Kungliga begravningsplatsen, known in English as the Royal Cemetery, was first used in 1922 and has been the only official burial place of the

Swedish Royal Family The Swedish royal family ( sv, Svenska kungafamiljen) since 1818 has consisted of members of the Swedish Royal House of Bernadotte, closely related to the King of Sweden. Today those who are recognized by the government are entitled to royal ti ...

since 1950, succeeding

Riddarholmen Church Riddarholmen Church ( sv, Riddarholmskyrkan) is the church of the former medieval Greyfriars Monastery in Stockholm, Sweden. The church serves as the final resting place of most Swedish monarchs. Riddarholmen Church is located on the island o ...

as such. It takes up all of the small island of Karlsborg in the bay of

Brunnsviken Brunnsviken (literally ''The Bay of Wells'') is a by brackish lake in Sweden located on the boundary between Solna Municipality and Stockholm Municipality, connecting to Lilla Värtan through Ålkistan. It has a perimeter of . Around Brunnsvi ...

. The cemetery is part of the popular Haga Park in

Solna Solna Municipality ( sv, Solna kommun or , ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in Sweden, located just north of Stockholm City Centre. Its seat is located in the town of Solna, which is a part of the Stockholm urban area. Solna is one of the ...

, Sweden. The little bridge from the mainland's park to the island and the large cruciform monument by the highest grave were designed by

Ferdinand Boberg Gustaf Ferdinand Boberg (11 April 1860 – 7 May 1946) was a Swedish architect. Biography Boberg was born in Falun. He became one of the most productive and prominent architects of Stockholm around the turn of the 20th century. Among his most ...

Burials

Buried at the cemetery

* Crown Princess Margareta, Duchess of Scania (1882–1920), first wife of King Gustaf VI Adolf *

Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (Gustaf Adolf Oscar Fredrik Arthur Edmund; 22 April 1906 – 26 January 1947) was a Swedish prince, who for most of his life was second in the line of succession to the Swedish throne. He was the eldest ...

(1906–1947), son of King Gustaf VI Adolf *

Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Västergötland (27 February 1861 – 24 October 1951) was a Swedish prince. Through his daughters, for whom he arranged excellent dynastic marriages, he is an ancestor of several members of European ro ...

(1861–1951), son of King Oscar II * Princess Ingeborg, Duchess of Västergötland (1878–1958), widow of Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland * Queen Louise of Sweden (1889–1965), second wife of King Gustaf VI Adolf * Princess Sibylla, Duchess of Västerbotten (1908–1972), widow of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten * King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882–1973), son of King Gustaf V *

Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (Bertil Gustaf Oskar Carl Eugén; 28 February 1912 – 5 January 1997), was a member of the Swedish royal family. He was the third son of King Gustaf VI Adolf and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught, ...

(1912–1997), son of King Gustaf VI Adolf * Sigvard Bernadotte, born Prince of Sweden (1907–2002), son of King Gustaf VI Adolf *

Prince Carl Bernadotte Carl Gustaf Oscar Fredrik Christian, Prince Bernadotte (10 January 1911 – 27 June 2003), originally Prince Carl, Duke of Östergötland, was the youngest child and only son of Prince Carl of Sweden and Princess Ingeborg of Denmark and eventua ...

(1911–2003), son of Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland * Carl Johan Bernadotte, born Prince of Sweden (1916–2012), son of King Gustaf VI Adolf *

Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland Princess Lilian of Sweden, Duchess of Halland (born Lillian May Davies, later Craig; 30 August 1915 – 10 March 2013), was a Welsh fashion model who became a member of the Swedish royal family through her 1976 marriage to Prince Bertil, Duke ...

(1915–2013), widow of Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland *

Princess Kristine Bernadotte Princess Kristine Bernadotte, born Kristine Rivelsrud, (22 April 1932 – 4 November 2014) was a Norway, Norwegian-born Prince Bernadotte, princess of Belgian nobility. She was the third wife and widow of Prince Carl Bernadotte, a former Royal fami ...

(1932–2014), widow of Prince Carl Bernadotte * Gunnila Bernadotte (1923–2016), widow of Carl Johan Bernadotte

Family buried elsewhere (since 1922)

* Queen Victoria of Sweden (1862–1930), wife of King Gustaf V, buried in

* Princess Ebba Bernadotte (née Ebba Munck af Fulkila 1858-1946), wife of Prince Oscar Bernadotte, buried at Stockholm's Northern Cemetery in Solna *

Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke Prince Eugen Napoleon Nicolaus of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Närke (1 August 1865 – 17 August 1947) was a Swedish painter, art collector, and patron of artists. Background Prince Eugen was born at Drottningholm Palace as the fourth and ...

