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75-461: The colour was presented to the former Royal Bohuslän Regiment (I 17) in Uddevalla by King Gustaf VI Adolf on 27 August 1961. The colour was drawn by Brita Grep and embroidered by hand in insertion technique by the company Libraria. It was used as regimental colour by I 17 until 1 July 1992 and as a National Home Guard colour (Uddevalla Northern Home Guard District) 1992–1997. Blazon : "On white cloth

150-437: A celebration at Kensington Palace . She was the sister of Lord Mountbatten and aunt of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and a niece of Empress Alexandra of Russia . She was also a first cousin once removed of her husband’s first wife both being descendants of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. It was Lady Louise who became Queen of Sweden . Both Queen Louise and her stepchildren were great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria of

225-767: A ceremonial figurehead. The King's reputation as a "professional amateur professor" was widely known; nationally and internationally, and among his relatives. Gustaf VI Adolf was a devoted archaeologist , and was admitted to the British Academy for his work in botany in 1958. Gustaf VI Adolf participated in archaeological expeditions in China, Greece, Korea and Italy, and founded the Swedish Institute in Rome . Gustaf VI Adolf had an enormous private library consisting of 80,000 volumes and – nearly more impressively – he actually had read

300-863: A dinner, as did the President of the Lebanese Republic . The Crown Prince also visited the new port facilities in Beirut and visited the offices of the Swedish Oriental Line, Volvo and SKF . Furthermore, the journey went to Jerusalem . The royals arrived on 11 December by car in Palestine and met at the border by the British Commissioner for the Northern District. A two-day break was made in Haifa , where

375-498: A great and abiding interest in removing their royal titles and privileges (because of marriages that were unconstitutional at the time), persuaded his father Gustaf V to do so and to have the Royal Court call the three family members only Mr. Bernadotte . Gustaf Adolf married Princess Margaret of Connaught on 15 June 1905 in St. George's Chapel , at Windsor Castle . Princess Margaret was

450-546: A great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria and of Russia as a niece of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia , wife of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia . She was also an older sister to Lord Louis Mountbatten . During the First World War , Louise served as a nurse in the Red Cross . She married the widowed Gustaf Adolf in 1923 and assumed the role of Sweden's first lady but did not become queen until his accession in 1950. Queen Louise

525-453: A happy development for any nation. Queen Louise also admired Swedish nature and in particular Swedish women, because of what she considered their natural dignity regardless of class, and remarked that she had never seen a country with less vulgarity than Sweden. Queen Louise had several Pomeranian dogs which she would hide about her person when visiting abroad which caused problems when travelling through customs (which she usually did under

600-546: A lifelong amateur archeologist particularly interested in Ancient Italian cultures. Gustaf Adolf was born on 11 November 1882, at Stockholm Palace . At birth he was created Duke of Scania . A patrilineal member of the House of Bernadotte , Gustaf Adolf was also descended from the House of Vasa through maternal lines. Through his mother, he was a descendant of Gustav IV Adolf of the House of Holstein-Gottorp . Gustaf Adolf

675-710: A man of whom her parents approved but he was killed in the early days of the war. Later during the war, while she volunteered as a nurse in Nevers , she began a relationship with Alexander Stuart-Hill , a Scottish artist living in Paris. Anticipating that her parents would be disappointed in her choice, Louise kept their engagement a secret. Eventually, she confided in her parents, who were understanding, and invited Stuart-Hill for visits at Kent House twice. In fact, her family, referring to him as "Shakespeare" because of his odd appearance, found him "eccentric" and " affected ". Lacking resources,

750-634: A marriage...have agreed upon and concluded the following Articles", which articles declared that the marriage would be celebrated in London and duly authenticated, that the couple's financial settlements would be expressed in a separate marriage contract which was declared to be "an integral part of the present Treaty", and that the two nations' ratifications of the treaty would be exchanged in Stockholm, which formally occurred 12 November 1923. On 3 November 1923, at age 34, Louise married Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf, in

