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Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

Princess Sibylla
Duchess of Västerbotten
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Princess Sibylla in the 1930s
Born (1908-01-18)18 January 1908
Friedenstein Palace, Gotha, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Died 28 November 1972(1972-11-28) (aged 64)
, Sweden
Burial 7 December 1972
Royal Cemetery, Solna, Sweden
Spouse Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (m. 1932; d. 1947)
Issue Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler
Princess Birgitta of Sweden
Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld
Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Full name
Sibylla Calma Maria Alice Bathildis Feodora
House Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Father Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Mother Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein
Full name
Sibylla Calma Maria Alice Bathildis Feodora
Styles of
Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha,
Duchess of Västerbotten
Armoiries de Sibylle de Saxe-Cobourg-et-Gotha.svg
Reference style Her Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Ma'am

Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Sibylla Calma Marie Alice Bathildis Feodora; 18 January 1908 – 28 November 1972) was the mother of the current King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf. A member of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Sibylla became a Swedish princess by marrying Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, who did not live to ascend the Swedish throne.

Sibylla (then Sibylle) was born at Schloss Friedenstein on 18 January 1908 as the elder daughter and second child of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein, a daughter of Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, and descended from an older Scandinavian royal house. Through her father, she was a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Her paternal grandfather was Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, the youngest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

In November 1931, Sibylla was in London to attend the wedding of Lady May Abel Smith as a bridesmaid. One of the other bridesmaids was Ingrid of Sweden, who introduced Sibylla to her brother, Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Västerbotten. Their engagement was announced at Callenberg Castle in Coburg 16 June 1932.


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