SWEDISH ROYAL DUKES & DUCHESSES.
Son of: Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden & Margaret of Connaught.
His lover was:
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| Lilian May Davies Duchess of Halland |
Lilian May Davies (1915-2013)
Lover in 1943.
Welsh fashion model.
Daughter of: William John Davies & Gladys Mary Curran.
Wife of:
Wife of:
1. Walter Ivan Craig (1912-1994), Scottish actor, mar 1940, div 1947
2. Bertil of Sweden, Duke of Halland, mar 1976
"It was at this time that Kay made friends with Lilian Davies, a young singer and dancer from Wales. The girls roomed together, hit every London nightspot they could. Lilian could go on to have a life as exciting as Kay's: she married actor Ian Craig, then in 1943 began a lifelong love affair with the dashing Prince Bertil of Sweden. Bertil---like Edward VIII---could not marry without losing his throne (actually, his potential regency to his nephew). But Lilian---unlike Wallis Simpson---gracefully stepped aside. The two finally wed in 1976, and Kay's pal became Princess Lilian of Sweden." (The Brief, Madcap Life of Kay Kendall)
"Her first marriage, to the actor Ivan Craig, was what she herself described as a typical wartime marriage, which was dissolved in 1947. She met Prince Bertil of Sweden in London in 1943, but by marrying her he would forfeit his right to the Swedish throne. This he was prepared to do and two of his three brothers had already done so by the time the eldest brother, Prince Gustaf Adolf, was killed in a plane crash in 1947. This left Prince Bertil as the only possible regent for his infant nephew, the current King Carl XVI Gustaf, in the all too likely event of his succeeding his grandfather on the throne before reaching his majority. . . ." (Trond Noren Isaksen)
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| Carl Philip, Duke of Varmland |
(1997-Present)
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Husband of: Sofia Hellqvist, mar 2015.
"Emma Pernald, the ex-girlfriend of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, was the prince's constant companion for ten years, and much loved by the royal family. It came as a surprise then when Carl Philip, who is set to marry Sofia Hellqvist next weekend, said he had never felt the "magic of love" before meeting his new fiancée. "It was strange to hear that," said Emma, speaking to Swedish publication Aftonbladet. "I felt love in the ten years that we shared together." The pair met when Carl Philip was 19 and throughout their ten-year relationship, Emma became known as the pretty and popular "girl from Gothenburg" in the media. In 2002, the couple moved in together, which led royal watchers to believe that Emma and Carl Philip would eventually marry. From day one, the pretty brunette was warmly received by the royal family and in 2006 Emma was one of the select invited guests to attend King Carl XVI Gustaf's 60th birthday party. Emma was also very close to Carl Philip's sisters, Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Madeleine. When she and the prince decided to split in March 2009 – something that was a mutual decision – Victoria and Madeleine were said to have encouraged their brother to resume the romance. Emma, who worked in PR while she dated the prince, is now happily married to Tomas Jonson and is a doting mum to Arthur and August. She works at advertising agency McCANN, and wanted to make clear that she felt no bitterness towards her ex-boyfriend. When she heard that Carl Philip had proposed to 30-year-old model Sofia, Emma, who still remains on amicable terms with the royal, congratulated him wholeheartedly." (Hello)
Duke of Ostergorland
1750-1803
Regent of Sweden
1793 & 1794.
His lovers were:
1. Euphrosyne Löf (1772-1828)
Lover in 1795-1800.
Swedish dancer & actress
Daughter of: Johan Gottfrid Lof & Catharina Charlotta Stalhammar.
2) Margareta Lovisa Wrangel (1763-1787)
Lover in 1780.
"In 1780 Duke Fredrik Adolf fell in love with Margareta Lovisa Wrangel. He was given permission to marry her but soon tired of her and ended the relationship. Instead he returned to Sophie Hagman. . . ." (Marie Steinrud @skbk.se)
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| Sophie Hagman 1780s @Wikipedia |
3) Sophie Hagman (1758-1826)
Lover in 1778-1793.
Swedish ballet dancer.
