#prince eugen of sweden

[thegreymoon]

How am I only finding out about this man today? 😭 And why is Tumblr sleeping on the homosexual bachelor prince of Sweden who devoted his life to art and bequeathed all his earthly belongings to the nation?

Prince Eugen was born at Drottningholm Palace as the fourth and youngest son of Prince Oscar, Duke of Östergötland. His mother was Sophia of Nassau. The newborn prince was granted the title of Duke of Närke. Upon his father's accession to the thrones of Sweden and Norway as King Oscar II, the Duke of Närke became fourth in line to the throne. Showing early artistic promise, he studied in Paris, and went on to become one of Sweden's most prominent landscape painters. Throughout his life Prince Eugen was a supporter of fellow artists, and also involved in many cultural organisations and committees. A homosexual bachelor, he bequeathed his villa Waldemarsudde at Djurgården in Stockholm, and its collections, to the nation. It is now one of Sweden's most popular museums.

Here is some of his art:

[desimonewayland]

Prince Eugen of Sweden (1865-1947) in his garden, and with his dog.

A homosexual bachelor - known as the The Painting Prince, he bequeathed his villa Waldemarsudde at Djurgården in Stockholm, and its collections, to the nation. It is now one of Sweden's most popular museums.

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Group of trees on the plain - Prince Eugen * , 1912.

Swedish , 1865 - 1947

Oil on canvas laid on panel, 49 x 62.5 cm.

Prince Eugen of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Närke *

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Queen Mary’s Engagements in May 2024:

02/05: Presentation of the Crown Princess Mary Scholarship

02/05: Official Start of Summer Cruise on Royal Yacht Dannebrog - Helsingør

02/05: Official Welcome at Fredensborg

03/05: Changing of the Guards at Fredensborg

06/05: State Visit to Sweden - Official Welcome, Lunch

06/05: State Visit to Sweden - Meeting with Parliament Speaker, Meeting with Prime Minister

06/05: State Visit to Sweden - Royal Institute of Technology

06/05: State Visit to Sweden - Gala Dinner

07/05: State Visit to Sweden - Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde

07/05: State Visit to Sweden - Lunch at Stockholm City Hall

07/05: State Visit to Sweden - Forskaren Life Science Centre

07/05: State Visit to Sweden - Nordic Museum & Tree-planting

07/05: State Visit to Sweden - Return Event on Dannebrog, Official Farewell

14/05: State Visit to Norway - Official Welcome, Arrival at Royal Palace

14/05: State Visit to Norway - Wreath laying at the National Monument 

14/05: State Visit to Norway - Visit to the Norwegian Parliaement, Meeting with President of the Parliament

14/05: State Visit to Norway - Oslo Science City and MiNaLab

14/05: State Visit to Norway - Gala Dinner

15/05: State Visit to Norway - Østmarka National Park

15/05: State Visit to Norway - Meeting with Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre

15/05: State Visit to Norway - The Government's Lunch at Akershus Castle

15/05: State Visit to Norway - Architecture walk on the waterfront in Oslo

15/05: State Visit to Norway - Return Event on Dannebrog

16/05: Receiving UNHCR's High Commissioner, Filippo Grandi

20/05: Royal Run 2024

22/05: Global Fashion Summit

26/05: The King's Birthday Balcony Appearance

30/05: Mary Foundation Annual Board Meeting

30/05: Léonie Sonning Music Award

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Crown Princess Margareta of Sweden by Oscar Björck (oil on canvas, 1909)

Elegance is the keyword to describe Oscar Björck's colourful portrait of the young Princess Margareta. The crown princess is painted in her apartment on the lower floor of the northwest wing of the Royal Palace of Stockholm. She stands in the Green Room, in front of a large 18th-century tapestry. Next to her is Sergel's bust of Queen Sofia Magdalena.

The portrait was painted by Oscar Björck, one of Prince Eugen's best and oldest friends. The painting was exhibited at the Baltic Exhibition in Malmö in 1914.

The portrait can be seen in the East Guard's Hall of the Bernadotte Apartments at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.

Photo: royalpalaces.se

[kristabella]

The unique gold, pearl, and cameo tiara from the Swedish royal vaults is packed with history and symbolism, from its initial creation story in Napoleonic France to the tales told by the individual cameos in the piece. Today, we’re unpacking both, with some fantastic close-up views of the parure.

The Cameo Parure, now owned by the Bernadottes of Sweden, was originally given by Napoleon I to Empress Josephine in 1809. The set includes a tiara, a necklace, a bracelet, and a pair of earrings. Today, the parure also includes a brooch, which is believed to be a slightly later addition to the suite. Above, Queen Silvia wears the entire parure—tiara, earrings, necklace, brooch, and bracelet (on her right wrist)—for the Nobel Prize ceremony in 2005.

