Carl Johan Bernadotte

1916 - 2012  (95 years)

• Patriarch and Matriarch:
  

  Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden
            b. 11 Nov 1882, Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
            d. 15 Sep 1973, Helsingborg Hospital, Helsingborg, Sweden  (Age 90 years)  (Father) 
  Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia
            b. 25 Jul 1860, Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia
            d. 14 Mar 1917, Clarence House, London, England  (Age 56 years)  (Grandmother) 

  Birth	31 Oct 1916	Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
  Born as	Prince Carl Johan Arthur
  Event	1946 (29 years old)
  	Lost his succession right to the Swedish throne and renounced his titles when he married the journalist Elin Wijkmark.
  Title	From 2 Jul 1951 to 5 May 2012 (34 years old)
  	Count of Wisborg
  Death	5 May 2012	Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
  Origins
  Siblings	3 brothers and 1 sister
  	01. Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Västerbotten           b. 22 Apr 1906, Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden           d. 26 Jan 1947, Kastrup Airfield, Copenhagen, Denmark  (Age 40 years)   02. Sigvard Bernadotte           b. 7 Jun 1907, Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden           d. 4 Feb 2002, Stockholm, Sweden  (Age 94 years) > 03. Princess Ingrid of Sweden           b. 28 Mar 1910, Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden           d. 7 Nov 2000, Fredensborg Palace, Fredensborg, Denmark  (Age 90 years) └─Frederik IX, King of Denmark           b. 11 Mar 1899, Sorgenfri Palace, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark           d. 14 Jan 1972, Municipal Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark  (Age 72 years),  m. 24 May 1935, Stockholm Cathedral     04. Prince Bertil of Sweden, Duke of Halland           b. 28 Feb 1912, The Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden           d. 5 Jan 1997, Villa Solbacken, Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden  (Age 84 years)   05. Carl Johan Bernadotte           b. 31 Oct 1916, Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden           d. 5 May 2012, Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden  (Age 95 years)
  Person ID	P8317	Europe
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden           b. 11 Nov 1882, Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden           d. 15 Sep 1973, Helsingborg Hospital, Helsingborg, Sweden (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Princess Margaret of Connaught           b. 15 Jan 1882, Bagshot Park, Surrey, England           d. 1 May 1920, The Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	15 Jun 1905	St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
  Age at Marriage	Gustaf was 22 years and 7 months old. Margaret was 23 years and 5 months old. Their age difference is 10 months. They were married for 14 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F4044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Carl Johan Bernadotte(1916 – 2012) 2Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden(1882 – 1973) 4 8 16 17 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Princess Margaret of Connaught(1882 – 1920) 6Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn(1850 – 1942) 12Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1819 – 1861) 24Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1784 – 1844) 25Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg(1800 – 1831) 13Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom(1819 – 1901) 26Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn(1767 – 1820) 27Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1786 – 1861) 7Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia(1860 – 1917) 14 28 29 15 30 31