825-499: A number of countries in the Near East . The journey began on 13 September from Stockholm. The journey went by rail via Malmö , Berlin and Rome to Messina , where the royals boarded the Swedish Oriental Line motor ship Vasaland , destined for Greece . They stopped at Patras and then the journey continued to Aegion. On 20 September, they arrived in Piraeus , from where the royals took

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900-616: A period of severe illness. She had made her last public appearance at the Nobel Prize Ceremony in December 1964. Queen Louise is buried beside her husband and his first wife, Crown Princess Margaret, in the Royal Cemetery in Solna north of Stockholm . Queen Louise was the second of the four children of Prince Louis of Battenberg , by his wife Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine and

975-509: A press interview claimed to be an extramarital son of Gustaf VI Adolf, a claim taken seriously by the king's biographer Kjell Fridh (1944–1998). Via his son Gustaf Adolf and his daughter Ingrid, respectively, King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden was the grandfather of his direct successor King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (who is herself the mother of the current King Frederik X of Denmark). By his second marriage, Gustaf Adolf

1050-533: A reception for the governor, the chief officials, the consuls and the judiciary and the Swedish deputy consul and such for the leading trade representatives. On 29 October 1950, Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf became king a few days before his 68th birthday, upon the death of his father, King Gustaf V . He was at the time the world's oldest heir apparent to a monarchy (this in turn was broken by his grandnephew Charles, Prince of Wales on 2 November 2016). On 30 October he took

1125-682: A representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs joined the party on the way. In Aleppo, the stay was extended to about 14 days, when the Crown Prince contracted a mild intestinal catarrh due to the stressful climate. On 1 November, the journey continued. The Crown Prince Couple, Princess Ingrid and Prince Bertil then boarded a British military plane and arrived in Baghdad on the same day. The King Ghazi of Iraq met at his country retreat Kasr-el-Zuhoor, from where he accompanied his guests to Bilatt Castle. At all

1200-510: A result of a split within the government over pension reform. This split had caused the Center Party to leave government and the King then attempted to form a center-right coalition government. The leader of the Center Party however refused to be part of a right wing government and instead supported a Social Democratic minority government, which the King ended up appointing. His handling of the situation

1275-573: A similar trip with Gustav Adolf to Greece and around the Middle East and Africa, called the Orient Tour. In 1936, Louise attended the funeral of George V of the United Kingdom. During World War II, Louise was active in aid work within the Red Cross . She collected candles and other non-electric light sources for the needy during the campaign "Vinterljus" (English: Winter Lights). Another contribution

1350-463: A train to Athens , where they were received by the President of Greece and representatives of government agencies. Furthermore, an excursion was made to Delphi , Nafplio and Delos with the cruiser Hellas . After returning to Athens, Vasaland departed for Thessaloniki on 28 September, where the international fair was visited. On 2 October, they arrived in Istanbul . After the ship dropped anchor,

1425-573: A two-day visit to Bursa was made. The stay in Turkey ended with a four-day incognito break in Istanbul, during which several receptions were held at the Swedish legation. On 10 October, the royal travelers continued with Vasaland , which arrived on 12 October in İzmir . From here, the departure took place on 15 October with the president's own train and on 17 October it arrived in Aleppo , after Prince Bertil and

1500-515: A young woman Louise had said that she would never marry a king or a widower, she accepted the proposal of a man destined to be both. However, under §5 of the 1810 Swedish Succession Law (Act 1810:0926), a prince of the Swedish royal house forfeited his right of succession to the throne if he "with or without the King's knowledge and consent, married a private Swedish or foreign man's daughter" ( med eller utan Konungens vetskap och samtycke, tager till gemål enskild svensk eller utländsk mans dotter ). Once

1575-416: Is hard for me to be the protector of different institutions, as I have been accustomed to practical work, as an ordinary person, before my marriage". As a former nurse, a fact she was proud to point out, Louise was interested in improving the working conditions for nurses. Louise's only child, a daughter, was stillborn on 30 May 1925. In 1926–1927, the crown princely couple made an international trip around

