Lennart Bernadotte
| Lennart Bernadotte | |||||
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| Prince Bernadotte prev. Duke of Småland | |||||
Lennart Bernadotte in 1939 | |||||
| Born | 8 May 1909 Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
| Died | 21 December 2004 (aged 95) Schloss Mainau, Mainau, Lake Constance, Germany | ||||
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| Issue | Countess Birgitta Countess Marie-Louise Count Jan Countess Cecilia Countess Bettina Count Björn Countess Catharina Count Christian Countess Diana | ||||
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| House | Bernadotte | ||||
| Father | Prince Vilhelm, Duke of Södermanland | ||||
| Mother | Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia | ||||
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Prince Lennart Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (born Prince Lennart of Sweden, Duke of Småland; 8 May 1909 – 21 December 2004) was a Swedish-German landscaper, filmmaker, photographer and was a grandson of King Gustaf V of Sweden. He was also the eldest great-grandchild of King George I of Greece.
He was born at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, to Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland, and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia. At birth Bernadotte was a Swedish prince and was titled Duke of Småland. In 1932, he married Karin Nissvandt, an unequal marriage, and thereafter ceased to be a Swedish dynast. Thus, he was called Mr. Bernadotte as a result. Nineteen years after he lost his Swedish royal titles, he was given titles of nobility in Luxembourg.
He published two memoirs: Käre prins, godnatt (1977) and Mainau min medelpunkt (1995).