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Prince Sigvard of Sweden (June 7, 1907 - February 4, 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 was excluded from the line of succession. On July 2, 1951 he was created Count Bernadotte af Wisborg, but now in the Luxembourgish nobility. June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ...
1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Uplandia, or Uppland, is a historical Province or Landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. ...
King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, Oskar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustav Adolf (November 11, 1882 - September 15, 1973), was the eldest son of King Gustav V. At birth he was created Duke of Scania. ...
1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ...
1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...
Four persons have been created Count Bernadotte af Wisborg in the Swedish Royal House of Bernadotte, to which the Grand Duke of Luxembourg is closely related. ...
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a small landlocked state in the north-west of the continental European Union, bordered by France, Germany and Belgium. ...
In 1983, Sigvard went to the European Court of Human Rights in an effort to restore his princely title. He was successful in doing so, but King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden never obliged, nor inclined to accept such a decision. The ECHR should not be mistaken for the European Court of Justice, an institution of the European Union for the resolution of disputes under EU law. ...
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus Bernadotte), styled HM The King (born April 30, 1946), is the reigning Swedish monarch. ...
See also: Swedish Act of Succession The Act of Succession, or Successionsordningen, is a part of the Swedish Constitution. ...
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