Swedish Residences General Discussion

[Meraude]

There have been two royal summer residences with the name Villa Fridhem (Fridhem = Peaceful home), one on the island of Gotland, Villa Fridhem, Västerhejde - Wikipedia owned by princess Eugénie of Sweden and the other Villa Fridhem in Östergötland, Villa Fridhem, Kolmården - Wikipedia owned by prince Carl of Sweden, the father of queen Astrid of Belgium and crown princess Märtha of Norway.

[Meraude]

It's a pity that Villa Fridhem in Kålmården, Villa Fridhem, Kolmården - Wikipedia is privately owned now, it would have been a beautiful summer home for the new Duchess of Ösgtergötland.

[Josefine]

Originally Posted by Meraude

It's a pity that Villa Fridhem in Kålmården, Villa Fridhem, Kolmården - Wikipedia is privately owned now, it would have been a beautiful summer home for the new Duchess of Ösgtergötland.

that would be lovely

i would love to see Gunnabo Castle as a dukedom residence for the crownprincess couple
Gunnebo slott - Wikipedia

for the duchess how about

Bjärka-Säby
it looks like haga castle

[Meraude]

This could be a nice place for the little duchess: Lambohovs säteri - Wikipedia It's owned by the city of Linköping and have royal connections.

[Ingrid Cecilia]

One reason that the royal family do not own any castle besides Solliden is that Bernadotte is a new dynasty. The royal castles were build by earlier dynasties and was owned by "the crown"(the state). The Bernadottes build Rosendahls castle( it is more of a pavillion), Sofiero and Solliden. They payed for these buildings with their private money. I do not know how it came that Rosendal is owned by the state, but Sofiero was left to the city of Helsingborg in Gustaf VI Adolf's will.

Villa Beylon was not owned by princess Christina. It is one of the many buildings the king has at his disposal where he can chose the tenant.

There is a rumour that Carl Philip is building a new flat in central Stockholm. He is supposed to have bought an attic and is now having a modern two story flat constructed. Well he as recently got a mortgage on his farm.

[Artemisia]

Originally Posted by Ingrid Cecilia

One reason that the royal family do not own any castle besides Solliden is that Bernadotte is a new dynasty. The royal castles were build by earlier dynasties and was owned by "the crown"(the state). The Bernadottes build Rosendahls castle( it is more of a pavillion), Sofiero and Solliden. They payed for these buildings with their private money. I do not know how it came that Rosendal is owned by the state, but Sofiero was left to the city of Helsingborg in Gustaf VI Adolf's will.

When Oscar II died in 1907, Gustaf V, Prince Oscar, Prince Carl and Prince Eugen decided to turn Rosendal Palace into a museum dedicated to Karl XIV Johan and the family of Bernadotte in general. The palace as a museum officially opened its doors in 1913; it's still open to public in summer.
Since it is the government, and not the royal family, who has paid for maintaining the palace, it became state owned.

Thank you for the interesting information; I never knew the Bernadottes only built three palaces.