Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke

Prince Eugen Duke of Närke Full name Eugén Napoleon Nicolaus Father Oscar II Mother Sofia of Nassau Born 1 August 1865(1865-08-01) Drottningholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden Died 17 August 1947(1947-08-17) (aged 82) Waldemarsudde, Stockholm, Sweden

Swedish Royalty House of Bernadotte Charles XIV John Children    Oscar I Oscar I Children    Charles XV    Gustaf, Duke of Upland    Oscar II    Princess Eugenie    August, Duke of Dalarna Charles XV Children    Lovisa, Queen of Denmark    Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland Oscar II Children    Gustaf V    Oscar, Duke of Gotland    Eugén, Duke of Närke    Carl, Duke of Västergötland Grandchildren    Princess Margaretha    Märtha, Crown Princess of Norway    Astrid, Queen of Belgium    Carl, Duke of Östergötland Gustaf V Children    Gustaf VI Adolf    Vilhelm, Duke of Södermanland    Erik, Duke of Västmanland Gustaf VI Adolf Children    Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten    Sigvard, Duke of Uppland    Ingrid, Queen of Denmark    Bertil, Duke of Halland    Carl Johan, Duke of Dalarna Grandchildren    Princess Margaretha    Princess Birgitta    Princess Désirée    Princess Christina    Carl XVI Gustaf Carl XVI Gustaf Children    Crown Princess Victoria    Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland    Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland

Prince Eugen Napoleon Nicolaus of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Närke (Drottningholm, 1 August 1865^[1] – Drottningholm, 17 August 1947^[1]) was the youngest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway.

He was a famous painter, art collector and patron of artists. His residence, Waldemarsudde, on Djurgården in Stockholm, is now an art museum.^[2] On 21 January 1904 Prince Eugen was appointed a Knight of the Norwegian Lion by King Oscar II.^[3]

Ancestry

References

1. ^ ^{a b} thePeerage.com - Person Page 10341
2. ^ Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde | Prins Eugen Art Museum Stockholm
3. ^ kongehuset.no - The Order of the Norwegian Lion

External links

• Royal House of Sweden and Royal House of Norway^{[dead link]}

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