Prince Nicolas, Duke of Ångermanland
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| Duke of Ångermanland | |||||
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15 June 2015 (age 10 months 25 days) Danderyd Hospital, Danderyd, Sweden | ||||
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| House | Bernadotte | ||||
| Father | Christopher O'Neill | ||||
| Mother | Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland | ||||
| Religion | Lutheranism | ||||
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Prince Nicolas of Sweden, Duke of Ångermanland (Nicolas Paul Gustaf Bernadotte;[1] born 15 June 2015) is a Swedish prince and the younger child and only son of Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, and Christopher O'Neill. He is a member of the Swedish Royal Family and is eighth in the line of succession to the Swedish throne.
Birth
Prince Nicolas was born on 15 June 2015 at Danderyd Hospital in Danderyd, Sweden.[2][3] The birth was greeted by a 21-gun salute from Skeppsholmen in Stockholm and from the saluting stations in Gothenburg, Härnösand, Karlskrona and Boden.[4] On 17 June, his names and title were announced at a state council by his grandfather, King Carl XVI Gustaf.[5]
A Te Deum thanksgiving service was held in his honour in the Royal Chapel at Stockholm Palace on 18 June 2015.[6]
Christening
Nicolas was baptised into the Lutheran faith by Antje Jackelén, the Archbishop of Sweden, on 11 October 2015 in the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace.[7] SVT announced that it would broadcast the ceremony live, despite earlier reports that it would not due to complaints from the public.[8] His godparents were his maternal uncle, Prince Carl Philip; his paternal aunt, Natascha Abensberg und Traun; his paternal uncle, Henry d'Abo; his mother's cousin, Gustaf Magnuson; and friends of his parents, Katarina von Horn and Marco Wajselfisz.[9]
Titles, styles, and honours
Titles and styles
Nicolas is styled as: His Royal Highness Prince Nicolas of Sweden, Duke of Ångermanland.
Swedish appointments and honours
Sweden :
- Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (since his birth on 15 June 2015, presented 11 October 2015).
- Knight of the Order of Charles XIII (since birth, 15 June 2015)
Ancestry
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References
- ↑ "Birth Certificate".
- ↑ "Announcement from the Marshal of the Realm". Kungahuset.se. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
- ↑ Svd (2015-06-15). "Madeleines nyfödde prins sägs ha pappas haka". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2015-06-15.
- ↑ "12.00: Salut skjuts för ny prins" [12:00: Salut for the new prince] (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ "Konselj onsdagen den 17 juni 2015" (Press release) (in Swedish). Kungahuset.se. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ "Te Deum torsdagen den 18 juni 2015" (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "Exclusiva: El príncipe Nicolás de Suecia ya tiene fecha para su bautizo" [Exclusive: Prince Nicolas of Sweden now has date for his baptism]. europapress.es (in Spanish). 25 August 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ↑ "SVT sänder prins Nicolas dop". svt.se. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ↑ "Prince Nicolas' christening". Swedish Royal Family official website.
- 1 2 3 Näslund, Anne-Sofie (8 June 2014). "Här har du din släkt, prinsessan Leonore". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2014.
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| Prince Nicolas, Duke of Ångermanland Born: 15 June 2015 | ||
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| New title | Duke of Ångermanland 2015–present |
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| Preceded by Princess Leonore |
Line of succession to the Swedish throne 8th position |
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