Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg - Ancestry

Ancestry

Count Carl Johan Bernadotte descended from King Gustaf V of Sweden through his father, King Gustaf VI Adolf.

He also descended from Queen Victoria's son, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught through Prince Arthur's daughter, Princess Margaret of Connaught.

On 29 June 2011, he surpassed his elder brother, Sigvard (1907-2002), as the longest-lived of Queen Victoria's male descendants. He was the last surviving great-grandchild of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, following the 2007 death of Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark.


Ancestors of Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg
16. Oscar I of Sweden
8. Oscar II of Sweden
17. Princess Josephine of Leuchtenberg
4. Gustav V of Sweden
18. William, Duke of Nassau
9. Princess Sofia of Nassau
19. Princess Pauline of Württemberg
2. Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
20. Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden
10. Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden
21. Princess Sophie of Sweden
5. Princess Victoria of Baden
22. Wilhelm I, German Emperor
11. Princess Louise of Prussia
23. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar
1. Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Dalarna
24. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
12. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
25. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
6. Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
26. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
13. Victoria of the United Kingdom
27. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
3. Princess Margaret of Connaught
28. Prince Charles of Prussia
14. Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia
29. Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
7. Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia
30. Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau
15. Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau
31. Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia

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