Estelle Bernadotte

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
Spouse
(m. 1928; died 1948)
    Carl Erik Sixten Ekstrand
    (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. 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.