Prince Eugén, Duke of Närke

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Prince Eugén

Swedish Royalty House of Bernadotte Charles XIV John Children    Oscar I Oscar I Children    Charles XV    Gustaf, Duke of Upland    Oscar II    Princess Eugenie    August, Duke of Dalarna Charles XV Children    Lovisa, Queen of Denmark    Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland Oscar II Children    Gustaf V    Oscar, Duke of Gotland    Eugén, Duke of Närke    Carl, Duke of Västergötland Grandchildren    Princess Margaretha    Märtha, Crown Princess of Norway    Astrid, Queen of Belgium    Carl, Duke of Östergötland Gustaf V Children    Gustaf VI Adolf    Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland    Erik, Duke of Västmanland Gustaf VI Adolf Children    Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten    Sigvard, Duke of Uppland    Ingrid, Queen of Denmark    Bertil, Duke of Halland    Carl Johan, Duke of Dalarna Grandchildren    Princess Margaretha    Princess Birgitta    Princess Désirée    Princess Christina    Carl XVI Gustaf Carl XVI Gustaf Children    Crown Princess Victoria    Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland    Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland

Prince Eugén Napoleon Nicolaus of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Närke (August 1, 1865^[1] – August 17, 1947^[1]) was the youngest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway. He was a famous painter, art collector and patron of artists. His residence, Waldemarsudde, on Djurgården in Stockholm, is now an art museum^[2]. On 1904-01-21 Prince Eugen was appointed a Knight of the Norwegian lion by King Oscar II.^[3]

[edit] Ancestry

16. Jean Henri Bernadotte

8. Charles XIV John of Sweden

17. Jeanne de Saint Vincent

4. Oscar I of Sweden

18. François Clary

9. Désirée Clary

19. Françoise Rose Somis

2. Oscar II of Sweden

20. Alexandre, vicomte de Beauharnais

10. Eugène de Beauharnais

21. Joséphine Tascher de la Pagerie

5. Josephine of Leuchtenberg

22. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria

11. Princess Augusta of Bavaria

23. Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt

1. Prince Eugén, Duke of Närke

24. Karl Christian of Nassau-Weilburg

12. Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

25. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau

6. William, Duke of Nassau

26. Wilhelm Georg, Burgrave of Kirchberg

13. Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg

27. Princess Isabella Auguste of Reuss

3. Sofia of Nassau

28. Frederick I of Württemberg

14. Prince Paul of Württemberg

29. Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

7. Princess Pauline of Württemberg

30. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

15. Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen

31. Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} thePeerage.com - Person Page 10341
2. ^ Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde | Prins Eugen Art Museum Stockholm
3. ^ kongehuset.no - The Order of the Norwegian Lion

Persondata
NAME	Eugén, Duke of Närke, Prince
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bernadotte, Eugén Napoleon Nicolaus
SHORT DESCRIPTION	painter and prince of Sweden
DATE OF BIRTH	1 August 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	17 August 1947
PLACE OF DEATH