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1650-568: Is suggested to have swayed it in support of the incumbent Social Democratic government. In a break with tradition, he was not buried in Riddarholmskyrkan in Stockholm, but in the Royal Cemetery in Haga alongside his wives. Not long before his death, Gustaf Adolf approved a new constitution that stripped the monarchy of its remaining political powers. The new document took effect in 1975, two years after Gustaf Adolf's death, leaving his grandson as

1725-585: The Chapel Royal at St. James's Palace in the presence of George V and members of both royal families. The marriage between Louise and Gustav Adolf was by all accounts a love match and described as very happy. She was also liked by her mother-in-law because of her friendly nature, although they seldom saw each other, as Queen Victoria spent most of her time in Italy. The fact that the queen spent most of her time abroad meant that Louise took on many royal duties from

1800-537: The Isle of Wight with her mother during her childhood. The family is described as harmonious; the parents of Louise lived in a happy loving relationship, not in an arranged marriage, and Louise was particularly close to her brother, with whom she corresponded until her death. Louise and her sister were educated by governesses, except for a brief period at Texter's girls school in Darmstadt. In 1914, Louise and her mother visited

1875-621: The President of the Syrian Republic hosted a banquet for the Crown Prince's family, who stayed in Syria for four days. During the return journey to Beirut , Baalbek and the ruins of the old sun city were visited. In Beirut, the royals were received with military honors and were guests of the French government. The High Commissioner of the Levant , with whom the Crown Prince and Crown Princess stayed, hosted

1950-683: The Russian Empire , and were invited to a trip down the Volga with their Imperial relatives. During her visit, Louise noted the influence of Rasputin with concern. The trip was interrupted by the sudden outbreak of the First World War, and Louise's father telegraphed for them to return immediately. Louise's mother gave her jewellery to the empress for safe keeping, and they left Russia by boat from Hapsal in Estonia and travelled to neutral Sweden, paying for

2025-569: The United Kingdom , Crown Princess Margaret having been a first cousin of Queen Louise's mother, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine . His second marriage produced only one stillborn daughter on 30 May 1925. While his first wife visited her native Britain in the early years of their marriage, it was widely rumored in Sweden that Gustaf Adolf had an affair there with operetta star Rosa Grünberg. Swedish vocalist Carl E. Olivebring (1919–2002) in

2100-528: The Bohuslän Regiment (I 17) 1977–1992 and the Bohus-Dal Group ( Bohus-Dalsgruppen ) since 1997. Blazon : "Argent, the provincial badge of Bohuslän, a castle with a tower both embattled gules; masoned sable, two portcullis or charged with hinges and locks sable between a sword erect azure and a lion rampant of the last, armed and langued or. The shield surmounted two muskets in saltire or". In 1901,

2175-555: The Finnish Winter War , Louise set up a home for Finnish war orphans at Ulriksdal Palace. In 1950, Louise became queen after her husband's accession to the throne. Louise is described as a true democrat at heart, and was therefore somewhat disturbed at being celebrated merely in her capacity of queen. In reference to the attention, she remarked: "People look at me as if I were something special. Surely I do not look differently today from how I looked yesterday!" Louise disliked

2250-759: The Foreign Minister and the Grand Master of the Ceremonies, as well as representatives of government agencies. The Crown Prince's family went in a procession to the castle, where the Shah for the Crown Prince represented the council president and others were present. The Shah then accompanied the Crown Prince to the Golestan Palace . After several days in the Persian capital, he left for Mazandaran Province to study for three days

2325-610: The Smokes for Soldiers and Sailors, but she soon enlisted in the Red Cross for service as a nurse. She was active at a French military hospital in Nevers , and then at a war hospital at Palaves outside Montpellier , from March 1915 until July 1917. She was commended for her hard work, and was awarded The British War and Victory Medals , a medal from the British Red Cross , as well as the Médaille de la Reconnaissance française . After

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2400-466: The Swedish government had "requested the British government's explanation of Lady Louise Mountbatten's position in this respect." The ministry further announced that following the British government's reply to its inquiry and the subsequent investigation into the matter, it had been determined that the Crown Prince's choice of a future wife was in compliance with the succession law, thereby concluding debate on

