Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland

Swedish princess (born 2012)

Princess Estelle

Duchess of Östergötland

Estelle in June 2023

Born|  (2012-02-23) 23 February 2012 (age 12)
Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
| Names

Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary
House| Bernadotte
Father| Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland
Mother| Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden

Swedish royal family

* The King
The Queen
* The Crown Princess
Prince Daniel
* Princess Estelle
* Prince Oscar
* Prince Carl Philip
Princess Sofia
* Prince Alexander
* Prince Gabriel
* Prince Julian
* Princess Madeleine
* Princess Leonore
* Prince Nicolas
* Princess Adrienne
* Princess Birgitta

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* Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler
* Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld
* Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson

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* Princess Marianne Bernadotte

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Princess Estelle of Sweden, Duchess of Östergötland (Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary;[2] born 23 February 2012) is a member of the Swedish royal family. She is the elder child of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland. She is the eldest grandchild of King Carl XVI Gustaf, and is second in line of succession to the Swedish throne, after her mother.

## Birth

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Estelle was born to Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel at 04:26 CET on 23 February 2012 at the Karolinska University Hospital in Solna.[3][4] The birth was greeted by two 21-gun salutes on the island Skeppsholmen, opposite the Royal Palace in the capital Stockholm.[5] Her names and title were announced on 24 February 2012 by her grandfather King Carl XVI Gustaf at a cabinet meeting.[6] After the cabinet meeting, a Te Deum was held in the palace's royal chapel. Prior to the official announcement of her name and title, an error resulted in the royal website displaying the incorrect name and title – Ulrika Marianna Annika David, Duchess of Upplands Väsby, which was later removed.[7] The staff eventually revealed the reason was that they were testing the system.[8]

Estelle with her parents, grandparents and godparents

Estelle was baptised on 22 May 2012 at the Royal Chapel of Stockholm Palace in Stockholm, Sweden.[9] Archbishop Anders Wejryd conducted the ceremony.[9] Her godparents were her maternal uncle, Prince Carl Philip of Sweden; her paternal aunt, Anna Westling-Söderström; King Willem-Alexander, the then-Prince of Orange; Queen Mary of Denmark (for whom she was given her fourth name) then crown princess; and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway.[9] She was baptised in the family's antique baptismal gown, which was first worn by her great-grandfather Prince Gustaf Adolf when he was baptised in 1906. Her name and date of the baptism were added in embroidery to the gown.[10] On the date of the baptism, a limited-edition prayer book titled Princess Estelle's Prayerbook (Swedish: Prinsessan Estelles bönbok) was released and published.[11]

Princess Estelle is second in the line of succession to the Swedish throne[12] and the first female in Swedish history to be born with a right to inherit the crown that cannot be superseded by the birth of a male heir, as well as the first person in Swedish history to be born of a female heir apparent. The only two princesses of Sweden[13] to be born first in line for the throne were heir presumptive at their birth: Christina (who eventually became queen regnant) and Hedwig Sophia (who was superseded by a younger brother).

## Education and royal functions

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As second in line to the Swedish throne, she has been in the public eye since birth. On 17 May 2014, two-year-old Estelle inaugurated a fairytale path, named in her honour as "Duchess Estelle's Fairytale Path" in Tåkern, Östergötland. At the time of her christening, she was presented with a miniature swan and certificate to the trail indicating that in the future she would perform official engagements there.[14] She also visited Linköping Castle, where she was received by Elisabeth Nilsson, Kristina Zetterström and Ann-Catrine Hjerdt, the mayor of Linköping.[15][16]

On 25 August 2014, Estelle started preschool at Äventyret Preschool in Danderyd Municipality, Stockholm.[17] She started to attend the Campus Manilla School in Royal Djurgården in August 2018.[18]

## Titles, styles, honours and arms

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See also: List of honours of the Swedish Royal Family by country

### Titles and styles

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Estelle's full title is: Her Royal Highness Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary, Duchess of Östergötland.[6]

### Honours

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* Sweden :
* Member and Commander of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (LoK av KMO) (23 February 2012, presented 22 May 2012)
* Recipient of the Commemorative Ruby Jubilee Medal of His Majesty The King (CXVIG:sJmtII) (15 September 2013)
* Recipient of the Commemorative 70th Birthday Medal of His Majesty The King (CXVIG:sJmtIII) (30 April 2016)
* Recipient of the Commemorative Golden Jubilee Medal of His Majesty The King (CXVIG:sJmtIV) (15 September 2023)[19]

### Arms

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* Coat of arms

* Monogram

## References

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1. ^ Princess Estelle skirts Swedish naming laws, The Local, 24 March 2012. Archived 23 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ The father of the princess, Prince Daniel, registered his legal surname as Bernadotte after marrying her mother, Crown Princess Victoria, who belongs to that royal dynasty. Princess Estelle, like other members of the royal family, does not have a surname.[1]
3. ^ "Kronprinsessan och Prins Daniel har fått en dotter" (Press release) (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
4. ^ "Kronprinsessan och Prins Daniel har fått en dotter" (Press release) (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
5. ^ "Sweden's Princess Victoria gives birth to baby daughter". BBC News. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
6. ^ a b "Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary, Duchess of Östergötland" (Press release). Royal Court of Sweden. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
7. ^ "'Her name is Estelle': King Carl XVI Gustaf". 24 February 2012.
8. ^ "Princess Ulrika Marianne Annika David, duchess of Upplands Väsby". Archived from the original on 3 February 2016.
9. ^ a b c "Taking a look back at the christenings of Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar". Royal Central. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
10. ^ "Official site". Retrieved 21 October 2014.
11. ^ "Kronprinsessan närvarade vid lanseringen av Prinsessan Estelles bönbok".
12. ^ Nudd, Tim (23 February 2012). "Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria Has a Baby Girl". People. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
13. ^ Lagerqvist & Åberg in Kings and Rulers of Sweden ISBN 91-87064-35-9
14. ^ "Sagostig vid Tåkern till Prinsessan Estelles ära".
15. ^ "Google-kääntäjä" (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 May 2014.
16. ^ "Crownprincess Victoria, Prince Daniel and Princess Estelle open Crownprincess Victoria, Prince Daniel and Princess Estelle open Fairytale Path - Monarchy Press Europe". Dutchphotopress.com. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
17. ^ "Princess Estelle starts preschool". Retrieved 26 August 2014.
18. ^ "Sweden's future queen turns seven – see the new images released of Princess Estelle". 23 February 2019.
19. ^ Instagram

