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- For the present-day Princess Margaretha, refer to Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler.
| Princess Margaretha | |||||
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| Princess Axel of Denmark | |||||
 Margaretha in the year of her marriage, 1919 | |||||
| Born | (1899-06-25)25 June 1899 Stora Parkudden, Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
| Died | 4 January 1977(1977-01-04) (aged 77) Tranemosegård, Fakse, Zealand Denmark | ||||
| Spouse | Prince Axel of Denmark | ||||
| Issue | Prince George Valdemar Count Flemming Valdemar of Rosenborg | ||||
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| House | Bernadotte | ||||
| Father | Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland | ||||
| Mother | Princess Ingeborg of Denmark | ||||
Princess Margaretha of Sweden (Margaretha Sofia Lovisa Ingeborg; 25 June 1899 – 4 January 1977) was a member of the Swedish Royal Family and a Princess of Denmark by marriage.
Early life
The eldest child of Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland, and Princess Ingeborg of Denmark, she was born Princess Margaretha of Sweden and Norway (later just "of Sweden", due to the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905) in Stockholm.
In 1916 Margaretha's confirmation attracted enthusiastic press coverage; the event was said to mark the beginning of a new age for the Swedish royal house, which had lacked princesses for so long.
Marriage and family
On 22 May 1919, at the Storkyrkan, Stockholm, she was married to Prince Axel of Denmark, her first cousin once removed. The marriage was a love match; her mother remarked that the couple were so much in love that they could not be left alone in a furnished room. Her wedding was celebrated with great festivities in Stockholm.
She had two children:
- Prince George Valdemar Karl Axel of Denmark (1920–1986)
- Prince Flemming Valdemar Carl Axel (1922–2002)
She was a maternal aunt of King Harald V of Norway and Kings Baudouin and Albert II of Belgium; and paternal grandaunt of King Philippe of Belgium and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg.
Activities
Margaretha adjusted herself well in Denmark, which she had often visited on family occasions during her upbringing. She lived a private life devoted to her family on the estate Bernstorffshøj in Gentofte and generally avoided publicity, and kept in close contact with her relations abroad. She was interested in social issues in Sweden, and became the patron of several charity organisations in Denmark, and was the chairperson of Gentofte Børnevenner.
She was a leading guest at the 1947 wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
After the death of her sister, the Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha in 1954, she became a great support for her sister's children in Norway; she was the godmother of princess Märtha Louise of Norway.
Her spouse died in 1964. As a widow, she was often back in Sweden, where she would join other members of the Swedish royal house in representative duties at official ceremonies — most notably, the Nobel Prize.
She died in Kongsted, near Fakse, Denmark, in 1977.
Legacy
The popular Swedish layer cake princess cake was named for Margaretha and her two sisters when they were children.
Titles and arms
- 1899-1905: Her Royal Highness Princess Margaretha of Sweden and Norway
- 1905-1919: Her Royal Highness Princess Margaretha of Sweden
- 1919-1944: Her Royal Highness Princess Axel of Denmark and Iceland
- 1944-1977: Her Royal Highness Princess Axel of Denmark
 ]Marital arms of Princess Margaretha of Sweden and Denmark
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 ]Arms as displayed in Riddarholmen Church in Stockholm |
Ancestry
| Styles of Princess Margaretha of Denmark | |
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| Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
References
- Staffan Skott: Alla dessa Bernadottar (All these Bernadottes) (1996) (in Swedish)
- "A Royal Wedding, 20 November 1947". Royal Collection. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- "Margaretha". Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon (in Swedish). Retrieved 2014-03-06.
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