2475-558: The adjacent regiment park at the present Bohuslän Defense Museum. In connection with the decommissioning of Bohuslän Regiment, its traditions came from 1 July 1992 onwards to be kept by the Bohus Group ( Bohusgruppen ). Regimental commanders: 58°20′52″N 11°57′26″E  /  58.34778°N 11.95722°E  / 58.34778; 11.95722 Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden Gustaf VI Adolf (Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf; 11 November 1882 – 15 September 1973)

2550-400: The beginning, which was initially hard for her as she was at this point described as quite shy. After the queen's death in 1930, Louise was officially the first lady of the nation, expected to perform all the duties of a queen, twenty years before she actually became queen. This meant that Louise was to take over the protection of all the organisations and associations traditionally assigned to

2625-645: The couple's engagement was announced, there were lively discussions in the media about whether the bride-to-be was constitutionally eligible to become Sweden's future queen. In response, the Swedish Foreign Ministry, citing the law in question, clarified the term "a private Swedish or foreign man's daughter" to mean "he who did not belong to a sovereign family or to a family which, according to international practice, would be equal thereto" ( som icke vore medlem av suverän familj eller familj som enligt internationell praxis vore därmed likställd ), and announced that

2700-519: The daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn , third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of the United Kingdom . Gustaf Adolf and Margaret had five children: Crown Princess Margaret died suddenly on 1 May 1920 with her cause of death given as an infection following surgery. At the time, she was eight months pregnant and expecting their sixth child. Gustaf Adolf married Lady Louise Mountbatten , formerly Princess Louise of Battenberg, on 3 November 1923 at St. James's Palace with

2775-533: The death of his grandfather, King Oscar II , on 8 December 1907. In 1926, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess Louise visited the United States. They included a trip to San Francisco, where the Crown Prince visited Bohemian Grove to see the Grove Play Truth by poet George Sterling . From September to December 1934, the Crown Prince, Crown Princess Louise , Princess Ingrid and Prince Bertil visited

2850-503: The engaged couple agreed to postpone marriage until after the war. In 1918, however, Louise's father explained to her that Stuart-Hill was most likely homosexual, and that a marriage with him was impossible. In 1923, Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden , having been for three years the widower of Louise's mother's cousin Princess Margaret of Connaught , paid a visit to London and, to Louise's surprise, began to court her. Although as

2925-522: The former German language teacher of her husband's late wife, and the exiled Princess Tatiana of Russia in Palestine. It is said many would have died, had it not been for Louise's help. In 1940, for example, she sent supplies to the British major Michael Smiley of the Rifle Brigade , who was captured and placed in a prisoner of war camp, after his mother-in-law Alicia Pearson had asked for her help. During

3000-501: The imminent nuptials. On 27 October 1923, Sweden and Britain's respective plenipotentiaries signed the "Treaty between Great Britain and Sweden for the Marriage of Lady Louise Mountbatten with His Royal Highness Prince Gustaf Adolf, Crown Prince of Sweden". The treaty stated, in part, that the kings of the United Kingdom and Sweden "having judged it proper that an alliance should again be contracted between their respective Royal Houses by

3075-468: The interior of the Royal Palace in Stockholm. Louise was described as eccentric for royalty and temperamental; she could get very angry, but was said to possess a good heart, a great sense of humour, a sense of self-irony and was able to distinguish between herself and her royal role. She could show her sympathies openly, and this was taken as a sign of her honesty. One courtier commented, "I would describe

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3150-755: The main part of the books. He had an interest in specialist literature on Chinese art and East Asian history. Throughout his life, King Gustaf VI Adolf was particularly interested in the history of civilization, and he participated in several archaeological expeditions. His other great area of interest was botany , concentrating in flowers and gardening. He was considered an expert on the Rhododendron flower. At Sofiero Castle (the king's summer residence) he created an admired Rhododendron collection. Like his sons Prince Gustaf Adolf and Prince Bertil , Gustaf VI Adolf maintained wide, lifelong interests in sports. He enjoyed tennis and golf , and fly fishing for charity. He

