Gunnila Bernadotte

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Gunnila Bernadotte (2013)
Prince Bernadotte in the nobility of Luxembourg

Gunnila Marta Louise Bernadotte af Wisborg (at times Bussler, née Wachtmeister von Johannishus, born May 12, 1923 in Stockholm ; † September 12, 2016 ) was a Swedish countess and a member of the Swedish royal family by marriage .

Life

Gunnila Marta Louise Bernadotte af Wisborg came from the Swedish aristocracy. She was born as the daughter of Count Nils Wachtmeister af Johannishus (1891-1960) and his wife Märta de Geer af Leufsta (1896-1976). On October 31, 1942, she married the director Carl-Herman Bussler (1918–1981), with whom she had three children. On September 29, 1988 she married the also widowed Count Carl Johan Bernadotte (1916–2012), the youngest son of King Gustav VI. Adolf and uncle of King Carl XVI. Gustaf . It was the second marriage for both of them.

On July 2, 1951, Carl Johan Bernadotte, his wife and their legitimate descendants were knighted by Grand Duchess Charlotte in Luxembourg . Carl Johan Bernadotte then called himself Carl Johan Arthur Prince Bernadotte and Compte de Wisborg. This was interpreted as meaning that his wife had since then had the right to call herself a princess , like great-aunt Ebba Bernadotte . The counts and countesses Bernadotte af Wisborg belonged to the unregistered nobility in Sweden.

As a member of the royal family, Gunnila Bernadotte regularly took part in family celebrations (throne jubilees, weddings, funerals) of the Swedish royal family. She was u. a. present at the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden to Daniel Westling (2010) and, also after the death of Carl Johan Bernadotte, at the wedding of Madeleine of Sweden (2013).

Gunnila Bernadotte has received several awards. Among other things, she wore the Grand Cross of the Dannebrog Order and the Wasa Order .

She died on September 12, 2016. Her death was announced on September 13, 2016 in an official press release from the Swedish royal family. King Carl XVI. Gustaf praised Gunnila Bernadotte as "a dear, close and loyal friend of our family, whose death represents a great loss".

Death reports and obituaries appeared in all the major Swedish and Scandinavian newspapers and magazines. The tabloids referred to her as the "great old lady" of the Swedish royal family.

literature

  • Sweden dödbok 1901–2009 Swedish Death Index 1901–2009 (version 5.0). Solna, Sweden: The Swedish Genealogical Association. 2010. ISBN 978-91-87676-59-8
  • His Uddling, Katrin Pääbo (ed.): Wer ist / Swedish biographical manual, 1993, DSW Publishing, Uppsala 1992, p. 120.
  • Memorial du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg November 48, Government of Luxembourg, August 13, 1951 Article of July 18, 1951
  • Who's who: Norrland, additions, registers in 1968 rode Åke Davidsson, publisher Who is Who, Stockholm 1968

Web links

Commons : Gunnila Bernadotte af Wisborg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mémorial du Grand Duché de Luxembourg . ( Memento of the original from July 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 81 kB) August 13, 1951, p. 1135 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.legilux.public.lu
  2. ↑ Grevinnan Gunnila Bernadotte har avlidit . Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ a b c d In Memoriam: Countess Gunnila Bernadotte af Wisborg Obituary and photos. The Court Jeweler, September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016
  4. ↑ Guest list to Victoria och Daniels bröllop ( Memento of the original from September 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Guest list. Nyhetsverket , June 17, 2010; accessed on September 21, 2016 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nyhetsverket.se
  5. ↑ a b Grevinnan Gunnila Bernadotte har avlidit Official press release of the Swedish royal family of September 13, 2016. Accessed on September 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ Grevinnan Gunnila Bernadotte har avlidit in: Aftonbladet of September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016
  7. ↑ Gunnila Bernadotte har avlidit - blev 93 år in: Expressen of September 13, 2016. Accessed on September 19, 2016
  8. ↑ Grevinnan Gunnila Bernadotte har avlidit . In: Svensk Damtidning , September 12, 2016; accessed on September 21, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Bernadotte, Gunnila
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bernadotte af Wisborg, Gunnila; Bussler, Gunnila; Constable from Johannishus, Gunnila
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish countess
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockholm , Sweden
DATE OF DEATH September 12, 2016