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Princess Märtha of Sweden

Arvfurstens palats, 28 Mar 1901 – Oslo, 5 Apr 1954

10 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born28 Mar 1901, Arvfurstens palatsnot verified1 source
  • TitlePrincess of Sweden, 1901–1929or crown princess, 1929–1954not verified1 source
  • Titlecrown princess, 1929–1954or Princess of Sweden, 1901–1929not verified1 source
  • Died5 Apr 1954, Oslonot verified1 source
  • FatherPrince Carl, Duke of Västergötlandnot verified1 source
  • MotherPrincess Ingeborg of Denmarknot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 1901–1929

    Princess of Sweden

  2. 28 Mar 1901

    Born in Arvfurstens palats

  3. 1929–1954

    Crown princess

  4. 1930–1937

    3 children are born

  5. 5 Apr 1954

    Dies in Oslo, aged 53

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 3

During her lifetime

She lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Arvfurstens palats.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1900s · Princess is born in Arvfurstens palats

In the news1909

Suffrage reform enacted in 1909

In 1909, Sweden enacted a major suffrage reform that expanded voting rights.

Getting around

Slow Steamboats and Public Distrust

Steamboats like the Egil were surprisingly slow for towing timber, averaging only two knots, meaning a trip could take up to 30 days. People often distrusted wood-fired steamboats, fearing they would catch fire or scare away fish.

At the table

The seven-cookie coffee ritual

Hosting guests often involved a coffee ritual where it was customary to serve seven different types of homemade cookies or cakes. This social practice served as an important community ritual and a marker of status.

Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.Around the world · 1903–1906

Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.

Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (credited as photographers) [1], [2] · public domain

What people wore

Men's hats worn to scare predators

Herding girls wore men's hats to scare away bears and wolves, making the animals believe a man was approaching.

Music

Folk music performances at Skansen museum

At Skansen, an open-air museum opened in 1891, people could hear live performances of traditional Swedish instruments like the fiddle, nyckelharpa, and herdsman’s horn in a simulated peasant environment.

Daily life

Cramped urban living conditions

Poor families often lived in a single room, sharing it with boarders to cover rent, while water had to be carried up stairs and toilets were located outdoors.