Estelle Bernadotte

For the Swedish princess, see Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland.
Estelle Bernadotte
Countess of Wisborg
Estelle Manville in 1928
BornEstelle Romaine Manville
(1904-09-26)September 26, 1904
Pleasantville, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 28, 1984(1984-05-28) (aged 79)
Uppsala, Sweden
BurialJune 20, 1984[1]
Spouse
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(m. 1928; died 1948)​
Carl Erik Sixten Ekstrand
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(m. 1973)​
HouseBernadotte

Estelle Bernadotte (born Estelle Romaine Manville; September 26, 1904 – May 28, 1984), Countess of Wisborg (1928–1973), also known as Estelle Ekstrand (from 1973), was an American-Swedish countess who was a leading figure in the International Red Cross and Girl Scout movement.[2] She married Count Folke Bernadotte, a Swedish member of a United Nations mediating team. He was assassinated by the extremist Zionist Stern gang while on duty in Israel in September 1948.[3]

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  3. ^ "Svensk Filmdatabas:Estelle Bernadotte" (in Swedish). Svensk Filmdatabas. 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012.