"Ballerinas of low birth entertained by royalty were not a uniquely French phenomenon. Sophie Hagman (1758-1826), a dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet, entered the world poor as the daughter of a gamekeeper and rose to become the official royal mistress to Prince Frederick Adolf of Sweden. . . ." (Ballerina: Sex, Scandal, and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection: 19)
"Sophie Hagman’s career as a ballet dancer was not a lengthy one. On 24 April 1775 she performed in Pierre de La Garde’s ballet Aeglé and in 1776 she was in Francesco Antonia Uttini’s opera Aline, drottning av Golconda. Sophie Hagman was still referred to as ‘figurantska’, namely a dancer, at the Kungliga Opera in 1778. It is likely that that was the year her relationship with Duke Fredrik Adolf began as she very soon stopped dancing after that. One year later she was living with the duke at Kina castle at Drottningholm. In January of the following year, 1780, she was presented to the Crown Prince (future King Gustaf III) at Gripsholm." (Marie Steinrud @skbk.se)
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| Prince Magnus of Sweden, c1580 |
(1542-1595)
1555-1595
His lovers were:
1) Anna von Haubitz (d.1572)
Lover in 1567.
Natural offspring:
Helena Gyllenhielm (1572-1630) mar to Wollmar Yxkull, Lord Chamberlain to Carl IX of Sweden
2) Valborg Eriksdottar (1545-1580)
Lover in 1560-1567.
2) Valborg Eriksdottar (1545-1580)
Lover in 1560-1567.
"Valborg belonged to a family of servants who worked at the royal palace in Stockholm. At the age of twelve she was a maid to Queen Katarina Stenbock, third wife of Gustav I of Sweden.
Natural offspring:
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| Lucretia Magnusdotter |
3) Unnamed woman.
Natural offspring:
a. Virginia
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| Vadstena Castle, Sweden |
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| Vadstena Castle, Sweden |
"The reconstruction from fortress into a habitable castle began in the 1550s, when prince Magnus became Duke of Östergötland. Duke Magnus suffered from mental illness and was the only son of Gustav I who didn't eventually become king of Sweden. Magnus died in 1595 and is buried in the church of nearby Vadstena Abbey." (Wikipedia)
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| Vilhelm of Sweden Duke of Sodermanland |
(1884-1965)
Son of: Gustav V of Sweden & Viktoria von Baden
Husband of: Maria Pavlovna of Russia, mar 1908, div 1914.
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| Jeanne-Leocadie de Tramcourt |
His lover was:
Jeanne-Leocadie de Tramcourt (1875-1952)
Lover in 1914-1952.
"Wilhelm had a relationship, which was not publicly known, with Jeanne de Tramcourt from that year until 1952. They lived together for more than 30 years on the estate Stenhammar near Flen. This was at a time when cohabitation was very unusual and not officially allowed to occur among royalty. Jeanne de Tramcourt was therefore called his 'hostess' at Stenhammar. On January 2, 1952, she died in a car accident in a snowstorm near Stjärnhov in Södermanland, when they were on their way to Stenhammar after visiting Wilhelm's son Lennart. Wilhelm was driving when the accident took place. After this tragedy, he is said never to have recovered." (Wikipedia)
(1916-2012)
Duke of Dalarna
His lover was:
Kay Kendal.
" . . . This didn't stop Kay from having romantic flings with titled admireres: around this time, her name was linked with two other handsome young royals, the Maharajah of Cooch Behar and Prince Carl Johan of Sweden (the youngest son of King Gustav VI and brother of her friend Lilian's lover, Bertil). The romance with Johan was a brief but fervid one. 'We're planning to run away from in all and become beachcombers,' Kay told her sister. 'Of course, it was an absolute fantasy,' notes Kim. 'Neither of them wanted to cause a scandal in the royal family--besides, Johan's wife threatened to throw acid in Kay's face-- at least, that was Kay's story. So they broke it iff.' But as usual, Kay remained close friends with her former heartthrob--when Johan showed up in New York, he was preceded by a telegran from Kay to Kin: 'Johnny is coming to New York--love him for life.'" (The Brief, Madcap Life of Kay Kendal)
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