Princess Sibylla of Sweden, Duchess of Västerbotten (born Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Schloss Friedenstein, 18 January 1908 – Stockholm, 28 November 1972) (Princess Sibylla Calma Maria Alice Bathildis Feodora) was the wife of Prince Gustav Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and the mother of the current King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf.
She was the daughter of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Victoria Adelaide of Schlesw...
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Princess Sibylla of Sweden, Duchess of Västerbotten (born Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Schloss Friedenstein, 18 January 1908 – Stockholm, 28 November 1972) (Princess Sibylla Calma Maria Alice Bathildis Feodora) was the wife of Prince Gustav Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and the mother of the current King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf.
She was the daughter of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein, a daughter of Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, and from an ancient Scandinavian princely house. Through her father, she was a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Her grandfather was Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, the youngest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
On 19 October/20 October 1932, Sibylla married in Coburg her second cousin Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of...
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