Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
| Princess Sibylla of Sweden | |
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| Duchess of Västerbotten | |
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| Princess Sibylla in the 1930s | |
| Spouse | Prince Gustav Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten |
| Issue | |
| Princess Margaretha Princess Birgitta Princess Désirée Princess Christina Carl XVI Gustaf |
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| Full name | |
| Swedish:Sibylla German: Sibylla |
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| HRH Princess Sibyl of Sweden, Duchess of Västerbotten HH Princess Sibyl of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess in Saxony |
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| Royal house | |
| Father | Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| Mother | Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein |
| Born | 18 January 1908 |
| Died | 28 November 1972 (aged 64) |
Princess Sibylla of Sweden, Duchess of Västerbotten (born Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess in Saxony); 18 January 1908 – 28 November 1972) was the wife of Prince Gustav Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten.
Early life
Princess Sibylla Calma Maria Alice Bathildis Feodora was the daughter of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein, a daughter of Princess Caroline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Augustenburg and Duke Frederick Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Glücksburg, and from an ancient Scandinavian princely house. Through her father she was a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Her grandfather was Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, the 4th son of Queen Victoria.
Marriage
In 1932, Sibylla married her second-cousin Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Västerbotten. Gustaf Adolf was the eldest son of Crown Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden (later Gustav VI Adolf) and Princess Margaret of Connaught, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Both Sibylla and Gustaf Adolf were great grandchildren of Queen Victoria. Sibylla never became crown princess herself since her husband died before his grandfather (King Gustav V).
At the time of Sibylla's marriage to the Swedish prince, the Swedish press reported that Sibylla, like her father who became a known Nazi sympathizer, was once a member of the German Nazi Party.[1]
Later life
Sibylla was widowed, when, in 1947, Gustaf Adolf died in an aeroplane accident at Copenhagen Airport in Denmark. Their son, Carl Gustaf, became second-in-line to the throne at the age of one year, and later Crown Prince at the age of four. Sibylla died of cancer before her son ascended the throne.
After her late husband's stepmother, Queen Louise of Sweden, died in 1965, Sibylla became the senior royal Princess of Sweden, acting in a supporting role for her father-in-law, King Gustav VI Adolf.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles
- 1908-1932: Her Highness Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess in Saxony
- 1932-1972: Her Royal Highness Princess Sibylla of Sweden, Duchess of Västerbotten
Issue
Sibylla and Gustaf Adolf had five children:
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Princess Margaretha | 1934 | married, 1964, John Kenneth Ambler; had issue | |
| Princess Birgitta of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | 1937 | married, 1961, Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen; had issue | |
| Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld | 1938 | married, 1964, Baron Nils-August Otto Carl Niclas Silfverschiöld; had issue | |
| Princess Christina | 1943 | married, 1974, Tord Gösta Magnuson; had issue | |
| Carl XVI Gustaf | 1946 | married, 1976, Silvia Sommerlath; had issue |
Ancestry in Sweden
| Styles
of Princess Sibylla of Sweden |
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| Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
Through Sibylla, her son, Carl XVI Gustaf, is a direct descendant of medieval Swedish high nobility lords of Oxenstierna, av Agnetorp, Boberg, Sparre av Salsta, Tillbakaseende Ulv, Lejonbalk, av Frössvik, av Benhamra, av Aspenäs, av Viby, av Ymseborg, Vingad Pil, av Rickeby, Scherembeke på Öland, Likvidssönerna, Puke, Bielke, Gren, av Skylvalla, Trolle, Lejonansikte av Njudung, Bonde-Puke, Hama, Sandbro, Snakenborg, "Lejon" av Loholm (Ulvåsa), "Lejon" av Boberg, av Jorchastad, Finsta, Gädda, Hammersta, Barun, Balk av Strand, Örnfot, av Ervalla, "Lejon" Aranäs, Griphuvud, Gyllenstierna, Natt och Dag, Sture, royal Bonde, Sparre av Aspnäs, Lejonbjälke, Sparre of Tofta, Tre Klöverblad av Tofta, Tyrhoved (Tjurhuvud), Liljebalk, av Vinstorp, Grip av Vinäs, Stjärna, Litle-Galen, Sparre of Ellinge, Thott, Baner, av Årby, av Länna, av Aboö, Kasi, Röd, Ekeblad of Hedaker, av Forstena, Öra and Leijonhufvud as well as first counts of Count Sture, Tre Rosor Count of Bogesund and Enköping; and Oxenstierna Counts of Korsholma and Vaasa. Also from the sister of Saint Bridget of Sweden, whose name was given to Sibylla's second daughter, Princess Birgitta of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Sibylla was descended from Countess Frederica of Dohna-Schlobitten, great-great-granddaughter of Count Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna (1586-1656), kinsman of Queen Christina I of Sweden.
Being on the other hand also a direct descendant of Countess Louise Sofie Danneskiold-Samsoe (1796-1867), Duchess Consort of Slesvig-Holstein, means that Sibylla and Carl Gustaf descend from Louise Sofie's forefathers, particularly all sorts of medieval Scanian nobility; Families such as Bragde, Lange, Friis, Krag, Hoeg Banner, Billde, Podebusk, Sehested, Reedtz, Lunge, Basse, Krabbe, Kaas, Norby, Juel, Grubbe, Rud, Bjelke, Ulfeldt, Huitfeldt, Trolle af Lilloe, Thott af Härlöv, Ulfstand, Urup av Ugerup and Skovgaard are numbered among her Scandinavian ancestors.
References
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