Victoria of Baden Queen of Sweden Crown Prince Gustaf of Sweden and his wife Victoria of Baden Titles HM The Queen of Sweden (1907-1930) HRH The Crown Princess of Sweden (1905-1907) HRH The Crown Princess of Sweden and Norway (1881-1905) HGDH Princess Viktoria of Baden (1862-1881) Born August 7, 1862(1862-08-07) Karlsruhe Died April 4, 1930 (aged 67) Rome Consort September 8, 1907 - April 4, 1930 Consort to Gustaf V Issue Gustaf VI Adolf, Vilhelm, Erik Royal House House of Zähringen Father Friedrich I of Baden Mother Louise of Prussia

Princess Viktoria of Baden (Sophie Marie Viktoria) (August 7, 1862 – April 4, 1930), later Queen Victoria of Sweden, was a member of the Badish Grand Ducal Family, who became the Queen Consort of King Gustav V of Sweden. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 410 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (426 × 623 pixels, file size: 35 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about 1862 . ... Image File history File links Flagge_Großherzogtum_Baden_(1891-1918). ... Karlsruhe (population 285,812 in 2006) is a city in the south west of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy_(1861-1946)_crowned. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf) (June 16, 1858 – October 29, 1950) was King of Sweden from 1907 until his death. ... Gustaf VI Adolf (Oskar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf) (November 11, 1882 – September 15, 1973) was King of Sweden from 1950 until his death. ... Prince Wilhelm of Sweden and Norway, Carl Wilhelm Ludwig (June 17, 1884 - June 5, 1965), Duke of Sudermannia, was the second son of King Gustav V of Sweden and his Queen consort Victoria of Baden. ... Prince Erik of Sweden (Erik Gustav Ludvig Albert Bernadotte) (20 April 1889 – 20 September 1918), Duke of Västmanland, was the third and youngest son of King Gustav V of Sweden and his wife, Princess Victoria of Baden. ... Zähringen is the name of an old and influential German noble family, taken from the castle and village of that name. ... ... Princess Louise of Prussia (December 3, 1838–April 23, 1923) was the second child and only daughter of Wilhelm I of Germany and Augusta of Saxe-Weimar. ... is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about 1862 . ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Zähringen is the name of an old and influential German noble family, taken from the castle and village of that name. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf) (June 16, 1858 – October 29, 1950) was King of Sweden from 1907 until his death. ...

Birth

Princess Viktoria was born on August 7, 1862 at the castle in Karlsruhe, Germany. Her father was Grand Duke Friedrich I of Baden, the fourth child of Grand Duke Leopold I of Baden and Grand Duchess Sophie of Baden (née Princess Sofia of Sweden). Her mother was Princess Luise of Baden (née Princess Luise of Prussia), the second child of Emperor Wilhelm I of Germany and Empress Augusta of Germany (née Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar). Victoria was also great-granddaughter (by her paternal grandmother) of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and Queen Fredrika of Sweden (née Princess Frederika of Baden). is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about 1862 . ... Karlsruhe (population 285,812 in 2006) is a city in the south west of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border. ... ... Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden (29 August 1790 –24 April 1852) succeeded in 1830 as the fourth Grand Duke of Baden. ... Princess Sophie of Sweden (Swedish: , German: Sophie von Schweden), sometimes called Sofia Wilhelmina of Vasa (May 21, 1801 - July 6, 1865), was a consort Grand Duchess of Baden. ... Princess Louise of Prussia (December 3, 1838–April 23, 1923) was the second child and only daughter of Wilhelm I of Germany and Augusta of Saxe-Weimar. ... William I (William Frederick Louis, German: ) (March 22, 1797 – March 9, 1888) of the House of Hohenzollern was a King of Prussia (January 2, 1861 – 9 March 1888) and the first German Emperor (18 January 1871 – 9 March 1888). ... Princess Augusta Marie Luise Katharina of Saxe-Weimar, Duchess in Saxony (September 30, 1811–January 7, 1890), later the Queen of Prussia and German Empress was the consort of William I, German Emperor. ... For other people and places of the same name, see Gustaf Adolf (disambiguation). ... Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden (March 12, 1781 - September 25, 1826) was Queen consort of Sweden from 1797 to 1809. ...

