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Princess Margaretha (1899–1977)was the eldest daughter of Prince Karl of Sweden Duke of Västergötland and Princess Ingeborg of Denmark. She was the elder sister of Crown Princess Märtha of Norway and Queen Astrid, Queen Consort of the Belgians. She was born in Stpckholm as Princess Margaretha of Sweden and Norway (later just of Sweden, due to the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905). Princess Margaretha helped revive enthusiam for the royal family. She attracted enthusiastic press coverage at atime when the news was dominated by depressing war reporting. The Princess and her sisters were said to mark the beginning of a new era for the Swedish royal house. Three had been no Swedish princesses for decades. Princess Margaretha married Danish Prince Axel (1919). Prince Axel was a gandson od King Christian IX. His father wae Prince Valdemar. He was Princess Margaretha's maternal first cousin once removed. Here we see the wedding party (figure 1). As a gift from the groom's father, the newlyweds received the estate of Bernstorffsh. The Prince and Princess spent a honeymoon with Aunt Margaret and Prince Eugene, on their Yörberg estate. After the honeymoon, they settled in at their new estate. The marriage ptoved to be a very happy one. Margaret gave birth to a son in Bernstorff, named Georg Valdemar Karl Axel (1920) A second son was born -- Fleming Waldemar Karl Axel (1922).
The Princess had not trouble adjusting to life in Denmark. Even before the marriage she had commonly visited on various family occasions during her childhood. She tended to live a private life focused on her family and two young children. She mostly lived on the family estate Bernstorffshøj in Gentofte and avoided publicity. She kept in close contacr with her relations in Sweden and countries where marrisge took them (Britain Belgium, Luxenbourg and other countries). She was concerbed with social issues in both Sweden and Denmark. She became the patron of several Danish charity organisations. She was the chairperson of Gentofte Børnevenner. After the tragic death of her sister Queen Astrid of Belgium (1935), she took an interest in her sister's children in Belgium. And then after the death of her other sister, the Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha (1954), she helped with her sister's children in Norway. She was the godmother of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway.
Prince Axel died (1964). As a widow she began spending more time in Sweden and paryicipated in official appearances such as the Nobel Prize awards. She aquired the family name of Tante Ta (Aunt Ta) with her many nices, neohews, and cousins. She passed away in Kongsted, near Fakse, Denmark (1977).
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