Name Tord Magnuson Parents Lennart Magnuson | ||
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Full Name Tord Gosta Magnuson Children Gustaf MagnusonOscar MagnusonVictor Magnuson Spouse Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (m. 1974) Similar People Princess Christina - Mrs Mag, Princess Desiree - Baroness, Princess Margaretha - Mrs Ambl, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess Sibylla of Saxe‑Co | ||
Marriage location Stockholm, Sweden | ||
Tord Gösta Magnuson (born 7 April 1941) is a Swedish business executive and the Consul General for Mauritius. He is married to Princess Christina of Sweden, the youngest of the older sisters of King Carl XVI Gustaf. With the deaths of John Ambler in 2008, Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern in 2016 and Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld in 2017, Tord is the only living brother-in-law of Carl XVI Gustaf.
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Magnuson is the son of Lennart Magnuson (MSE) and his wife Gerda (born Klemming). He is also the grandson of the Swedish chemist Gunnar Magnuson and great-grandson of Swedish politician Tord Magnuson.
Magnuson graduated as reserve officer in 1963 and graduated with a B.Sc. from Stockholm University in 1967. During his career he has been working at Stockholms Enskilda Bank, at Sandvik Steel Inc. in New York City, at Kayel AB, as well as having been CEO of Devisa AB. He is representative of Air Mauritius in Sweden and Grand Officer of the Royal Order of Vasa.
Marriage and family
Magnuson and his wife first met in 1961. They married on 15 June 1974. As a result of her constitutionally unapproved marriage to Magnuson, she lost her style of Royal Highness and received the courtesy title of Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson. They have three sons.