| Gustav | |
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| Crown Prince of Sweden Prince of Vasa | |
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| Born | (1799-11-09)9 November 1799 Stockholm,Sweden |
| Died | 5 August 1877(1877-08-05) (aged 77) Pillnitz,Saxony |
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| Spouse | |
| Issue | Prince Louis of Vasa Carola, Queen of Saxony |
| House | Holstein-Gottorp |
| Father | Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden |
| Mother | Frederica of Baden |
Gustav, Prince of Vasa[1] (German:Gustav, Prinz von Wasa;[2] 9 November 1799 – 4 August/5 August 1877), bornCrown Prince of Sweden, was the son of KingGustav IV Adolf of Sweden and QueenFrederica. His Austrian princely title (from 1829) was actually spelledWasa.[3]
After his birth atStockholm, he was raised under the supervision of the royal governessesHedvig Ulrika De la Gardie andCharlotte Stierneld in succession.
When he was ten years old,his father was deposed by theCoup of 1809 and the family was forced into exile. The Gustavian party tried to get him accepted ascrown prince in 1809 and 1810, but were unsuccessful.Queen Charlotte, wife of the new king, was one of the leading figures of theGustavian Party, and often visited ex-queen Frederica in her house arrest and worked for prince Gustav to be acknowledged asheir to the throne. She wrote of this issue in her diaries: during a dinner, General Georg Adlersparre told her thatJean Baptiste Bernadotte had asked whether she had any issue, and was interested when he found she had not. She said that the throne already had an heir in the deposed King's son. Adlersparre became upset and expressed the opinion of his party that none of the instigators of the coup would accept this as they feared that the boy would take revenge against them when he became King, and that they would go as far as take up the old rumour that the deposed King was, in fact, illegitimate and the son ofQueen Sophia Magdalena andCount Adolf Fredrik Munck af Fulkila to prevent this.[4][page needed]
Between the time after the coup and before the royal family left Sweden, they were held under house arrest. During that period, Queen Charlotte described him in her famous diary as an obedient and dutiful child with a great ability to learn. He was not haughty as his younger sisterPrincess Sophie, but humble. Rather, he seemed too quiet and too careful for his age. When Princess Sophie asked him why their father was no longer King, he told her that it was best not to talk about it. He asked no questions and did not appear to miss his father. After he was told that his father had been deposed, he acted embarrassed towards his mother. However, when she told him that he too had lost his position as heir, he cried and embraced her without a word. The announcement gave him much relief and happiness.[4][page needed]
In 1816, he assumed the title ofCount ofItterburg. He served as an officer to theHabsburgs ofAustria, and in 1829,Emperor Francis I created himPrince of Vasa (German:Prinz von Wasa-Holstein-Gottorp).[5] During theGreek War of Independence (1821–1829) there was some talk of Gustav becoming its first king, but this never materialized.[6] He was made aField Marshal-Lieutenant in theAustrian Army in 1836.
In 1828, he became engaged toPrincess Marianne of the Netherlands, but political pressure forced an end to any wedding plans. On 9 November 1830, he married inKarlsruhe his first cousinPrincess Louise Amelie of Baden (5 June 1811 inSchwetzingen – 19 July 1854 inKarlsruhe). They divorced in 1843. A son, Louis, was born in 1832 but died shortly after birth. Their daughter,Princess Carola, married the CatholicAlbert, King of Saxony, but they had no issue.
Gustaf died on 5 August 1877 atPillnitz. In 1884, his (and his infant son's) remains were moved to Stockholm, to be buried beside his father.
Martin Butzke portrayed Gustav of Vasa in the 2022 Netflix historical dramaThe Empress.
Sweden: Knight and Commander of theOrder of the Seraphim,9 November 1799
Baden:[7]
Kingdom of Bavaria: Knight of theOrder of St. Hubert,1825[8]
Belgium: Grand Cordon of theRoyal Order of Leopold[9]
Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion[9]
Russian Empire:[9]
Grand Duchy of Hesse:[10]
Kingdom of Hanover: Grand Cross of theRoyal Guelphic Order,1838[11]
Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of theOrder of the Rue Crown,1847[12]
Kingdom of Prussia:[13]
Brunswick: Grand Cross of theOrder of Henry the Lion[13]
Kingdom of Greece: Grand Cross of theOrder of the Redeemer[13]
Netherlands: Grand Cross of theOrder of the Netherlands Lion[13]
Austria-Hungary: Grand Cross of theOrder of St. Stephen,1875[15] | ||
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