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Birgitta Švédská

1937 – 2024

About this person

Wikipedia Summary

Princess Birgitta of Sweden was a member of the Swedish royal family. She was the second child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and an elder sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
January 19, 1937
Haga Palace
Date of death
December 4, 2024
Mallorca
Citizenship

Sweden

Occupations & fields
princess
Awards & honours
Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyKnight of the Seraphim
Field and occupation
sestra švédského krále Karla XVI. Gustava
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