Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Sibylla Calma Maria Alice Bathildis Feodora of Saxe- Coburg and Gotha ( born January 18, 1908 on Peace Palace in Gotha, † November 28, 1972 in Stockholm) came from the German noble house of Saxe -Coburg and Gotha and was by marriage Hereditary Princess of Sweden.
Life
Princess Sibylla was the eldest daughter of the last reigning Duke of Saxe- Coburg and Gotha, Carl Eduard and his wife Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg- Glücksburg.
On 15 June 1932, she became engaged to lock Call a mountain, in the Red Salon, with the Swedish Crown Prince Gustav Adolf Bernadotte, the oldest son of the then Crown Prince Gustav (VI ) Adolf. The Wedding in Coburg followed in October of the same year - known as " Sweden Year ", which was II Adolf of Sweden's double event with the anniversary of the 300th death anniversary of the great Swedish King Gustav. Civil ceremony was married on October 19 in the Horn of rooms Veste Coburg, was registrar of the first mayor and National Socialist politician Franz Schwede. In the presence of about 60 guests of honor of the European aristocracy followed the next day in St. Moriz church wedding. The grandfather of the groom, King Gustav V, was not present in protest against the ruling in Coburg NSDAP and the proximity of the ducal house to party.
Sibylla's father and mother are both Gustavus Adolphus grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Sibylla was with the wedding Duchess of Västerbotten, Princess of Sweden. Since her husband but still died before his father, she was never Princess.
When Prince Gustav Adolf in 1947 in a plane crash in Denmark died, moved her son, Carl Gustav at the age of not even a year to the second digit to the throne after his great-grandfather and was after his death at age four Crown Prince. Sibylla died on 28 November 1972 at the age of 64 years to cancer, before the throne of her son.
Princess Sibylla was never at home in Sweden. Despite all the calls they did not learn to speak fluent Swedish and chatted with their children in German. She suffered from the distrust that was brought to meet her in her new home in Sweden. Due to the crimes of the Germans in the Second World War and the functions that her father Carl Edward had exercised the NSDAP and SA, it has also been target of hatred of Germany.
Sibylla, which was frank and lively before, was always cautious and reserved. Neither she nor her husband Prince Gustav Adolf got a good relationship with the press and public, although at least tried to close the gap the princess. With her husband's death in the plane crash, she was a widow with five children.
Since the death of Queen Louise in 1965 until her own death, Princess Sibylla was the very popular First Lady of Sweden and among the population. She appeared on the side of the king and was a strong support for him.
Progeny
Gustav Adolf and Sibylla had five children together:
- Princess Margaretha of Sweden ( b. 1934 ) ∞ 1964 John Ambler ( 1924-2008 )
- Princess Birgitta of Sweden ( b. 1937 ) ∞ 1961 Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern ( b. 1932 )
- Princess Désirée of Sweden ( b. 1938 ) ∞ 1964 Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld ( b. 1934 )
- Princess Christina of Sweden ( b. 1943 ) ∞ 1974 Tord Magnuson ( b. 1941 )
- King Carl XVI. Gustaf of Sweden ( b. 1946 ) ∞ 1976 Silvia Sommerlath (* 1943)
Others
It is named after the Swedish company Sibylla.