3225-482: The monarchy had been de facto subordinate to the Riksdag and ministers since the definitive establishment of parliamentary rule in 1917, the king still nominally retained considerable reserve powers . With few exceptions, though, Gustaf Adolf chose to act on the advice of the ministers. The most notable occasion when Gustaf Adolf personally exercised his political power was during the 1957 government crisis that started as

3300-664: The official events that followed, except for King Ghazi of Iraq, his uncle and father-in-law, King Ali of Hejaz , the President of the Council and members of the Cabinet, the President of the Senate and others. On 6 November, the royals left by train for Khanaqin , where cars were ready to take them to Tehran . At the border, they were received by a representative of the Persian government and in Tehran by

3375-524: The ongoing construction work for the Trans-Iranian Railway . He then returned to Tehran to say goodbye to the Shah. The Crown Prince's family then left on 17 November in Volvo cars for Isfahan and Persepolis . In the latter place, the royals lived in the so-called Xerxes' harem and visited the city under the leadership of Professor Ernst Herzfeld . On 25 November, the return journey to Baghdad began over

3450-404: The provincial badge of Bohuslän ; a red tower em-battled with two yellow portcullis with black hinges and locks, between dexter an erect blue sword and sinister a yellow lion rampant. On a red border at the upper side of the colour, battle honours in white." Battle honours: Lund (1676), Landskrona (1677), Hälsingborg (1710), Gadebusch (1712) and Svensksund (1790). The coat of the arms of

3525-510: The pseudonym "Countess of Gripsholm" or "Mrs Olsson"). After having taken summer vacations with her husband in Italy every year, she always departed before he did to visit England prior to returning to Sweden. A popular story told of her alleges that Louise, after almost being hit by a bus in London (because she would often jay-walk ), took to carrying a small card with the words, "I am the Queen of Sweden" printed on it, so that people would know who she

3600-421: The queen as a 'gentleman'. She would never avoid acknowledging her own mistakes". Louise is described as a great lover and patriot of her new home country, and was often shocked by Swedish non-patriotic customs. She was a supporter of the political system and democracy in the form it had developed in Sweden and stated her opinion to her relatives that no other political system than the Swedish one had created such

3675-463: The queen. She was made the protector of the Swedish Red Cross , Children's Hospital of Crown Princess Louise , Eugenia Home , Drottningens centralkommitté ('Queen's Emergency Relief Committee'), Arbetsflitens Befrämjande ('The Promoting of Diligence'), Sophiahemmet and Svenska Hemslöjdsföreningarns Riksförbund ('Swedish Handicraft's Society'). Regarding this matter, Louise remarked: "It

3750-517: The reception of an American millionaire. During an interview in Salt Lake City , Louise stated that she believed in gender equality and that women are fully capable of being active within all professions and in the business world, as well as within politics: "Women are completely intellectually equal to men and, provided they are given sufficient education, are just as capable to deserve respect and admiration as men in this field". In 1934–35, she made

3825-403: The regal assurance and was enthroned on queen Christina's Silver Throne. He then delivered his accession speech and adopted Plikten framför allt ("Duty before all"), as his personal motto. During Gustaf VI Adolf's reign, work was underway on a new Instrument of Government to replace the 1809 constitution and produce reforms consistent with the times. Among the reforms sought by some Swedes

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3900-557: The regiment raised a memorial stone of the Battle of Svensksund at its former military camp, Backamo, in connection with a visit by the German regiment Graf Roon. This German regiment is derives from the former Psilanderhielmska Regiment based in Pomerania , which in 1796 became named after the newly arrived commander von Engelbrechten. When the regiment moved in to Uddevalla, the monument was moved to

3975-645: The residence of the British High Commissioner . The program for the following days included a two-day break in Jaffa and Tel Aviv . Visits were made to the offices of Volvo, SKF, ASEA and other Swedish companies. A two-day excursion was made around 20 December to Jericho , the Dead Sea , Transjordan 's capital Amman and Petra . The travelers were received by the Emir of Transjordan . After their return to Jerusalem,