## External links

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Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland

House of Bernadotte

Born: 23 February 2012

Swedish royalty
Vacant

Title last held by

Prince Carl |  Duchess of Östergötland
2012–present  | Incumbent
Lines of succession
Preceded by

Crown Princess Victoria

|  Succession to the Swedish throne
2nd in line  | Followed by

Prince Oscar

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House of Bernadotte

Charles XIV John of Sweden / Charles III John of Norway

| Spouses|

* Queen Désirée

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Children|

* King Oscar I**

Children's spouses|

* Queen Josephine***

Oscar I of Sweden and Norway

| Children|

* King Charles XV & IV**
* Prince Gustaf**
* King Oscar II**
* Princess Eugenie**
* Prince August**

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Children's spouses|

* Queen Louise***
* Queen Sophia***
* Princess Therese***

Charles XV of Sweden / Charles IV of Norway

| Children|

* Princess Louise**
* Prince Carl Oscar**

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Oscar II of Sweden and Norway

| Children|

* King Gustaf V**
* Prince Oscar** ^
* Prince Carl**
* Prince Eugen**

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Children's spouses|

* Queen Victoria***
* Princess Ingeborg***

Grandchildren|

* Princess Margaretha**
* Princess Märtha**
* Princess Astrid
* Prince Carl^

Gustaf V of Sweden

| Children|

* King Gustaf VI Adolf**
* Prince Wilhelm**
* Prince Erik**

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Children's spouses|

* Crown Princess Margaret***
* Queen Louise***
* Princess Maria Pavlovna***

Grandchildren|

* Prince Lennart^

Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden

| Children|

* Prince Gustaf Adolf
* Prince Sigvard^
* Princess Ingrid
* Prince Bertil
* Prince Carl Johan^

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Children's spouses|

* Princess Sibylla***
* Princess Lilian***

Grandchildren|

* Princess Margaretha
* Princess Birgitta
* Princess Désirée
* Princess Christina
* King Carl XVI Gustaf

Grandchildren's spouses|

* Queen Silvia

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

| Children|

* Crown Princess Victoria
* Prince Carl Philip
* Princess Madeleine

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Children's spouses|

* Prince Daniel***
* Princess Sofia***

Grandchildren|

* Princess Estelle
* Prince Oscar

**also prince/princess of Norway
^lost his title due to an unequal marriage
***Prince/Princess of Sweden by marriage only

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Swedish princesses by birth

The generations indicate descent from Gustav I, from the House of Vasa, and continues through the Houses of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Holstein-Gottorp; and the Bernadotte, the adoptive heirs of the House of Holstein-Gottorp, who were adoptive heir of the Palatinate-Zweibrückens.

1st generation|

* Catharina, Countess of Ostfriesland
* Cecilia, Margravine of Baden-Rodemachern
* Anna, Countess Palatine of Veldenz
* Sophia, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg
* Elizabeth, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch

2nd generation|

* Princess Sigrid
* Princess Anna
* Catharina, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken
* Princess Maria Elizabeth, Duchess of Östergötland[2]

3rd generation|

* Anna Catharina Constance, Hereditary Countess Palatine of Neuburg[3]
* Queen Christina
* Maria Eufrosyne, Countess Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie

5th generation|

* Hedvig Sophia, Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp
* Queen Ulrika Eleonora

6th generation|

* None

7th generation|

* Princess Sophia Albertina

9th generation|

* Sophie, Grand Duchess of Baden
* Princess Amalia
* Cecilia, Grand Duchess of Oldenburg

10th generation|

* Carola, Queen of Saxony
* Princess Eugenie[1]

11th generation|

* Louise, Queen of Denmark[1]

12th generation|

* Margaretha, Princess Axel of Denmark[1]
* Märtha, Crown Princess of Norway[1]
* Astrid, Queen of the Belgians

13th generation|

* Ingrid, Queen of Denmark

14th generation|

* Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler
* Birgitta, Princess Johann Georg of Hohenzollern
* Désirée, Baroness Nils August Silfverschiöld
* Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson

15th generation|

* Crown Princess Victoria, Duchess of Västergötland
* Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland

16th generation|

* Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland

1 also princess of Norway
2 also princess of Sweden by marriage
3 also princess of Poland and Lithuania by birth

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Dukes and Duchesses of Östergötland

* Sune Sik (12th century)
* Magnus (1560–1595)
* John (1606–1618)
* Maria Elizabeth (1612–1618)1
* Frederik Adolf (1772–1803)
* Oscar (1829–1872)2
* Sophia (1857–1872)3
* Carl (1911–1937)
* Estelle (2012–present)

1: Maria Elizabeth was Consort of Prince John; 2: Prince Oscar succeeded as Oscar II in 1872 upon his brother's death, and his titles merged with the crown.; 3: Sophia of Nassau was Consort of Prince Oscar

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