Madeleine of Sweden
Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine, Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (born June 10, 1982 on Lovön in the municipality of Ekerö ) is the youngest daughter of King Carl XVI. Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia . She is seventh in line to the Swedish throne .
Life
childhood and education
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Princess Madeleine was born on June 10, 1982 at Drottningholm Palace and baptized on August 31, 1982. Godparents were, among others, Princess Benedigte of Denmark , a cousin of her father's side, and Andreas Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , a cousin of her father's side.
Princess Madeleine started preschool at Församling Västerled in 1985 . In August 1989 she moved to the primary school Smedslättsskolan in Bromma , then to the Carlssons school in Stockholm 's Östermalm district . From 1998 to 2001 she attended Enskilda Gymnasium.
After finishing her education in 2001, she spent some time after London to where English study. From 2002 she took courses in law and architecture . In the fall of 2003 she completed an internship in which she dealt with architecture and furniture design. Since 2003 she was enrolled at Stockholm University , where she studied art history , history and ethnology . In January 2006 Madeleine successfully completed her studies.
Since 2006 she has been enrolled in a postgraduate course in Organizational Management and Leadership at Stockholm University in preparation for her employment in international humanitarian work. In 2006 she completed an internship at UNICEF in New York City .
Relationships, marriage and family
Princess Madeleine was in a relationship with the Swedish lawyer Jonas Claes Bergström from late 2002 to April 2010. In 2006 the princess lived with Bergström for six months in New York City . The couple got engaged on June 12, 2009 on the Italian island of Capri. The engagement was announced on August 11, 2009. On April 24, 2010, the Swedish royal court announced the termination of the engagement after it became known that Bergström had an affair with the Norwegian handball player Tora Uppstrøm Berg .
On October 25, 2012, her engagement to Christopher O'Neill , a British-American businessman, was announced. The wedding was celebrated on June 8, 2013 in the Castle Church of the Royal Palace in Stockholm and was broadcast by many television stations.
The couple has three children:
- Princess Leonore Lilian Maria , Duchess of Gotland (born February 20, 2014 in New York City ).
- Prince Nicolas Paul Gustaf , Duke of Ångermanland (born June 15, 2015 in Danderyd ).
- Princess Adrienne Josephine Alice , Duchess of Blekinge (born March 9, 2018 in Danderyd )
Princess Madeleine is the godmother of her nephews, Prince Oscar , the son of her sister Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, as well as Prince Gabriel , the second son of her brother, Prince Carl Philip and his wife Princess Sofia .
Official duties
Princess Madeleine is committed to protecting children, especially from sexual exploitation. She has supervised several projects in this area.
The princess sponsors the Min Stora Dag (My Big Day) foundation , which enables sick children to dream big.
Since moving to New York in May 2010, Madeleine has also been working for the World Childhood Foundation founded by her mother .
After living in London for some time, Princess Madeleine has been living with her family in Florida in the USA since summer 2018. and continues to work for the World Childhood Foundation from there.
Titles, coats of arms, medals and honors
title
- Her Royal Highness Madeleine, Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
- ( Swedish : Hennes Kungliga Höghet Madeleine, Prinsessa av Sverige, Hertiginna av Hälsingland och Gästrikland)
coat of arms
The coat of arms is quartered by a narrow golden paw cross and has a heart shield .
The heart shield is split. Right in blue and red, divided diagonally to the right by a silver sloping bar with a golden wasa streak . At the top left in blue a golden eagle soaring to the right , above which the constellation “Big Dipper” with seven golden stars hovers. Below is a roof-shaped silver bridge with two tinned towers, which stands on a middle, large and two smaller passages, above a silver field cut with silver waves.
In the first and fourth fields in blue three (2: 1) set golden crowns (for the small imperial coat of arms of Sweden ). In the second field is in blue, on three silver obliquely left wave beams a golden rotgezungter and -bewehrter winning gold, Leo ( Folkunger Coat of Arms). The third field is divided vertically and shows the coats of arms of Hälsingland and Gästrikland.
On the shield rests a golden, five-pointed prince's crown with lace pearls and a blue cap with gold crowns. Between the tips there are black wasagarrows placed vertically.
Orders and honors
Successful lawsuit against the gossip press
Due to numerous untruthful reports about her private life, Madeleine von Sweden, represented by attorney Matthias Prinz , successfully sued Sonnenverlag , which belongs to the Klambt media group, for compensation for pain and suffering for violating her personal rights. The Hamburg Higher Regional Court awarded her 400,000 euros in July 2009, the highest amount ever won before a German court in a press law case.
ancestors
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Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn |
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany |
Duke |
Carl Louis Sommerlath (1834–1897) |
Johann Waldau (1828–1896) |
Joaquim Floriano de Toledo (1842-?) |
Emiliano Baptista Soares (1852–1914) |
| Great grandparents |
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Duke |
Louis Moritz Sommerlath (1860–1930) |
Arthur Floriano de Toledo (1873–1935) |
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| Grandparents |
Hereditary Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden , Duke of Västerbotten (1906–1947) |
Walther Sommerlath (1901–1990) |
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Madeleine of Sweden |
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Web links
- HKH Prinsessan Madeleine biografi. Royal Swedish website, accessed 9 September 2013 (Swedish).
- Official Facebook page of HRH Princess Madeleine of Sweden. Princess Madeleine's Facebook page, accessed September 5, 2013 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Princess Madeleine finally engaged, n-tv, August 11, 2009
- ^ Prinsessan Madeleine and Mr. Jonas Bergström går skilda vägar. Royal Swedish website, April 24, 2010, accessed June 8, 2013 (Swedish).
- ↑ Mr. Christopher O'Neill's biografi. Royal Swedish website, accessed June 8, 2013 (Swedish).
- ^ Prinsessan Madeleine och Herr Christopher O'Neill förlovade. Royal Swedish website, October 25, 2012, accessed June 8, 2013 (Swedish).
- ^ Vigsel mellan Prinsessan Madeleine och Herr Christopher O'Neill. Royal Swedish website, 23 December 2012, accessed 8 June 2013 (Swedish).
- ↑ Article on focus.de , accessed on February 26, 2014
- ^ Communicé från Riksmarskalken (Swedish) , Announcement from the Marshal of the Realm (English)
- ↑ “Prinsessan Madeleine nedkom med ein son / Princess Madeleine gave birth to a son”, website of the Swedish royal family (Swedish / English), June 15, 2015
- ↑ These are the godparents of Prince Oscar of Sweden. Retrieved July 16, 2016 .
- ↑ Princess Madeleine moves to the USA with her family. Retrieved December 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Photo gallery on www.theroyalforums.com
- ^ Latvian state visit to Sweden (2005), gala dinner, photo by Princess Madeleine
- ↑ Photo on a fansite ( http://www.madeleine-sweden.com/ )
- ^ Website of the Swedish royal family (Swedish), state visit of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg in Sweden, gala dinner on April 15, 2008
- ↑ Photo of the PPE agency taken at a gala dinner (photo gallery)
- ↑ cl: Princess Madeleine: 400,000 euros for a duck. In: Zeit Online. July 30, 2009, accessed September 30, 2015 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Prince Gabriel | Swedish succession to the throne | Princess Leonore |
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| SURNAME | Madeleine of Sweden |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish princess, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Drottningholm Palace , Ekerö (municipality) |