 5.
- ^ a b c d e Sveriges statskalender för året 1950 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1950. p. 5.
- ^ a b c Sveriges statskalender för året 1955 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1955. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer" [Awards of medals and medals]. www.kongehuset.no (in Norwegian). Royal Court of Norway. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- Royal Thai Government Gazette (28 December 1960). "แจ้งความสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์" (PDF) (in Thai). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2015. Retrieved 2019-05-08.)
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(help - ^ "Många ordnar utdelade vid drottningbesöket" [Many orders awarded at the Queen's visit]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 9 June 1956. p. A13. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Visit of Sweden and official dinner". Retrieved 16 December 2020.
External links
- at Wikimedia Commons
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