Swedish-German princess. She was Princess of Sweden of the Wittelsbach Dynasty as one of the three famous sisters of King Carl X Gustav. Her father was a de facto prince consort of Sweden as married to the eldest daughter of King Carl IX. After her Swedish birth her parents did not move to Germany until 1618. Three years later the family moved back to Sweden because of the Thirty Years War. She was described as a pretty and pleasant and was befriended with Queen Maria Eleanor of Sweden. She accompanied Maria Eleanor to visit their warring king in Germany in 1631, not returning to Sweden with her until after his death a year later. When her mother died she began to contribute to educating Maria Eleanor's daughter, the eventual reigning Queen Christina of Sweden, and kept that up until her own marriage. Her future husband had visited Sweden and was on good terms with her elder brother, so he was accepted as her suitor. She became Margravine of Baden-Durlach after their wedding in Stockholm in 1642 and his accession as Margrave 17 years later. When he initially had failed to secure a position with the Swedish Army, the couple had moved to Germany. Her brother succeeded Christina as King of Sweden, made all of his siblings royal and granted her income from the Kutzenhausen Estate in 1656. Widowed in 1662, she died having acquired a very good reputation in Germany. Through her mother and her subsequent descendants, she is a vital dynastic link between the ancient houses of Swedish royalty and the more recent houses of Oldenburg and Bernadotte, and she is often mentioned as such in related histories.
Swedish-German princess. She was Princess of Sweden of the Wittelsbach Dynasty as one of the three famous sisters of King Carl X Gustav. Her father was a de facto prince consort of Sweden as married to the eldest daughter of King Carl IX. After her Swedish birth her parents did not move to Germany until 1618. Three years later the family moved back to Sweden because of the Thirty Years War. She was described as a pretty and pleasant and was befriended with Queen Maria Eleanor of Sweden. She accompanied Maria Eleanor to visit their warring king in Germany in 1631, not returning to Sweden with her until after his death a year later. When her mother died she began to contribute to educating Maria Eleanor's daughter, the eventual reigning Queen Christina of Sweden, and kept that up until her own marriage. Her future husband had visited Sweden and was on good terms with her elder brother, so he was accepted as her suitor. She became Margravine of Baden-Durlach after their wedding in Stockholm in 1642 and his accession as Margrave 17 years later. When he initially had failed to secure a position with the Swedish Army, the couple had moved to Germany. Her brother succeeded Christina as King of Sweden, made all of his siblings royal and granted her income from the Kutzenhausen Estate in 1656. Widowed in 1662, she died having acquired a very good reputation in Germany. Through her mother and her subsequent descendants, she is a vital dynastic link between the ancient houses of Swedish royalty and the more recent houses of Oldenburg and Bernadotte, and she is often mentioned as such in related histories.
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