Marriage

Princess Viktoria married on September 20, 1881 Crown Prince Gustaf of Sweden and Norway, the son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway and Queen Sofia of Sweden and Norway (née Princess Sophia of Nassau). Princess Viktoria then became Princess Victoria. is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf) (June 16, 1858 – October 29, 1950) was King of Sweden from 1907 until his death. ... Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik) (January 21, 1829 – December 8, 1907) was King of Sweden and Norway from 1872 until his death. ... Princess Sofia Wilhelmina Mariana Henrietta of Nassau, (Sophie in Sweden) (July 9, 1836 - December 30, 1913), was Queen consort of Sweden and Norway. ...

Children

Together, Princess Victoria and Prince Gustaf had three children:

1. King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (November 11, 1882 – September 15, 1973).
2. Prince Vilhelm of Sweden, Duke of Södermanland (June 17, 1884 – June 5, 1965).
3. Prince Erik of Sweden, Duke of Västmanland (April 20, 1889 – September 20, 1918).

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Life as a Queen

She became Queen of Sweden at her father-in-law's death on September 8, 1907. Gustaf became the new King as Gustaf V. Princess Victoria then became Queen Victoria. is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Queen Victoria had substantial political influence over her husband, who was often considered Pro-German. She and her husband were brought together by their royal families, and their marriage are reported not to have been such a happy one (although is said to have been improved towards the end of their lives). They both had affairs outside of the marriage, but the marriage produced three children.

Queen Victoria suffered from a very poor health (much due to mistreatment from several doctors in her youth), and she often went abroad on trips to make her health better (she suffered from bronchitis and possibly tuberculosis). As Crown Princess these trips were very common, but became much less so once she became Queen Consort. Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchi (medium-size airways) in the lungs. ... Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or Tuberculosis) is a common and deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria, mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis. ...

From 1892 until her death, Axel Munthe was her personal physician and recommended for health reasons that she spend winters on the Italian island of Capri. While initially hesitant, in the autumn of 1910 she traveled to Capri, arriving to an official welcome and a crowd which escorted her from the Marina Grand to the Hotel Paradise. From then on, except during the first world war and for the last two years of her life, she spent several months a year on Capri. After some time, she decided to purchase her own residence on Capri, an intimate rustic two-story farmhouse she named Casa Caprile, which she had extensively landscaped, surrounding it with a dense park. In the 1950s, some years after her death, this property became a hotel. 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Axel Munthe in the early 1930s Axel Martin Fredrik Munthe (October 31, 1857, Oskarshamn ,Sweden - February 11, 1949, Stockholm) was a Swedish physician and psychiatrist, best known as the author of The Story of San Michele (1929), an autobiographical account of his work and life. ... For other uses, see Capri (disambiguation). ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ...

The Queen went to Munthe's residence, the Villa San Michele, most mornings in order to join Munthe for walks around the island. Munthe and the Queen also arranged evening concerts at San Michele, at which the Queen played piano. They also shared a love of animals, with the Queen frequently being seen with a leashed dog, and she was known to support Munthe's (eventually successful) efforts to purchase Mount Barbarossa for use as a bird sanctuary. Perhaps inevitably given the small local population and their close friendship, it was rumored that Munthe and the Queen were lovers, but this has not been substantiated. Villa San Michele was built around the turn of the 20th century by Swedish doctor Axel Munthe on the ruins of an ancient Roman Emperors villa on the Island of Capri, Italy. ...

Victoria and Gustaf of Sweden

Although Queen Victoria lost a lot of popularity among the Swedes for her often notable Pro-German attitude (particularly politically during World War I when she is said to have influenced her husband to large extents) she was respected and admired for her strong female personality. She has also by Swedish historians in later years been somewhat revalued considering her horrendously strict Prussian upbring and constant painful health problems that haunted her all her life (during her difficult pregnancies for example, she was treated with mercury/quicksilver and undue heavy medications - people think that this is the reason for her main health problems). She is regarded as probably the most talented of the Swedish queens ever: she was an incredibly accomplished amateure photographer and painter. On her travels in Egypt and Italy she both photographed and painted extensively, and experimented with all kinds of photo developing techniques, producing very high quality photographic work. She was also an excellent pianist and, for example, could play through the complete Ring of the Nibelung by Wagner without notes (she had had a phenomenal music education and in her youth she had turned the notes on court concerts for Franz Liszt). Her favourite composers were Schubert and Beethoven. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Anthem Preußenlied, Heil dir im Siegerkranz (both unofficial) The Kingdom of Prussia at its greatest extent, at the time of the formation of the German Empire, 1871 Capital Berlin Government Monarchy King  - 1701 — 1713 Frederick I (first)  - 1888 — 1918 William II (last) Prime minister  - 1848 Adolf Heinrich von Arnim... A photographer at the Calgary Folk Music Festival Paparazzi at the Tribeca Film Festival A photographer is a person who takes a photograph using a camera. ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ... Valkyrie Warrior Maiden by artist Arthur Rackham (1912) Der Ring des Nibelungen translated commonly into English as The Ring of the Nibelung or The Nibelungs Ring, is a series of four epic operas. ... Wagner may refer to more than one place in the United States: Wagner, South Dakota Wagner, Wisconsin Wagner may refer to more than one person: Richard Wagner, German composer Cosima Wagner, daughter of Franz Liszt and wife of Richard Wagner Heinrich Leopold Wagner, dramatist and author John Peter Honus Wagner... “Liszt” redirects here. ... For the crater on the moon, see Schubert (crater) Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828), was an Austrian composer. ... Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770 – March 26, 1827) was a German composer of Classical music, the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. ...

