Ebba Bernadotte


Princess Ebba Bernadotte, ne Ebba Henrietta Munck af Fulkila , was a Swedish noble, lady in waiting and a titular princess, the spouse of Prince Oscar Bernadotte.

She was born to the noble Colonel Carl Jacob Munck af Fulkila and Baroness Henrica Cederstrm. She was a ladyinwaiting of the Crown Princess, Victoria of Baden, who in 1885 visited her brotherinlaw in Amsterdam, where he was to undergo a medical examination for a heart difficulty. Ebba and Oscar visited the Norwegian sailor church during their stay in Amsterdam and fell in love Ebba was religious and influenced Oscar in this regard. When Oscar told his family that he wished to marry Ebba, they were scandalized and he was forced to take a twoyear consideration period, and Ebba was dismissed as a ladyinwaiting. In 1887, Oscar told his family that he had not changed his mind, and the Royal House gave its consent to the marriage on condition that Oscars brothers signed a document promising that they should never enter a similar marriage, which they did.

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