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Cecilia of Sweden (22 June 1807 in Stockholm – 27 January 1844 in Oldenburg) was a composer, a Swedish princess by birth, and Grand Duchess of Oldenburg by marriage. She was the daughter of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and Frederica of Baden.
- Princess Cecilia of Sweden's Early Life
- Exile For The Swedish Royal Family
- Cecilia Marries August, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
- Grand Duchess of Oldenburg, Patron of The Arts
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Princess Cecilia of Sweden was the youngest child of King Gustaf IV Adolf of Sweden from the House of Vasa (1778-1837) and Princess Frederica of Baden (1781-1826). Through her paternal line, she was a great-granddaughter of Britain's King George II (1683-1760) and Caroline of Ansbach (1683-1737). Cecilia was born in the royal palace in Stockholm, S...
The royal family relocated to Baden, Cecilia's mother's homeland. They initially tried to move to Britain but King George III vetoed this. Her parents' differences in outlook became evident in their new lives as private citizens. Gustaf IV Adolf craved a simple country life but Frederica wanted to live at the palace in Bodersee, Baden. She was also...
In 1830 August I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1783-1853; christened Paul Friedrich August) was searching for a suitable bride. He had been married twice already; his wives happened to be sisters, Princesses Adelheid and Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Haum, who both died in the third year of their marriages to him. The princesses were 20 and 24 resp...
Cecilia was a patron of the arts and a talented composer. She was proactive in the establishment of the first theatre in Oldenburg in 1833, she wrote hymns, and the music of one composition was used for an anthem in the duchy. She worked hard to bring culture to her court and to the wider community. Cäciliengroden, now in Frisia in Lower Saxony, a ...
Apr 5, 2018 · Princess Cecilia of Sweden was the third wife of Grand Duke August I of Oldenburg, and the only one of his three wives to hold the title of Grand Duchess. She was born at the Royal Palace of Stockholm on June 22, 1807, the youngest child of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and Princess Friederike of Baden .
Jul 2, 2023 · Genealogy for Cecilia Großherzogin von Vasa of Sweden (Holstein-Gottorp, Vasa), Princess, Grand Duchess of Oldenburg (1807 - 1844) family tree on Geni, with over 250 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
composer. Cecilia of Sweden was a composer, a Swedish princess by birth, and Grand Duchess of Oldenburg by marriage. Background. She was the daughter of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and Frederica of Baden. The youngest of four children, Cecilia left Sweden in 1810 with her family after her father was deposed as king of Sweden by the Coup of 1809.
Cecilia of Sweden (Swedish: Cecilia Gustavsdotter Vasa) (16 November 1540 in Stockholm – 27 January 1627 in Brussels), was Princess of Sweden as the daughter of King Gustav I and his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, and Margravine of Baden-Rodemachern as the wife of Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern.
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Cecilia of Sweden (22 June 1807 in Stockholm – 27 January 1844 in Oldenburg) was a composer, a Swedish princess by birth, and Grand Duchess of Oldenburg by marriage. She was the daughter of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and Frederica of Baden.
