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Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland

Stockholm, 28 Feb 1912 – Stockholm, 4 Jan 1997

11 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born28 Feb 1912, Stockholmnot verified1 source
  • EventWedding of Prince Bertil and Prince Lilian, 1976or funeral of Prince Bertil, 1997not verified1 source
  • EventFuneral of Prince Bertil, 1997or wedding of Prince Bertil and Prince Lilian, 1976not verified1 source
  • Died4 Jan 1997, Stockholmor 5 Jan 1997Records disagree1 source
  • FatherGustaf VI Adolf of Swedennot verified1 source
  • MotherPrincess Margaret of Connaughtnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 28 Feb 1912

    Born in Stockholm

  2. 1976

    Wedding of Prince Bertil and Prince Lilian

  3. 1997

    Funeral of Prince Bertil

  4. 4 Jan 1997

    Dies in Stockholm, aged 84

Family

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During his lifetime

He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Stockholm.

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

The 1910s · Prince is born in Stockholm

In the news1918

Spanish Flu pandemic strikes in 1918

The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic caused 34,378 deaths in Sweden within one year, the country's highest mortality rate since 1880.

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.

The First World War. From 1914 to 1918 the great powers fought in trenches across Europe and beyond; some 20 million people died. Brazil joined the Allies in 1917.Around the world · 1914–1918

The First World War. From 1914 to 1918 the great powers fought in trenches across Europe and beyond; some 20 million people died. Brazil joined the Allies in 1917.

Collection DocAnciens/docpix.fr · 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

Gramophones used for dance music parties

By around 1905, people began using portable gramophones at social gatherings like weddings and engagement parties to provide music for dancing.

Daily life

Difficult school journeys for children

Children walking to school could face routes up to 5 km long, sometimes requiring them to carve paths through snow, and many were needed at home for chores.