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The title Count of Wisborg ((フランス語:Comte de Wisborg); (スウェーデン語:Greve af Wisborg)) has been granted by the monarchs of Luxembourg to some former princes of Sweden and their descendants. Since 1892, the title has been borne by the male-line descendants of four princes of Sweden who married morganatically without the consent of the King of Sweden and thereby lost their Swedish royal titles, status and the right of succession to the throne of Sweden for themselves and their descendants. The four former princes of Sweden each lost their Swedish titles and assumed the surname of Bernadotte. In each case the former prince of Sweden was given the title ''Count Bernadotte of Wisborg'' by the reigning Grand Duke or Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.〔The Royalty, peerage and aristocracy of the world, Vol 90〕 That title was shared with the children of each prince, but subsequent generations in the male line were authorized to bear only the title "Count of Wisborg", Bernadotte remaining their surname by birth.〔 In fact, this titulature has not been adhered to, usage of the style ''Count Firstname Bernadotte of Wisborg'' having become prevalent.〔 In Sweden, these members of the House of Bernadotte are considered part of the unintroduced nobility, and are members of Ointroducerad Adels Förening. ==The original four Counts of Wisborg== The four former princes of Sweden given the title ''Count of Wisborg'' are:〔 * Oscar Bernadotte (1859–1953), second son of King Oscar II of Sweden. He married morganatically and lost his Swedish titles on March 15, 1888. He and his wife were invested with the new titles of Prince and Princess Bernadotte on their wedding day.() It has never been determined if this was a title of nobility or another form of unofficial courtesy title (such as some later dynasty members have been given). On 2 April 1892, he was also given a hereditary title as Count Bernadotte of Wisborg by his uncle Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, previously Duke of Nassau. Oscar's mother, Queen Sofia of Sweden, was the half-sister of Grand Duke Adolphe. A possible explanation for the choice of the Wisborg title is that Oscar was formerly Duke of Gotland and the fortification Visborg (then spelled ''Wisborg'') lies within Gotland. * Lennart Bernadotte (1909–2004), only son of Prince Vilhelm, Duke of Södermanland. He married morganatically and lost his Swedish titles on March 11, 1932. He was created Count Bernadotte of Wisborg by Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg on July 2, 1951. Lennart styled himself in no other language than German, and then as ''Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Lennart Graf Bernadotte af Wisborg (Multiple Honorary Professor and Doctor Lennart Count Bernadotte of Wisborg)''. * Sigvard Bernadotte (1907–2002), second son of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. He married morganatically and lost his Swedish titles on March 8, 1934. He was created Count Bernadotte of Wisborg by Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg on July 2, 1951. Sigvard unilaterally reclaimed the title of ''Prince of Sweden'' on May 28, 1983, but this usage was never recognised by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. * Carl Johan Bernadotte (1916–2012), fourth son of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. He married morganatically and lost his Swedish titles on February 19, 1946. He was created Count Bernadotte of Wisborg by Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg on July 2, 1951. He was the last surviving great-grandchild of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Count Carl Johan was for many years chairman of Ointroducerad Adels Förening. A fifth prince of Sweden, Carl (1911–2003), married morganatically and lost his Swedish titles in 1937. He was given the title ''Prince Bernadotte'' by his brother-in-law King Leopold III of Belgium. His male-line descendants would have borne the title ''Count Bernadotte'', but in fact his only child, is a daughter (Mrs. Madeleine Kogevinas, Countess Madeleine Bernadotte). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Count of Wisborg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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