Estelle Bernadotte
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Estelle Bernadotte
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| Name | Estelle Bernadotte |
| Gender | Female |
| Aliases | Estelle Manville, Estelle Ekstrand, Estelle Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg, Estelle Manville Bernadotte, Estelle Manville Bernadotte af Wisborg |
| Description | Estelle Romaine Bernadotte, née Manville (September 26, 1904 – May 28, 1984), also known as Estelle Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg (1928–1973), and Estelle Ekstrand (1973–1984), was an American-Swedish countess who was a leading figure in the International Red Cross and Girl Scout movement. She married Count Folke Bernadotte, a Swedish member of a United Nations mediating team. He was assassinated on duty in Israel in September 1948. Bernadotte was born in 1904 in Pleasantville, New York. She was the only daughter of American industrialist Hiram Edward Manville and wife Henrietta Estelle Romaine, members of a family that had founded parts of the Johns Manville corporation. In 1928, she was married to the Swedish diplomat Count Folke Bernadotte. According to members of the Bernadotte family, King Gustaf V of Sweden personally introduced Estelle Manville to his nephew, Count Folke Bernadotte, during a visit to Nice, France, in the summer of 1928. On August 3, 1928, it was widely reported that Mr. and Mrs. Manville officially announced the engagement of their only daughter to Count Folke Bernadotte. The wedding took place on December 1, 1928, in the rather small St. John's Episcopal Church in Pleasantville, New York. At the wedding the bride wore a Swedish bridal crown in platinum and rock crystal and Queen Sophia's bridal veil in openwork lace. The veil was hold by a coronet in silver and crystals, which was specially made by the Swedish court jeweler. Prince Gustaf Adolf was the Best man and Prince Sigvard the Marshal. More than 1500 guests were invited to the festivities on the Manville estates, Hi-Esmaro. This was the first time in history a member of a European royal family married on U.S. soil. Wedding expenses totaled $ 1.5 million. In May 1948, Estelle's husband Folke Bernadotte was appointed the United Nations' mediator in Palestine, the first official mediator in UN history. This appointment followed the immediate violence that followed the United N... |
| Birth |
Sep 26 1904
Pleasantville |
| Death |
May 28 1984
Uppsala |
| Nationalities | Sweden, United States of America |
| Marriage | Spouse: Folke BernadotteDec 1 1928 |
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