Oscar Bernadotte

Oscar Bernadotte
Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg
Photograph of Prince Oscar, c. 1900
BornPrince Oscar, Duke of Gotland
(1859-11-15)15 November 1859
Palace of the Hereditary Prince, Stockholm, Sweden
Died4 October 1953(1953-10-04) (aged 93)
Stockholm, Sweden
Spouse
(m. 1888; died 1946)
IssueCountess Maria Bernadotte
Count Carl Oscar Bernadotte
Ebba Sophia, Baroness Fleetwood
Countess Elsa Bernadotte, Mrs. Cedergren
Count Folke Bernadotte
Names
Oscar Carl August
HouseBernadotte
FatherOscar II of Sweden
MotherSophia of Nassau
SignatureOscar Bernadotte's signature

Prince Oscar Carl August Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (15 November 1859 – 4 October 1953) was a Swedish religious activist,[1] the second son of King Oscar II of Sweden and his consort, Sofia of Nassau. Born as a Prince of Sweden and Norway, he was known as Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland. However, by marrying contrary to Swedish constitutional requirements, he lost those titles, becoming instead Luxembourgish nobility as Prince Bernadotte and Count of Wisborg.

  1. ^ Oscar Bernadotte prins och förkunnare by Gösta Jövinger, Triangelförlaget, Stockholm 1949