Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
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Gustaf Adolf, Gustaf Adolf Oscar Fredrik Arthur Edmund (April 22, 1906–January 26, 1947), Prince of Sweden, Duke of Västerbotten, was the eldest son of Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife Princess Margaret of Connaught. His mother was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria since she was the daughter of HRH Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and his wife, Princess Luise Margarete of Prussia.
On October 19, 1932 he married Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, daughter of Carl Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Princess Sibylla was a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, a granddaughter of HRH Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany. They had five children:
- Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (1934-)
- HRH Princess Birgitta (1937-)
- Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938-)
- Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnusson (1943-)
- HM King Carl XVI Gustaf (1946-)
Prince Gustaf Adolf was killed in a plane crash on the afternoon of January 26, 1947 at Kastrup, Denmark. The prince, along with two companions, was returning to Stockholm from a hunting trip and visit to Crown Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. The KLM flight from Amsterdam had landed at Copenhagen for a routine stop before continuing to Stockholm. The Douglas Dakota aircraft had just taken off and had reached an altitude of 80 meters (250 feet) when the plane plummeted nose-first to earth, exploding on impact. All 22 people aboard the plane (16 passengers and six crew members) were killed. Also aboard the ill-fated flight was American singer and actress Grace Moore. The investigation showed that the crash had been caused by a forgotten rudder lock — a simple mistake by the ground crew.
At the time of his death, Prince Gustaf Adolf had been second in line to the Swedish throne behind his father, who in 1950 became King Gustaf VI Adolf.
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