4050-483: The royals continued immediately with train to Cairo , where they were guests of the Egyptian government. Due to King Fuad 's illness, the Prime Minister hosted the reception banquet at Zafaran Palace on 22 December. The royal guests spent Christmas in stillness, partly in a villa at the foot of the pyramids, partly on the Swedish legation. The Crown Prince and Prince Bertil then visited for a couple of days Alexandria . The Swedish consul Carl Wilhelm von Gerber arranged

4125-496: The royals lived in the government building on Mount Carmel . Visits were made on board the Swedish Orient Line's motor ship Hemland . During his stay in Haifa , the Crown Prince laid a wreath at the monument to King Faisal I of Iraq . Excursions were made to Capernaum , Acre , Nazareth and Nablus as well as the modern Jewish cooperative colony of Nahallah. The Crown Prince's family arrived in Jerusalem on 13 December and immediately went to their residence during their stay there,

4200-505: The royals were landed on the Asian side of the strait. The sloop docked at the quay in front of Haydarpaşa railway station . At the platform, President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 's caravan waited, in which the journey continued to Ankara . At the station, the guests were received by Atatürk, members of the government and the administration. After his arrival, the Crown Prince visited Atatürk as well as Foreign Minister Tevfik Rüştü Aras . The visit to Ankara lasted from 3 to 5 October. On 5 October,

4275-433: The snowy passes along the Kum-Sultanabad- Kermanshah road, a three-day uninterrupted journey by car. After a week-long unofficial stay in Baghdad with visits to modern factories and excursions to Ur and Babylon , the Crown Prince Couple and Princess Ingrid left for Damascus on 5 December by plane. Prince Bertil accompanied the car caravan through the desert, where camel troops paraded at Rutbah station. On 6 December,

4350-458: The strict pre-World War I protocol at court, retained during her mother-in-law's era, and reformed it when she became queen, instituting new guidelines in 1954 which democraticised many old customs. In 1962, she abolished the court presentations , replaced them with "democratic ladies' lunches", to which she invited professional career women, a custom which was to continue under Princess Sibylla after her death. Louise also renovated and redecorated

4425-428: The throne in 1950, he assumed the Royal Arms of Sweden. Louise Mountbatten Louise Alexandra Marie Irene Mountbatten (born Princess Louise of Battenberg ; 13 July 1889 – 7 March 1965) was Queen of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until her death in 1965 as the wife of King Gustaf VI Adolf . Born a princess of the German House of Battenberg , Louise was closely related to the ruling families of Britain as

4500-441: The trenches of 1914." De Gaulle later attended her memorial service in Paris, which was the first occasion for a French president to visit the Swedish church there, as well as one of only two occasions de Gaulle visited a memorial service of the kind. Queen Louise's last official engagement was the Nobel Prize dinner of 1964, during which no one noticed that she was in fact already ill. According to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark it

4575-402: The trip with gold, as their money was suddenly not acceptable currency in Russia. They stayed in Sweden as guests of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf and Crown Princess Margaret , her first cousin once removed, at Drottningholm Palace , just one night before they returned to Great Britain. During the First World War, Louise was first active within the Soldiers and Sailors Families Association and

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4650-523: The war, she was active in social work for the children in the slums of Battersea in London. In 1909, Louise received a proposal from Manuel II of Portugal . Her grand-uncle, Edward VII , the British monarch, was in favour of the match, but Louise declined, as she wished to marry for love. At the age of twenty, Louise became secretly engaged to Prince Christopher of Greece , but they were forced to give up their relationship for financial reasons. Shortly before World War I broke out, Louise fell in love with

4725-424: The world to benefit Swedish interests, which was described as a great success, especially the trip to the United States, during which they travelled across the nation from New York City to San Francisco. Public interest was high, and the couple acquired a reputation for being "democratic", after having refused such formalities as greeting the guests at a reception sitting on thrones, which they had been invited to do at

4800-402: Was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death in 1973. He was the eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden . Before Gustaf Adolf acceded to the throne, he was crown prince for nearly 43 years during his father's reign. As king, and shortly before his death, he gave his approval to constitutional changes which removed the Swedish monarchy's last political powers. He was

