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Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld

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Princess Désirée
Baroness Silfverschiöld
Princess Désirée prior to the wedding of her niece Madeleine in June 2013
BornPrincess Désirée of Sweden
(1938-06-02) 2 June 1938 (age 86)
Haga Palace, Solna, Sweden
Spouse
Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld
(m. 1964; died 2017)
IssueBaron Carl Silfverschiöld
Baroness Christina-Louise Silfverschiöld
Baroness Hélène Silfverschiöld
Full name
Désirée Elisabeth Sibylla Silfverschiöld
HouseBernadotte
FatherPrince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
MotherPrincess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (Désirée Elisabeth Sibylla; born 2 June 1938) is the third child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and granddaughter of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. She is an elder sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

Titles, styles, honours, and arms

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Désirée's original coat of arms when she was a princess of Sweden.
  • 2 June 1938 — 5 June 1964: Her Royal Highness Princess Désirée Elisabeth Sibylla of Sweden
  • 5 June 1964 — present: Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld
  •  Sweden: Member Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (LoK av KMO)
  • Sweden: Member of the Royal Family Decoration of King Gustaf VI Adolf, 1st Class
  • Sweden: Member of the Royal Family Decoration of King Carl XVI Gustaf, 1st Class

Ancestry

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References

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