Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld
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Princess Désirée prior to the wedding of her niece Madeleine in June 2013
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2 June 1938 Haga Palace, Solna, Sweden |
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| Spouse | Baron Nils August Silfverschiöld (m. 1964) | ||||
| Issue | Baron Carl Silfverschiöld Baroness Kristina-Louisa Silfverschiöld Baroness Hélène Silfverschiöld |
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| House | Bernadotte | ||||
| Father | Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten | ||||
| Mother | Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
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| Désirée Elisabeth Sibylla |
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Extended royal family
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Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler
Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld
Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson
Marianne Princess Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg
Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (Désirée Elisabeth Sibylla; born 2 June 1938) is the third child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and granddaughter of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. Her brother is King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
Princess Desiree was born and grew up at the family home, Haga Palace outside , with her three sisters; together they were known as the Haga Princesses. She was named after her ancestress Queen Desideria of Sweden and after her mother Sibylla.
Princess Désirée's engagement to Baron Nils-August Otto Carl Niclas Silfverschiöld, born at Koberg Castle, Sweden on 31 May 1934, son of Baron Carl Silfverschiöld and wife Madeleine Bennich, was announced on 18 December 1963, and the couple married the next year on 5 June 1964 in Storkyrkan in . As a result of her non-royal marriage, she lost her style of Royal Highness, by the King was given the courtesy Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld. Under the Swedish constitution of that time, she, as a woman, and her descendants were not eligible to inherit the throne. Thus they still are not.
Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld's marriage has produced three children and four grandchildren:
In November 1960 Désirée accompanied her elder sister Princess Birgitta for a visit to the United States on behalf of their grandfather King Gustaf VI Adolf for the 50th anniversary of the The American-Scandinavian Foundation. In their honour a ball was organised for the two princesses at the Renaissance Blackstone Hotel in Chicago by Mayor Richard Daley.
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