Tullgarn Palace () is a royal summer palace in the province of
Södermanland
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, south of
Stockholm
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,
Sweden
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. Built in the 1720s, the palace offers a mixture of
rococo
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,
Gustavian and
Victorian styles. The interior design is regarded as one of Sweden's finest.
Tullgarn Palace is mainly associated with King
Gustaf V
Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf; 16 June 1858 – 29 October 1950) was King of Sweden from 8 December 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxe ...
and Queen
Victoria, who spent their summers here at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. However, the palace was originally built for Duke
Fredrik Adolf in the 1770s. Since Tullgarn was a popular summer palace amongst Swedish royalty, the palace houses fine examples of interiors from different epochs and personal styles, such as the small drawing room, decorated in the 1790s, the breakfast room in southern German
Renaissance style
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from the 1890s and Gustaf V's
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room, which has remained largely untouched since his death in 1950.
History

In 1719, the old Renaissance castle from the late 16th century was demolished. The newly appointed
Privy Councillor Magnus Julius De la Gardie
Magnus Julius De la Gardie (14 April 1668 – 28 April 1741), son of Axel Julius De la Gardie, was a Swedish general and statesman, member of the Swedish Hats Party.
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, who was in possession of a great fortune through his marriage to
Hedvig Catharina Lillie, commissioned architect
Joseph Gabriel Destain to design the present palace, built between 1720 and 1727. The courtyard is open to the sea and took on its present appearance in the 1820s. It was modelled on the garden of
Logården at the
Stockholm Palace
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.
In 1772, Tullgarn was acquired by the crown and became a royal residence. Occupancy was granted to Duke
Fredrik Adolf, youngest brother of King
Gustav III
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. Between 1778 and 1793, Frederick Adolf resided there with his lover
Sophie Hagman, and many episodes from this period are preserved as the ''Tullgarnsmminnena'', The Tullgarn memories. Frederick Adolf modernized the palace in
neoclassical style
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, adding another storey to the wings, giving the palace a flat Italian-style roof. Fredrik Adolf's interiors are some of the finest examples of
Gustavian style in Sweden. Among the designers involved were
Louis Masreliez
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Biography
Masreliez was born in Paris and came to Sweden at the age of 5 in 1753. He was the son o ...
,
Jean Baptiste Masreliez, Per Ljung and Ernst Philip Thoman. Many of the interiors created at that time remain today in their original form.
After the death of Frederick Adolf, it was granted to his sister, Princess
Sophia Albertina, who spent all her summers her until her death in 1829. The following year, it was granted to the heir to the throne, the future
Oscar I of Sweden
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The only child of Ki ...
, and served as the summer residence of the Swedish royal court during his reign.
King
Gustaf V
Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf; 16 June 1858 – 29 October 1950) was King of Sweden from 8 December 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxe ...
(then crown prince) took over Tullgarn in 1881 and together with his
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Victoria, implemented extensive changes. The main building was decorated more like a modern functional summer home than a royal pleasure palace. Much of the present interior dates from the time of King Gustaf V and Queen Victoria, including the vestibule, whose walls are covered in hand-painted Dutch tiles. The breakfast room is furnished like a south German ''
Bierstube'', possibly reflecting the fact that Queen Victoria came from
Baden
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History
The margraves of Ba ...
in Southern Germany. The royal couple used the palace as their summer residence. In 1924, Ethiopian Crown Prince Ras Tafari (later Emperor
Haile Selassie
Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen or ''Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles#Lij, Lij'' Tafari; 23 July 189227 August 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as the Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles, Rege ...
) stayed at Tullgarn while touring Europe.
[The Autobiography of Emperor Haile Selassie vol I, p.xxiv]
References
Literature
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External links
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The Royal Palaces: Tullgarn Palace
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Houses completed in the 18th century
Crown palaces in Sweden
Castles in Stockholm County
Museums in Stockholm County
Historic house museums in Sweden
1720s establishments in Sweden
Södertälje Municipality
18th-century establishments in Stockholm County