The tiara made its way from imperial France to royal Sweden by a slightly circuitous route. It was inherited by Josephine’s son, Eugene de Beauharnais, and then passed on to his daughter, Queen Josefina of Sweden and Norway. She bequeathed the cameos to her daughter, Princess Eugenie; she bequeathed it to her nephew, Prince Eugen. He gave the set to Princess Sibylla, mother of the present king, as a wedding gift in 1932, and it has remained with the Bernadottes in Stockholm ever since.

With a central cameo depicting two gods of love, and a shape resembling traditional Scandinavian bridal crowns, it’s no surprise that this fragile, delicate heirloom has become the Bernadotte family bridal tiara. It’s been worn by two of the king’s sisters, Princess Birgitta and Princess Desiree, on their wedding days. It was also worn by his wife, Queen Silvia, at their wedding in 1976, and by their elder daughter, Crown Princess Victoria, at her wedding in 2010.

[beyourselfchulanmaria]

Prins Eugen (1865-1947) 尤金王子 ／他是瑞典近現代著名畫家，藝術家，奧斯卡二世最小的兒子。他的私宅Waldemarsudde現在是瑞典的一個美術博物館。 He was a Swedish painter, art collector, and patron of artists. The Duke of Närke became fourth in line to the throne. Showing early artistic promise, he studied in Paris, and went on to become one of Sweden's most prominent landscape painters. Throughout his life Prince Eugen was a supporter of fellow artists, and also involved in many cultural organisations and committees. A homosexual bachelor, he bequeathed his villa Waldemarsudde at Djurgården in Stockholm, and its collections, to the nation. It is now one of Sweden's most popular museums.

Prins Eugen, Skogen, 1892. Oil on canvas

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Solrosor by Prince Eugen Napoleon Nicolaus, Prince of Sweden and Norway

[die-greifen]

when: royally fun facts

They may not be fun, but some of them are made-up. Made up facts are in italics.

Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia

(Karolina Augusta's great-great-grandmother)

Is the granddaughter of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia

Is the mother of Alexandrine, Queen Consort of Denmark

Is the mother of Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Is the mother of Cecilie, Crown Princess of Germany

Following the death of her husband, had a illegitimate son with her personal secretary

Three of her brothers were murdered by the Bolsheviks during the Russian revolution

Princess Karola of Urach

(Karolina Augusta's great-grandmother)

Karola’s father, Wilhelm Karl, 2nd Duke of Urach, was briefly elected as the King of Lithuania in 1918.

Princess Karola of Urach was the first queen consort of Mecklenburg, and also the last Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Karola was the grand-niece of Empress Elisabeth ‘Sisi’ of Austria.

Karola was the half-niece of Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians.

Karola half-first cousins include Leopold III of Belgium, and Marie José, the last Queen Consort of Italy.

Karola and Mary of Teck, Queen of the United Kingdom, both descend from morganatic branches of the House of Württemberg. Karola and Mary were third cousins as great-great-granddaughters of Friedrich II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg.

Karola was a Roman Catholic and retained her faith following her marriage to Heinrich Ludwig, though their children were brought up in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg.

Duchess Thyra of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

(Karolina Augusta's grandmother)

Thyra’s father, Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, was overthrown by her father-in-law, King Heinrich Ludwig of Mecklenburg

Thyra was the first Crown Princess of Mecklenburg (1939 - 1954)

Thyra was the second Queen of Mecklenburg (1954 - 1980)

Thyra was the niece of Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark (1912 - 1947)

Thyra was the first cousin of Frederik IX of Denmark (1947 - 1972)

Thyra was the niece of Cecilie, Crown Princess of Germany (1905 - 1951)

Thyra was the first cousin of Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (1951 - 1994)

Thyra was the niece of Marie Louise, Margravine of Baden (1928 - 1929)

Thyra was the first cousin of Berthold, Margrave of Baden (1929 - 1963), who married Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (the older sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh)

Thyra was the niece of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick (1913 - 1918) and head of the House of Hannover (1923 - 1953)

Thyra was the first cousin of Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick, Prince of Hanover (1953 - 1987)

Thyra was the first cousin of Frederica, Queen of Greece (1947 - 1964) (the mother of King Constantine II of Greece and Queen Sofia of Spain)

Princess Eleonora of Leiningen

(Karolina Augusta's mother)

Descends from all three children of Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld: Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen; Princess Feodora of Leiningen; and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

Queen Karolina Augusta I of Mecklenburg

Is the first female ruler in Mecklenburg’s 900 year history.

Will be the final ruler from the House of Mecklenburg which will eventually bring an end to the House’s status as the longest still reigning house in European history.