(1865–1947), son of King Oscar II, ashes buried at

Waldemarsudde Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde ( Swedish for ''Cape Waldemar''), is a museum located on Djurgården in central Stockholm. The name is composed of Waldemar, an Old German noble male name, and udde, meaning cape. It is derived from a historical nam ...

* King Gustaf V of Sweden (1858–1950), son of King Oscar II, buried in

Prince Oscar Bernadotte Prince Oscar Carl August Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (15 November 1859 – 4 October 1953) was a Swedish religious activist, the second son of King Oscar II of Sweden and his consort, Sofia of Nassau. Born as a Prince of Sweden and Norway, he ...

(1859–1953), son of King Oscar II, buried at Stockholm's Northern Cemetery in Solna * Prince Vilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884–1965), son of King Gustaf V, buried at Flen Cemetery,

Flen Flen (local pronunciation ''Flén'') is a locality and the seat of Flen Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 6,229 inhabitants in 2010. Flen evolved as a railway junction and got the title of a city in 1949. Since 1971 it is the seat o ...

, with his daughter-in-law Karin Bernadotte * Lennart Bernadotte, born Prince of Sweden (1909–2004), son of Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland, buried at

Mainau Mainau also referred to as Mav(e)no(w), Maienowe (in 1242), Maienow (in 1357), Maienau, Mainowe (in 1394) and Mainaw (in 1580) is an island in Lake Constance (on the Southern shore of the Überlinger See near the city of Konstanz, Baden-W� ...

with his second wife Sonja Bernadotte and mother Maria of Russia (former princess of Sweden)

Public access

The island and the public areas of Haga Park are part of Solna's and Stockholm's protected

Royal National City Park The Royal National City Park ( sv, Kungliga nationalstadsparken) is a national city park, established by the Riksdag in 1995, and located in the municipalities of Stockholm, Solna and Lidingö in Sweden. 1/ km²2/ Population per km² Gallery ...

area. That large park itself is public, open year-round for visitors at no charge; the cemetery is open for visitors May–August (Thursdays 1 P.M. to 3 P.M.).Royal Court website
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Gallery

File:Royal Cemetery Karlsborg Island 2006 Solna.jpg, The entire island of Karlsborg in winter File:Gustaf VI Adolf, Margaret & Louise of Sweden grave 2009 (1).jpg, Grave of King Gustaf VI Adolf, Queen Louise and Crown Princess Margareta File:Gustaf VI Adolf, Margaret & Louise of Sweden grave 2009 (2).jpg, Close-up of the grave of King Gustaf VI Adolf, Queen Louise and Crown Princess Margareta File:Haga Friedhof.jpg, Grave of Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla, parents of the present King

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. He ascended the throne on the death of his grandfather, Gustaf VI Adolf, on 15 September 1973. He is the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, D ...

File:Gustaf Adolf of Sweden & Sibylla of Sweden grave 2009 (2).jpg, Close-up of the grave of Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla File:Carl of Sweden family grave 2018.jpg, Grave of Prince Carl and Princess Ingeborg, their son Carl Bernadotte and his wife Kristine Bernadotte File:Sigvard of Sweden grave 2009 Solna (1).jpg, Grave of Sigvard Bernadotte File:Bertil & Lilian of Sweden grave 2017 (1).jpg, Grave of Prince Bertil and Princess Lilian File:Lilian of Sweden grave 2013.jpg, Honor guard at her grave after the 2013 funeral of Princess Lilian File:Carl Johan Bernadotte grave 2018.jpg, Grave of Carl Johan Bernadotte and his wife Gunnila Bernadotte File:Royal Cemetery Sweden 2009 Solna (2).jpg, Hillside stairs and walkways in the cemetery File:Royal Cemetery Sweden 2009 Solna (3).jpg, Large rock marker of significance unknown to the public

References

External links

Royal Cemetery
Swedish Royal Court {{coord, 59.356, N, 18.046, E, display=title, source:dewiki Kungliga begravningsplatsen (The Royal Burial Ground) Buildings and structures in Stockholm County Tourist attractions in Stockholm County Kungliga begravningsplatsen Burial sites of the House of Bernadotte