Marianne Bernadotte

Marianne Bernadotte
Princess Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg
Bernadotte in 2019
BornGullan Marianne Lindberg
(1924-07-15)15 July 1924
Helsingborg, Sweden
Died16 May 2025(2025-05-16) (aged 100)
Stockholm, Sweden
Spouse(s)
Gabriel Tchang
(m. 1947; div. 1957)
Sigvard Bernadotte
(m. 1961; died 2002)
Issue
Robert Tchang
Richard Tchang
Marie Tchang
FatherHelge Lindberg
MotherThyra Dahlman

Gullan Marianne, Princess Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg (née Lindberg, later Tchang; 15 July 1924 – 16 May 2025), also known as Princess Marianne Bernadotte, was a Swedish actress and philanthropist.[1][2][3]

In 1961, she married Sigvard Bernadotte, the second son of Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden.

Since the death of Gunnila Bernadotte in 2016, she is the last surviving aunt of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece. On 15 July 2024, she became the first official member of the Swedish Royal Family to turn 100 years old.

Bernadotte died at a retirement home in Stockholm, on 16 May 2025, at the age of 100.[4]

References

  1. "Sommar i P1 15/7: Marianne Bernadotte | Göteborgs-Posten". Gp.se. 2014-07-15. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  2. "Sören Sommelius om Marianne Bernadottes sommarprat - hd.se". hd.se. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. "Vemodigt om ett societetsliv | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  4. Rigaud, Lovisa ÅkessonJulia (2025-05-17). "Marianne Bernadotte är död – blev 100 år gammal". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-05-17.

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