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Swedish royalty : Princess Margaretha
Prince Valdemar. He was Princess Margaretha's maternal first cousin once removed. Here we see the wedding party (figure 1). As a gift from the groom's father, the newlyweds received the estate of Bernstorffsh. The Prince and Princess spent a honeymoon with Aunt Margaret and Prince Eugene, on their Yörberg estate. After the honeymoon, they settled in at their new estate. The marriage ptoved to be a very happy one. Margaret gave birth to a son in Bernstorff, named Georg Valdemar Karl Axel (1920) A second son was born -- Fleming Waldemar Karl Axel (1922). With photos and text. ">
Swedish Royalty: Princess Margaretha (1899–1977)
Figure 1.--This is a Swedish-Danish royal wedding portrait. We see Prince Carl and his daughter Princess Margarita on her wedding day. She married Prince Axel of Denmark. The two were engaged (March 23, 1919). They married Stockholm Cathedral (May 22). It was the first wedding of the Swedish princess since 1869, when Ludwika Szwedzka married the prince of Denmark. The above-mentioned princess was the grandmother of Margarita's mother and was also present at the ceremony. Bridesmaids were her sisters Martha (future crown princess of Norway) and Astrid (future queen of Belgium). Axel had 3 brothers and a sister, his niece became the queen of Romania. Behind the young couple stands the hands of Ingrid, the future Danish queen, and her then 20-year-old husband has his jacket on. Her sister Martha is on the bride's side. We believe that the children sitting on the carpet in Prince Carl Jr. (the brides brother), Prince Sigvard (second son of King Gustav VI Adolf), and Princess Astrid (the future queen of the Belgians).
Princess Margaretha (1899–1977)was the eldest daughter of Prince Karl of Sweden Duke of Västergötland and Princess Ingeborg of Denmark. She was the elder sister of Crown Princess Märtha of Norway and Queen Astrid, Queen Consort of the Belgians. She was born in Stpckholm as Princess Margaretha of Sweden and Norway (later just of Sweden, due to the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905). Princess Margaretha helped revive enthusiam for the royal family. She attracted enthusiastic press coverage at atime when the news was dominated by depressing war reporting. The Princess and her sisters were said to mark the beginning of a new era for the Swedish royal house. Three had been no Swedish princesses for decades. Princess Margaretha married Danish Prince Axel (1919). Prince Axel was a gandson od King Christian IX. His father wae Prince Valdemar. He was Princess Margaretha's maternal first cousin once removed. Here we see the wedding party (figure 1). As a gift from the groom's father, the newlyweds received the estate of Bernstorffsh. The Prince and Princess spent a honeymoon with Aunt Margaret and Prince Eugene, on their Yörberg estate. After the honeymoon, they settled in at their new estate. The marriage ptoved to be a very happy one. Margaret gave birth to a son in Bernstorff, named Georg Valdemar Karl Axel (1920) A second son was born -- Fleming Waldemar Karl Axel (1922).
The Princess had not trouble adjusting to life in Denmark. Even before the marriage she had commonly visited on various family occasions during her childhood. She tended to live a private life focused on her family and two young children. She mostly lived on the family estate Bernstorffshøj in Gentofte and avoided publicity. She kept in close contacr with her relations in Sweden and countries where marrisge took them (Britain Belgium, Luxenbourg and other countries). She was concerbed with social issues in both Sweden and Denmark. She became the patron of several Danish charity organisations. She was the chairperson of Gentofte Børnevenner. After the tragic death of her sister Queen Astrid of Belgium (1935), she took an interest in her sister's children in Belgium. And then after the death of her other sister, the Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha (1954), she helped with her sister's children in Norway. She was the godmother of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway.
Prince Axel died (1964). As a widow she began spending more time in Sweden and paryicipated in official appearances such as the Nobel Prize awards. She aquired the family name of Tante Ta (Aunt Ta) with her many nices, neohews, and cousins. She passed away in Kongsted, near Fakse, Denmark (1977).
