Princess Amalia | |||||
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Born | (1805-02-22)22 February 1805 Stockholm | ||||
Died | 31 August 1853(1853-08-31) (aged 48) Oldenburg | ||||
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House | Holstein-Gottorp | ||||
Father | Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden | ||||
Mother | Frederica of Baden |
Princess Amalia of Sweden (Amalia Maria Charlotta; 22 February 1805 – 31 August 1853) was a Swedish princess, daughter of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and Frederica of Baden.
Life
Amalia was born in Stockholm and raised under the supervision of the royal governess Charlotte Stierneld. Amalia left Sweden with her family upon her father's deposition after the Coup of 1809 and was raised in her mother's native country of Baden.
She was interested in music and was a friend of Jenny Lind. She was afflicted with rickets and died unmarried and childless in Oldenburg.
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References
- Ulf Sundberg (2004). Kungliga släktband. Historiska Media. p. 187. ISBN 91-85057-48-7.
- Amalia Charlotta i Wilhelmina Stålberg (1864). Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor.
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The generations indicate descent from Gustav I, from the House of Vasa, and continues through the Houses of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Holstein-Gottorp; and the Bernadotte, the adoptive heirs of the House of Holstein-Gottorp, who were adoptive heir of the Palatinate-Zweibrückens. | |
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also princess of Norway also princess of Sweden by marriage also princess of Poland and Lithuania by birth |
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