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Under the Swedish Act of Succession, a prince or princess marrying without the consent of the Sovereign and government forfeits the right of succession for themselves and their descendants. They give up their titles and assume the family name of Bernadotte. By his marriage on 11 March 1932 he was subsequently stripped of his title, renounced his rights and became Mr. Lennart Bernadotte.
Since 1868, Swedish princes who have lost their succession rights have received noble titles conferred by other reigning monarchs. The Grand Duke or Grand Duchess of Luxembourg has conferred the title of Count of Wisborg, and in one case, the King of Belgium has conferred the title Prince Bernadotte. Thus, on ennoblement by the Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, on 2 July 1951 he became Lennart Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg.
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, who lost the right to confer noble titles in the new constitution of 1974, still retains the prerogative to restore royal titles, but has chosen not to do so.
Although Prince Lennart did forfeit the right to inherit the Crown of Sweden, he held a strong claim to the Russian throne. Namely, he was great-grandson of Emperor Alexander II through his grandfather, and in addition to that he was grandson of Olga Constantinovna, Queen of Greece, granddaughter of Nicholas I.
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