The Swedish royal family mourns a family member.
The count called himself the "black sheep of the family" and died in Germany.
Konstanz - The Swedish royal family mourns a relative.
Carl Johan Gustaf Wilhelm, known as Jan, Count Bernadotte af Wisborg, died unexpectedly at the age of 80 on the island of Mainau.
His close relatives confirmed the death by a funeral notice in the
Südkurier
.
Swedish royals in mourning: Jan Bernadotte is dead
Accordingly, the relative of the Swedish royal family died on September 1st.
The family said goodbye in the obituary with a quote from Hermann Hesse:
To be able to fall asleep when one is tired and to be able to drop a burden that has been borne for a long time is a delicious, wonderful thing.
Hermann Hesse
Jan Bernadotte's grandfather was Prince Wilhelm, the brother of the Swedish King Gustaf Adolf, who in turn is the grandfather of the current Swedish King Carl Gustaf of Sweden.
Jan Bernadotte's father Lennart transformed the island of Mainau in Lake Constance into a flower paradise and was very close to King Carl Gustaf.
Jan Bernadotte's father Lennart left the Swedish royal family at an early age
Jan Bernadotte himself was related to the Swedish royal family, but a rare guest in the palace.
That was also due to his lifestyle.
Jan Bernadotte saw himself as the "black sheep of the royal family" and named his memoirs like this, as
reported by
the
Bunte
.
According to this, Jan Bernadotte had tried his hand at various professions and appeared both as a scrap dealer, restaurateur and wine importer.
He was also married five times and has four children from different marriages.
In addition, Jan's father Lennart Bernadotte, who was still a prince at the time, had already renounced a possible succession to the throne in 1932 by leaving the royal family.
The reason for this was his marriage to the middle-class manufacturer's daughter Karin Nissvandt.
She is the mother of Jan Bernadotte.
Only recently, another death news shocked the Swedish royal family.
(rjs)