4875-545: Was Kronprinsessans Gåvokommitté för Neutralitetsvakten (English: "The Crown Princess Gift Association For the Neutral Defence Forces"), which provided the soldiers mobilised to guard the borders of neutral Sweden with gifts: normally socks, scarfs and caps knitted by contributors from all over the country. As a citizen of a neutral country, Louise was also able to act as a messenger between relatives and friends across warfaring borders. She also provided supplies to many private citizens in this way, such as "two old ladies in Münich",

4950-399: Was also a niece of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia . Because of her father's work, the family moved around between different territories in the British Empire , such as Malta , but they returned often to the Heiligenberg outside Darmstadt which they considered their holiday home, always retaining a residence in England. Louise often visited her great-grandmother Queen Victoria on

5025-428: Was an uncle to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh . Upon his creation as Duke of Skåne, Gustaf Adolf was granted a coat of arms with the arms of Skåne in base. These arms can be seen on his stall-plates both as Knight of the Swedish order of the Seraphim in the Riddarholm Church in Sweden, but also the Frederiksborg Chapel in Copenhagen, Denmark, as a Knight of the Danish Order of the Elephant . Upon his accession to

5100-414: Was in case she was hit by a vehicle. In London, she often stayed at the Hyde Park Hotel, often crossing a heavily trafficked street there to shop, which prompted her note. In 1963, Louise accompanied her spouse on a state visit to France, where she made a great impression on President Charles de Gaulle . At dinner, she said to him: "I must ask you to excuse my ugly French. My French is the one spoken in

5175-403: Was noted for her eccentricity and progressive views. Louise was born a Princess of Battenberg at Schloss Heiligenberg , Seeheim-Jugenheim , in the Grand Duchy of Hesse . Her father, Prince Louis of Battenberg , who was an admiral in the British Royal Navy , renounced his German title during the First World War and anglicised his family name to "Mountbatten" at the behest of George V . He

5250-410: Was president of the Swedish Olympic Committee and the Swedish Sports Confederation from their foundations and until 1933, and these positions were then taken over by his sons in succession, Gustaf Adolf until 1947 and then Bertil until 1997. According to all six books of memoires by his sons Sigvard and Carl Johan, nephew Lennart and of wives of the two sons, Gustaf Adolf from the 1930s on took

5325-413: Was seen as correct from a parliamentary standpoint. The King died in 1973, at the old hospital in Helsingborg , Scania , close to his summer residence, Sofiero Castle , after a deterioration in his health that culminated in pneumonia . He was succeeded on the throne by his 27-year-old grandson Carl XVI Gustaf , son of the late Prince Gustaf Adolf . He died the day before the election of 1973 , which

5400-477: Was the eldest child of Crown Prince Gustaf , later Gustaf V, and Victoria of Baden . He was born during the reign of his paternal grandfather, Oscar II . Through his mother, Gustaf Adolf was a great-grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany, who died when Gustaf Adolf was five years old. His maternal grandmother, Princess Louise of Prussia , was the Kaiser's only daughter. Gustaf Adolf became Crown Prince of Sweden on

5475-538: Was the replacement of the monarchy or at least some moderation of the old constitution's provision that "The King alone shall govern the realm." Gustaf VI Adolf's personal qualities made him popular among the Swedish people and, in turn, this popularity led to strong public opinion in favour of the retention of the monarchy. Gustaf VI Adolf's expertise and interest in a wide range of fields (architecture and botany being but two) made him respected, as did his informal and modest nature and his purposeful avoidance of pomp. While

5550-439: Was then created the first Marquess of Milford Haven in the peerage of the United Kingdom . From 1917, therefore, his daughter was known as "Lady Louise Mountbatten". Her mother was Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine , a granddaughter of Queen Victoria . Louise was a sister of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma , and of Princess Alice of Battenberg who was the mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh . She

5625-476: Was very difficult for Louise to fill the shoes of her husband's first wife. Margrethe and Louise's other step-grandchildren all used the nickname Ist for Louise because when little they could not say Aunt Louise properly. Louise responded good-naturedly by signing all her letters to them that way. Queen Louise died on 7 March 1965 at Saint Göran Hospital , in Stockholm , Sweden, following emergency surgery after

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