Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland
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Prince Vilhelm of Sweden and Norway, (Carl Vilhelm Ludvig) (June 17, 1884 - June 5, 1965), Duke of Södermanland, was the second son of King Gustav V of Sweden and his Queen consort Victoria of Baden.
On May 3, 1908, Wilhelm married Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia. She was a daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia and Princess Alexandra of Greece. Her paternal grandparents were Emperor Alexander II of Russia and Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine. Her maternal grandparents were King George I of Greece and Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia.
Wilhelm and Maria had only one son: Prince Lennart, Duke of Småland and later Count Bernadotte af Wisborg (1909-2004). In his autobiography, Lennart tells of how his grandfather, the King, insisted that the servants call Maria by her correct style Your Imperial Highness, to some dismay of her husband, who was of course "only" a Royal Highness.
In 1904 Prince Wilhelm was appointed a Knight of the Norwegian lion by King Oscar II.
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Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland
Born: 17 June 1884 Died: 5 June 1965 |
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| Preceded by Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland |
Duke of Södermanland | Succeeded by not yet |
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