Franz Gustav of Sweden
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Franz Gustav Oscar (born June 18, 1827 at Haga Castle , Solna , Sweden ; † September 24, 1852 in Kristiania ( Oslo ), Norway ) was a Swedish prince , Duke of Uppland and composer . He was the second son of King Oskar I with Joséphine de Beauharnais .
Life
Like his brothers Karl and Oskar , who later both became kings, Gustav received a good education, initially from private tutors and later at Uppsala University . In 1846 he became an honorary member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences . Since 1850 he has owned Stjärnsund Castle , which he had renovated.
Prince Gustav was given the honorary name "Singer Prince" because he has so far shown the greatest musical talent of all the members of the House of Bernadotte . He studied with Adolf Fredrik Lindblad and became an excellent pianist and singer. About 50 of his compositions, which he published under the pseudonym G ****, have survived, including marches and art songs. Two of these works, Studentsången (“student song ”) and Vårsången (“spring song ”), are often found in the program of Swedish male choirs today. The lyrics to both songs were written by the poet Herman Sätherberg . Especially as a student in Uppsala , Franz Gustav is said to have sung a lot together with his brothers or with invited students.
Movie
The film Prins Gustaf , shot in 1944 and in which Alf Kjellin played the title role, tells a love story between Prince Gustav and a middle-class girl.
ancestors
| Henri Bernadotte (1711–1780) | |||||||||||||
| Charles XIV. John King of Sweden (1763–1844) | |||||||||||||
| Jeanne de Saint Vincent (1728–1809) | |||||||||||||
| Oskar I, King of Sweden (1799-1859) | |||||||||||||
| François Clary (1725–1797) | |||||||||||||
| Désirée Clary (1777-1860) | |||||||||||||
| Françoise-Rose Somis (1737-1815) | |||||||||||||
| Franz Gustav of Sweden | |||||||||||||
| Alexandre de Beauharnais , (1760–1794) | |||||||||||||
| Eugène de Beauharnais (1781-1824) | |||||||||||||
| Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763-1814) | |||||||||||||
| Joséphine de Beauharnais Jr. (1807–1876) | |||||||||||||
| Maximilian I Joseph King of Bavaria (1756–1825) | |||||||||||||
| Auguste of Bavaria (1788-1851) | |||||||||||||
| Auguste Wilhelmine of Hessen-Darmstadt (1765–1796) | |||||||||||||
Web link
- Prins Gustaf on militarmusiksamfundet.com
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Franz Gustav of Sweden |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Franz Gustav Oskar Prince of Sweden Duke of Uppland |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish Prince, Duke of Uppland and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hagapark # Haga Castle , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 24, 1852 |
| Place of death | Kristiania ( Oslo ), Norway |