Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson
Princess Christina | |||||
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Mrs. Magnuson | |||||
Born | Haga Palace, Solna, Sweden | 3 August 1943||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue | Gustaf Magnuson Oscar Magnuson Victor Magnuson | ||||
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House | Bernadotte | ||||
Father | Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten | ||||
Mother | Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
Marianne Bernadotte |
Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, LoK av KMO (Christina Louise Helena, born 3 August 1943) is the youngest of four older sisters of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. She generally uses the name Christina Magnuson.
Early life[edit]
Christina was born at Haga Palace outside Stockholm as the fourth child and youngest daughter of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. She is the granddaughter of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden.
Family and career[edit]
She met her future husband, Tord Magnuson, at a lunch in Stockholm in 1961. Her engagement to Magnuson was announced on 1 February 1974. The couple married on 15 June 1974 in the Palace Church of the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
The couple have three sons: Carl Gustaf Victor (b. 1975), Tord Oscar Frederik (born 1977) and Victor Edmund Lennart (born 1980).
Christina Magnuson chaired[1][2] the Swedish Red Cross for nine years,[3] and through her friendship with Kjerstin Dellert for many years has been chairman[4] of the Ulriksdal Palace theatre's friendship society.
Health[edit]
In October 2016, it was announced that Magnuson has been diagnosed with chronic leukemia.[5] It was later made known that she had been cured following stem cell treatment.
Honours[edit]
National honours[edit]
- Sweden: Member Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (LoK av KMO)
- Sweden: Member of the Royal Family Decoration of King Gustaf VI Adolf, 1st Class
- Sweden: Member of the Royal Family Decoration of King Carl XVI Gustaf, 1st Class
- Sweden: Recipient of the Kings Medal, Special Class[6]
- Sweden: Recipient of the Prince Carl Medal[7]
- Sweden: Recipient of the 90th Birthday Medal of King Gustav V
- Sweden: Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of King Gustav V
- Sweden: Recipient of the 85th Birthday Medal of King Gustaf VI Adolf
- Sweden: Recipient of the 50th Birthday Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf
- Sweden: Recipient of the Wedding Medal of Crown Princess Victoria to Daniel Westling
- Sweden: Recipient of the Ruby Jubilee Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf
- Sweden: Recipient of the 70th Birthday Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf
Foreign honours[edit]
- Argentina: Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín
- Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant
- France: Commander of the Order of the Legion of Honour
- Germany: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1st Class[8]
- Iceland: Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon[9]
- Italy: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[10]
- Japan: Paulownia Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown
- Norway: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav
- Portugal: Grand Cross of the Order of Christ[11]
- Yugoslavia: Order of the Yugoslav Great Star
Awards[edit]
- Sweden: Member Grand Cross of the Social Grand Order of the Amaranth[12]
- Sweden: Member Grand Cross of the Social Order of Innocence
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent: Recipient of the Henry Dunant Medal[13]
References[edit]
- ^ Codrington, Andrea (1999-04-29). "TALKING DESIGN WITH: Princess Christina of Sweden; Where Ordinary Is Beautiful, and Vice Versa". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ^ "Roxette Honored by King of Sweden". AP NEWS. 2003-02-01. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ^ "Article by Ewa Stenberg". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ "We at Confidencen: Board and General Management". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Prinsessan Christina sjuk i cancer | Metro". Metro.se. 2016-10-13. Archived from the original on 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ^ "Medaljförläningar 6 juni 2021 - Sveriges Kungahus".
- ^ "The King awards the Prince Carl Medal to Johan von Schreeb". Swedish Royal Court. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Tyska statsbesoeket 2003 05 20 Galamiddag pa Drottningholms slott Prinsessan Christina och Tord Magnu". 20 May 2003.
- ^ "Magnusson, Christina, Sweden, 24 November 1998, Grand Cross". Icelandic Presidency Website. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Magnuson S.A.R. Christina la Principessa di Svezia, Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italian". Italian Presidency website. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "CIDADÃOS ESTRANGEIROS AGRACIADOS COM ORDENS PORTUGUESAS – Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas". Ordens.presidencia.pt. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "The Orders in Sweden – Sveriges Kungahus". Kungahuset.se. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Prinsessan Christina tilldelades Henry Dunant-medaljen – Sveriges Kungahus". Kungahuset.se. 2005-12-15. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- 1943 births
- Living people
- Swedish princesses
- House of Bernadotte
- Disinherited European royalty
- People from Solna Municipality
- Swedish Lutherans
- Red Cross personnel
- Grand Crosses of the Order of the Liberator General San Martin
- Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur
- Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Grand Cordons of the Order of the Precious Crown
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Christ (Portugal)