Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland

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Princess Leonore
Duchess of Gotland
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Leonore with her mother in 2016
Born (2014-02-20)20 February 2014 (age 0Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.10 years)
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, New York, U.S.
Full name
Leonore Lilian Maria
House Bernadotte
Father Christopher O'Neill
Mother Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
Religion Church of Sweden
Swedish Royal Family
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HM The King
HM The Queen


HRH Princess Birgitta

Princess Leonore of Sweden, Duchess of Gotland (Leonore Lilian Maria Bernadotte;[1] born 20 February 2014), is a Swedish princess and the elder child of Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland and Christopher O'Neill. She is a member of the Swedish Royal Family and is seventh in the line of succession to the Swedish throne.

Birth

Leonore was born on 20 February 2014 at New York's Weill Cornell Medical Center, United States.[2][3] A 21-gun salute was fired in Stockholm to celebrate her birth.[4] Prior to her birth it was announced that any prospective children of Princess Madeleine would be styled Royal Highness and enter the line of succession.[5][6] However, in order to be eligible to ascend, Leonore must be brought up as a member of the Church of Sweden and reside in Sweden during her upbringing.[7][8]

Her name and titles were revealed when her grandfather, King Carl XVI Gustaf, met with the cabinet on 26 February 2014.[9][10] Her first name was chosen by her parents as one that they both liked very much after considering a very large number of other names.[11] It has been used previously by four Swedish queens, but then only in full as Eleonora. Her middle names honour her great-grandaunt Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, and her paternal grandmother.[12] Leonore was registered with the surname Bernadotte in the Swedish registry.[1]

A Te Deum thanksgiving service was held in the Royal Chapel at Stockholm Palace on 2 March 2014 due to her birth.[13][14]

Christening

On 8 June 2014 (the first anniversary of her parents' wedding), Leonore was christened in the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace into the Lutheran faith, as required for succession by the Swedish Constitution, by Anders Wejryd, the Archbishop of Sweden.[15] Her godparents were her maternal aunt, The Crown Princess; her paternal aunt, Tatjana d'Abo; her paternal aunt's husband, Count Ernst Abensperg und Traun; her mother's cousin, Patrick Sommerlath; and friends of her parents, Alice Bamford and Louise Gottlieb.[16] She was christened in the family's antique christening gown which was first worn by Prince Gustaf Adolf when he was christened in 1906. Her name and date of christening was added in embroidery to the gown.[17]

Official events

Leonore met Pope Francis on 27 April 2015 in Vatican City with her parents and maternal grandmother.[18] Leonore attended the wedding of her maternal uncle on 13 June 2015 wearing an heirloom dress previously worn by her maternal great-great-grandfather, King Gustaf VI Adolf.[19]

On 21 February 2016, Leonore undertook her first official engagement by accompanying her mother at a tea party for 12 children with illnesses from the My Big Day Foundation hosted at Stockholm Palace.[20][21]

Titles, styles, and honours

Titles and styles

Leonore is styled as: Her Royal Highness Princess Leonore of Sweden, Duchess of Gotland.

Swedish appointments and honours

Ancestry

Family of Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Joseph O'Neill
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Paul Holian O'Neill
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Anna Holian
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Paul Cesario O'Neill
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Antonio Cesario
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Josephine Cesario
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Caterina Capeci
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Christopher Paul O'Neill
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Otto Walter [23]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Eva Maria Walter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Karl Michl [23]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Maria Michl [23]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Princess Margaret of Connaught
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Louis Carl Moritz Sommerlath
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Carl Walther Sommerlath
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Erna Sophie Christine Waldau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Silvia Renate Sommerlath
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Artur Floriano de Toledo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Alice Soares de Toledo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Elisa Novaes Soares
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Skatteverket public records
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  15. H.R.H. Princess Leonore will be christened in the Royal Chapel at Drottningholm Palace on June 8, 2014
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  20. http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2016022229942/princess-madeleine-tea-party-children/
  21. http://www.people.com/people/mobile/article/0,,20395222_20989052,00.html
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Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland
Born: 20 February 2014
Swedish royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Prince Oscar
Duchess of Gotland
2014–present
Incumbent
Lines of succession
Preceded by Line of succession to the Swedish throne
7th position
Prince Nicolas

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