Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld

Swedish princess; elder sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

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.

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

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

Honours

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  •   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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