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Carl Johan Bernadotte

1916 - 2012

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Carl Johan Arthur, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg, (31 October 1916 – 5 May 2012) was the fourth son and fifth and youngest child of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught. Bernadotte was born a Prince of Sweden and granted the title of Duke of Dalarna but renounced these titles to marry a commoner. He was the uncle of two reigning monarchs, Margrethe II of Denmark and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, as well as one queen consort, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece. He was also the last surviving great-grandchild of Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Johan Bernadotte is the 4,248th most popular politician (up from 5,289th in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 211th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Swedish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Carl Johan Bernadotte ranks 4,248 out of 19,576. Before him are Sancho VI of Navarre, Constance of Antioch, Ayaz Mutallibov, Ephraim Katzir, Óscar Carmona, and Philippe, Chevalier de Lorraine. After him are Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, Marc Ravalomanana, Miran Shah, Philip III of Navarre, Paul Blobel, and Michael Shishman of Bulgaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Carl Johan Bernadotte ranks 52. Before him are Amha Selassie, C. Wright Mills, Raf Vallone, P. W. Botha, Dino Risi, and Ephraim Katzir. After him are Dương Văn Minh, Alberto Ginastera, Consuelo Velázquez, Kristján Eldjárn, Jacque Fresco, and Glenn Ford. Among people deceased in 2012, Carl Johan Bernadotte ranks 61. Before him are Erland Josephson, Carlo Maria Martini, E. Donnall Thomas, Lucio Dalla, Chadli Bendjedid, and Etta James. After him are Carl Woese, George Armitage Miller, Tony Martin, Gustav Leonhardt, Dave Brubeck, and John Atta Mills.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Carl Johan Bernadotte ranks 160 out of 1,879. Before him are Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884), Victor Sjöström (1879), Magnus III of Sweden (1240), Sten Sture the Younger (1493), Claes Oldenburg (1929), and Markus Persson (1979). After him are Johan August Arfwedson (1792), Rebecca Ferguson (1983), Adam Afzelius (1750), Sigvard Bernadotte (1907), Harriet Andersson (1932), and Margaret Leijonhufvud (1516).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Carl Johan Bernadotte ranks 53. Before him are Rudolf Kjellén (1864), John I of Sweden (1201), Halsten Stenkilsson (1050), Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884), Magnus III of Sweden (1240), and Sten Sture the Younger (1493). After him are Sigvard Bernadotte (1907), Sverker II of Sweden (1164), Stefan Löfven (1957), Eric XI of Sweden (1216), Tage Erlander (1901), and Sten Sture the Elder (1440).

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