Father Christopher O'Neill Name Princess Duchess | House House of Bernadotte | |
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Born 20 February 2014 (age 1 year 11 months)
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, New York, USA ( 2014-02-20 ) Mother Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Halsingland and Gastrikland Religion Baptised in the Church of Sweden Parents Christopher O'Neill, Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Halsingland and Gastrikland Siblings Prince Nicolas, Duke of Angermanland Cousins Princess Estelle, Duchess of Ostergotland Grandparents Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Queen Silvia of Sweden, Eva Maria Walter, Paul Cesario O'Neill Similar People Princess Madeleine - Duchess, Christopher O'Neill, Princess Estelle - Duchess, Victoria - Crown Princess, Queen Silvia of Sweden | ||
The youngest swedish royal prince nicolas is christened
Princess Leonore of Sweden, Duchess of Gotland (Leonore Lilian Maria Bernadotte; born 20 February 2014), is the elder child of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill. She is eighth in the line of succession to the Swedish throne. At the time of her birth she was fifth in line.
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- The youngest swedish royal prince nicolas is christened
- Princess Leonore Duchess of Gotland
- Birth and life
- Titles and styles
- Swedish appointments and honours
- Arms
- References
Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland
Birth and life
Leonore was born at 22:41 Eastern Time on 20 February 2014 at New York's Weill Cornell Medical Center, United States. A 21-gun salute was fired in Stockholm to celebrate her birth. Prior to her birth it was announced that any prospective children of Princess Madeleine would be styled Royal Highness and enter the line of succession. However, in order to be eligible to ascend, Leonore must be brought up as a member of the Church of Sweden and reside in Sweden during her upbringing. Apart from Swedish citizenship, Princess Leonore also holds American citizenship through her American-British father.
Her name and titles were revealed when her grandfather, King Carl XVI Gustaf, met with the cabinet on 26 February 2014. Her first name was chosen by her parents as one that they both liked very much after considering a very large number of other names. It has been used previously by four Swedish queens, but then only in full as Eleonora. Her middle names honour her great-grandaunt Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, and her paternal grandmother. Leonore was registered with the surname Bernadotte in the Swedish registry. A Te Deum thanksgiving service was held in the Royal Chapel at Stockholm Palace on 2 March 2014 to celebrate her birth.
On 8 June 2014 (the first anniversary of her parents' wedding), Leonore was christened in the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace into the Lutheran faith by Anders Wejryd, the Archbishop of Sweden. Her godparents were her maternal aunt, Crown Princess Victoria; her paternal aunt, Tatjana d'Abo; her paternal aunt's husband, Count Ernst Abensperg und Traun; her mother's cousin, Patrick Sommerlath; and friends of her parents, Alice Bamford and Louise Gottlieb. She was christened in the family's antique christening gown which was first worn by Prince Gustaf Adolf when he was christened in 1906. Her name and date of christening was added in embroidery to the gown.
Titles and styles
Leonore is styled as: Her Royal Highness Princess Leonore of Sweden, Duchess of Gotland.
Swedish appointments and honours
Arms
Princess Leonore's coat of arms is based on the greater coat of arms of Sweden. It features in the first and fourth quarters, the Three Crowns; in the second, the lion of the House of Bjelbo; and in the third, the ram of the arms of Gotland, representing the titular designation of her dukedom. In the centre, on an inescutcheon, is the dynastic arms of the House of Bernadotte. Surrounding the shield is the ribbon of the Order of the Seraphim.