She was also devoted to various kinds of charity, both in Sweden, Germany and Italy.

Death

Towards the end of her life, with her health declining, Munthe recommended she no longer spend time in Capri, and she returned to Sweden for some time, building a Capri-styled villa there. She then moved to Rome.

Her final visit to Sweden was on her husband's 70th birthday in 1928, and Queen Victoria died on April 4, 1930 in her home Villa Svezia in Rome at age 67. Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ...

Ancestry

Grand Duke Karl Friedrich of Baden, painting by Johann Ludwig Kisling, 1806/1807 Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden (November 22, 1728 in Karlsruhe – June 10, 1811 in Karlsruhe) was the son of Hereditary Prince Friedrich of Baden and Anna of Nassau-Dietz-Orange (October 13, 1710 – September 17, 1777... Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden (29 August 1790 –24 April 1852) succeeded in 1830 as the fourth Grand Duke of Baden. ... Grand Duke Friedrich I of Baden, painting by Hans Thoma Grand Duke Friedrich I of Baden (Frederick Wilhelm Ludwig) (September 9, 1826 – September 28, 1907) was the sixth Grand Duke of Baden from 1856 to 1907. ... For other people and places of the same name, see Gustaf Adolf (disambiguation). ... Princess Sophie of Sweden (Swedish: , German: Sophie von Schweden), sometimes called Sofia Wilhelmina of Vasa (May 21, 1801 - July 6, 1865), was a consort Grand Duchess of Baden. ... Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden (March 12, 1781 - September 25, 1826) was Queen consort of Sweden from 1797 to 1809. ... Photograph of Frederick King Frederick William IV of Prussia (October 15, 1795 - January 2, 1861), the eldest son and successor of Frederick William III of Prussia, reigned as King of Prussia from 1840 to 1861. ... Wilhelm I of Germany (March 22, 1797 – March 9, 1888), German Emperor (Kaiser), ruled January 18, 1871 – 9 March 1888 and King of Prussia, ruled 2 January 1861 – 9 March 1888. ... Louise, Queen of Prussia by Josef Grassi Louise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie (Louisa Augusta Wilhelmina Amelia) (March 10, 1776 - July 19, 1810), Queen of Prussia, was born in Hanover, where her father, Karl of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, was field marshal of the household brigade. ... Princess Louise of Prussia (December 3, 1838–April 23, 1923) was the second child and only daughter of Wilhelm I of Germany and Augusta of Saxe-Weimar. ... Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (2 February 1783 – 1853) succeeded his famous father Carl August, in 1824. ... Princess Augusta Marie Luise Katharina of Saxe-Weimar, Duchess in Saxony (September 30, 1811–January 7, 1890), later the Queen of Prussia and German Empress was the consort of William I, German Emperor. ... Portrait of Maria Pavlovna, by Vladimir Borovikovsky. ...

Styles

• Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Viktoria of Baden (1862–1881)
• Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Sweden and Norway (1881–1905)
• Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Sweden (1905–1907)
• Her Majesty The Queen of Sweden (1907–1930)

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Photographic work

"Before we reached the camp we came across a long string of beduin women in their long blue dresses." Photo: Queen Victoria of Sweden. Egypt, 1890. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

"The river Nile at Shellal, photograph taken in the late afternoon on the 15th of February 1891." Photo: Queen Victoria of Sweden. Egypt, 1891 Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

References

• Villa San Michele at CapriTourism.com
• Capri Review article on Munthe and Queen Victoria

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