Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Västerbotten

Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1908-72). Daughter of Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein. Married Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, second in line to the Swedish throne, in 1932; had five children—four daughters (including Princess Margaretha) and a son, Sweden’s present monarch, King Carl XVI Gustaf. Widowed in 1947.

Figure 10.1. David Tägtström (Swedish), Princess Sibylla, 1951, oil on canvas, The Royal Collections, Stockholm, source: Kungliga Slotten.

1930s

Evening-wear

Figure 10.2. Maker unknown, Long dinner dress, 1930s, duchesse satin, Livrustkammaren (The Royal Armoury), Stockholm, 11908_LRK, source: Statens Historiska Museer.

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