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Princess Margaret of Connaught, Margaret Victoria Charlotte Augusta Norah Wettin ( January 15, 1882 - May 1, 1920), Crown Princess of Sweden, was the daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and his wife, the Princess Luise Marguerite of Prussia, and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. A princess of Great Britain and Ireland, she was nicknamed Daisy.She became the first wife of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, later Gustav VI Adolf, on June 15, 1905. When Gustaf Adolf's father Gustav V acceeded to the throne as King in 1907, the couple became Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Sweden. In Sweden she was known as Margaretha.
Their children were:
- Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Westrobothnia ( 1906Events January 8 Landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20 January 31 Earthquake in Ecuador (8. 6 in Richter scale) February 11 Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos''. February 15 Representatives of the Labour Representation Committee in t- 1947Events January January 1 British mines nationalized January 1 Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 Proceedings of the United States Congress are televised for the first time. January 10 United Na)
- Prince SigvardPrince Sigvard of Sweden (1907-2002), Duke of Uplandia, was the second son of King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden. In 1934 he married Erica Patzek, a commoner, and due not having acquired consent for the marriage from the monarch he lost his princely title and, Duke of UplandiaUplandia or Uppland is a historical Province or Landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders to Sudermannia, Westmannia and Gestricia. It is also bounded by lake Malaren and the Baltic sea. Counties For current affairs see: Uppsala County, Stockhol, later Count Sigvard Bernadotte af WisborgFour persons have been created Count Bernadotte af Wisborg in the Luxembourg nobility, all of whom were members of the Swedish Royal House of Bernadotte, to which the Grand Duke of Luxembourg is closely related. The princes in question had all lost their ( 1907- 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom)
- Princess IngridIngrid of Sweden Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta ( March 28, 1910 November 7, 2000) was the queen consort of King Frederick IX of Denmark. She was the third child of King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught., later Queen of DenmarkKongeriget Danmark ( In Detail) Motto of the Queen: Guds hjaelp, Folkets kaerlighed, Danmarks styrke (English: God's help, the love of the people, Denmark's strength) Official language Danish Capital Copenhagen Kobenhavn Monarch Margrethe II Prime Ministe ( 1910- 2000)
- Prince Bertil, Duke of Hallandia ( 1912- 1997)
- Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Dalecarlia, later Count Carl Johan Bernadotte af Wisborg ( 1916- 2003)
Connaught, Princess Margaret of
Connaught, Princess Margaret of