Is descended from both Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and of King Christian IX of Denmark.

Has been the youngest monarch in the world since 1992.

Has 15 godparents:

HRH Princess Cecilie Auguste, Duchess of Ludwigslust (paternal aunt)

HRH Princess Marie Anastasia, Duchess of Grevesmühlen (paternal aunt)

HRH Princess Benedikte of Denmark (paternal second cousin once removed)

HRH Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Princess of Leiningen (maternal aunt-by-marriage)

HSH Princess Margarita of Hohenlohe-Oehringen, Princess of Leiningen (maternal aunt-by-marriage)

HM Silvia, Queen of Sweden (family friend)

HM Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (paternal and maternal second cousin twice removed)

HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (paternal third cousin once removed)

HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (paternal third cousin once removed and family friend)

HRH Prince Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (paternal third cousin)

HH Prince Harald of Denmark (paternal first cousin once removed)

HSH Prince Hermann Friedrich of Leiningen (maternal first cousin once removed)

HRH Prince Felipe, Prince of Asturias (paternal third cousin)

HH Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (distant cousin and family friend)

HSH Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein (distant cousin and family friend)

[ferretteeth]

this is Prince Eugen (1865-1947). He was the third son of Oscar II meaning he was unlikely to ever become king. So instead he ran with artistic circles at the time, painted, and traveled. He never married or had children.

He was known as the 'painter prince' for obvious reasons, or the 'red prince' due to his intensive leftist tendencies, and argued for Sweden to receive Jewish refugees during WW2, alongside Mia Leche Löfgren.

Here is a cartoon from his time which says, "if Eugen was the ruler"

[thewoodbetween]

The Cloud - Prince Eugen of Sweden (1865 - 1947).

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Swedish Royal Family in 1918.

Back row: Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf, Crown Princess Margaret, Prince Wilhelm, Princess Astrid, Prince Carl, Princess Ingeborg, King Gustaf V, Prince Oscar Bernadotte, Queen Victoria, Princess Märtha, Prince Eugen, Princess Ebba Bernadotte and Princess Margaretha.

Front row: Prince Bertil, Princess Ingrid, Prince Carl, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Prince Sigvard and Prince Lennart.

[desimonewayland]

Antoine Bourdelle

Hercules the Archer, 1909 - gilt-bronze

Metropolitan Museum of Art

The first cast of the monumental version was purchased by Prince Eugene of Sweden for his palace in Stockholm.

Image two via Flicker Mary Harrsch

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Swedish painter Anna Boberg (1864–1935), a self-described “polar researcher” and Arctic artist. 

For over thirty years, from 1901 until 1934, Boberg frequently visited the Arctic, specifically the Lofoten Islands off the Norwegian north-west coast. Here, she and her husband constructed their own home and studio overlooking the Svolvær harbour, a prominent village in the Norwegian cod-fishing industry. This lifestyle is also documented in Boberg’s Swedish-language autobiography Envar sitt ödes lekboll (1934).

Here, I briefly introduce Boberg’s life, travels and artwork and her place in a history of white, Western women in the Arctic. 

The sixth of seven children, Boberg was the daughter of Carin Nyström and the architect Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander. Her father was responsible for buildings such as the Stockholm Synagogue and the now former Royal Institute of Technology building in Stockholm. One of her sisters, Ellen, later married the Swedish painter Julius Kronberg. Little is otherwise known of Boberg’s childhood and upbringing. 

In 1884, despite her mother’s initial hesitations (her father died in 1881), Boberg became engaged to, and later married, the architect Ferdinand Boberg. The latter was to become one of Sweden’s leading architects, responsible for a number of state-buildings, and private villas on Stockholm’s prestigious Djurgården. These included homes for artists, collectors, and members of the royal family, including Prince Eugen and Prince Carl, brothers to the then Crown Prince Gustaf. 

An infinite web of social and professional connections reveals itself in the Bobergs’ lives.

Continue reading

https://artherstory.net/anna-boberg-artist-wife-polar.../

by Isabelle Gapp, Incoming Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto

[rabbitcruiser]

Tyresö Palace, Sweden (No. 10)

For eighteen summers, Prince Eugen lived at Lilla Tyresö in the house called the Prince’s Villa, which is a youth hostel today. Here he was undisturbed and could enjoy the nature and the landscape, which also served as the motif for some of his most famous paintings. Other artists regularly visited Prince Eugen while he was staying at Lilla Tyresö, which can be described as having been an artists’ colony during the years 1894–1912.

You can read more in the book Tyresö Palace. This tells of the buildings and parks, and also about the owners of the palace, the servants and visiting artists. The book is available in both Swedish and English.

Source

[detournementsmineurs]

"The Cloud" by Prince Eugen of Sweden (1865-1947).