Nicolas of Sweden

Nicolas Paul Gustaf, Prince of Sweden, Duke of Ångermanland (born June 15, 2015 in Danderyd ) is the second child of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill . His older sister is Princess Leonore of Sweden . His younger sister, Princess Adrienne of Sweden , was born on March 9, 2018. Prince Nicolas is ninth in the Swedish line of succession .

Life

Birth & Baptism

Swedish royal family

HM Konung Carl XVI. Gustaf HM Drottning Silvia HKH Crown Princess Victoria HKH Prins Daniel HKH Prinsessan Estelle HKH Prins Oscar HKH Prins Carl Philip HKH Prinsessan Sofia Prins Alexander Prins Gabriel HKH Prinsessan Madeleine Princess Leonore Prins Nicolas Princess Adrienne HKH Princess Birgitta

Prince Nicolas was on 15 June 2015, the hospital Danderyds Sjukhus in the municipality Danderyd north of Stockholm born. He weighed 3080 grams and was 49 cm tall. At a conselj convened on June 17, 2015 , King Carl Gustaf announced that he should bear the name Nicolas Paul Gustaf, Nicolas being the nickname. On the same occasion he was made Duke of Ångermanland . Ångermanland has never been a duchy before. Earlier on June 17th, the birth of the member of the Swedish royal family was confirmed by witnesses. Witnesses were the President of the Reichstag Urban Ahlin , the Prime Minister Stefan Löfven , Reichsmarschall Svante Lindqvist and Statsfru Kirstine von Blixen-Finecke.

On October 11, 2015, Prince Nicolas was baptized by Archbishop Antje Jackelén in the church at Drottningholm Palace . Godparents were Prince Carl Philip , Princess Madeleine's girlfriend Katarina von Horn, Princess Madeleine's cousin Gustaf Magnuson, Chris O'Neill's brother-in-law Henry d'Abo, his sister Natascha Countess von Abensperg and Traun née Loeb and his friend Marco Wajselfisz.

Position in the royal family

On October 7, 2019, King Carl XVI signed Gustaf decided that the children of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine will no longer be part of the royal family, but only part of the royal family. This means that they lose the title of royal highness. The title of Duke or Duchess is unaffected. This does not change the line of succession either. The decision stems from the fact that the royal house should be limited to people who perform public duties on behalf of the king. Since this will not be expected of the children of Carl Philip and Madeleine in the future either, they are now regarded as private individuals and can later accept a job or pursue an economic activity, which they would not have been able to do as members of the royal family. Prince Carl Philip said they support the decision and see it positively, as it gives his children more freedom of choice. Princess Madeleine also expressed her support for the decision and emphasized that this had been planned for a long time and that it would give her children the opportunity to shape their lives as private individuals.

Orders and honors

year	Country	Orders / decorations
October 11, 2015	Sweden	Royal Order of Seraphines
June 15, 2015	Sweden	Order of Charles XIII

Title and predicate

• Until October 6, 2019: HRH Nicolas, Prince of Sweden, Duke of Ångermanland

( Swedish : Hans Kungliga Höghet Nicolas, Prins av Sverige, Hertig av Ångermanland )

• Since October 7, 2019: Nicolas, Prince of Sweden, Duke of Ångermanland

( Swedish : Nicolas, Prins av Sverige, Hertig av Ångermanland )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Prinsessparets son
2. ^ HKH Prins Nicolas Paul Gustaf, hertig av Ångermanland
3. ↑ Godparents of Prince Nicolas of Sweden on the court's homepage (Swedish)
4. ^ Godparents of Prince Nicolas of Sweden (Aftonbladet, Swedish)
5. ↑ Förändringar inom Det Kungl. Huset (Swedish)
6. ↑ Expressen: Kungens beslut: Barnen utesluts från kungahuset , October 7, 2019

predecessor	Office	successor
Princess Leonore	Swedish succession to the throne	Princess Adrienne