Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland
| Prince Gustaf | |||||
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| Duke of Uppland | |||||
Solna , Sweden | |||||
| Died | 24 September 1852 (aged 25) Christiania Palace, Sweden-Norway | ||||
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| House | Bernadotte | ||||
| Father | Oscar I of Sweden | ||||
| Mother | Josephine of Leuchtenberg | ||||
Prince Gustaf of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Uppland (Frans Gustaf Oscar, 18 June 1827 – 24 September 1852), also known officially as Gustav, was the second son of
Prince (from 1844 Crown Prince) Charles
.
Life
During his childhood he was placed in the care of the royal governess countess Christina Ulrika Taube.[1]
He was a trained musician and under the artist's name of G***** a well known
Walpurgis night.[2]
From 1844 until his death in 1852, Gustaf was second-in-line to the Swedish and Norwegian thrones, during most of his father's reign. On 11 February 1846, he was made an honorary member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, on the same day as his brother Charles.
He died from typhoid fever.
He was portrayed by Alf Kjellin in Prince Gustaf, a 1944 film about certain aspects of the prince's life.
Honours and arms
Honours
- Sweden-Norway: Knight of the Order of Charles XIII, 22 March 1849[3]
Arms
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Arms of Prince Gustaf from 1827 to 1844 -
Arms of Prince Gustaf after 1844
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Ancestry
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References
- ^ Gustaf Elgenstierna, Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor.
- Swedish Royal Court. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Utländske Riddare". Konung Carl XVI:s orden: biografiska anteckningar (in Swedish). 2000.
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