Prince Nikolaus August of Sweden and Norway, Duke of

Dalarna Dalarna () is a '' landskap'' (historical province) in central Sweden. English exonyms for it are Dalecarlia () and the Dales. Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland. It is also bordered by Norwa ...

(24 August 1831 – 4 March 1873) was the youngest of the five children of King

Oscar I of Sweden Oscar I (born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte; 4 July 1799 – 8 July 1859) was King of Sweden and Norway from 8 March 1844 until his death. He was the second monarch of the House of Bernadotte. The only child of King Charles XIV John, Oscar ...

and

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Biography

Early life

Born in

Drottningholm Palace The Drottningholm Palace ( sv, Drottningholms slott) is the private residence of the Swedish royal family. Drottningholm is near the capital Stockholm. Built on the island Lovön (in Ekerö Municipality of Stockholm County), it is one of Sw ...

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, his eldest sibling was King Carl XV of Sweden. During parts of 1849–1853, he was a student at

Uppsala University Uppsala University ( sv, Uppsala universitet) is a public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation. The university rose to significance duri ...

. On 10 December 1851, he was made an honorary member of the

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ( sv, Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien) is one of the royal academies of Sweden. Founded on 2 June 1739, it is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special responsibility for prom ...

Marriage

On 16 April 1864 in

Altenburg Altenburg () is a city in Thuringia, Germany, located south of Leipzig, west of Dresden and east of Erfurt. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district and part of a polycentric old-industrial textile and metal production region ...

, the Duke married Princess Therese Amalie of Saxe-Altenburg (

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, 21 December 1836 -

Haga Palace Haga Palace ( sv, Haga slott), formerly known as the Queen's Pavilion ( sv, Drottningens paviljong), is located in the Haga Park, Solna Municipality in Metropolitan Stockholm, Sweden. The palace, built between 18021805, was modelled after bal ...

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, 9 November 1914), Duchess of Saxony, eldest daughter of

Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg ( Hildburghausen, 3 July 1804 – Munich, 16 May 1852), was a German prince of the ducal house of Saxe-Hildburghausen (of Saxe-Altenburg from 1826). Family He was the seventh but fourth surviving son of Frede ...

and his first wife Princess Amalie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. The marriage did not produce issue.The Peerage # 105635
/ref> In Sweden, his wife was styled ''Princess Teresia.'' The Prince was very interested in trains and locomotives, and a locomotive was named after him. Since it was commonly thought the Prince was not very bright, this led to the expression ''"dummare än tåget"'' (lit. "more stupid than the train"), an expression still in use in the Swedish language. Prince August died at the age of 41 of

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at the

Stockholm Palace Stockholm Palace or the Royal Palace ( sv, Stockholms slott or ) is the official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch (King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia use Drottningholm Palace as their usual residence). Stockholm Palace ...

Honours and arms

Honours

He received the following orders and decorations:

Arms

File:Armoiries du Prince Auguste de Suede et de Norvège, duc de Dalécarlie de 1831 a 1844.svg, Arms of Prince August from 1831 to 1844 File:Armoiries du Prince Auguste duc de Dalécarlie de 1844 à 1873.svg, Arms of Prince August after 1844

Ancestry

References

People from Ekerö Municipality House of Bernadotte Norwegian princes Swedish princes Dukes of Dalarna Swedish people of French descent Uppsala University alumni Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 1831 births 1873 deaths Burials at Riddarholmen Church Deaths from pneumonia in Sweden Knights of the Order of Charles XIII Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary Recipients of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Russia) Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 1st class Sons of kings {{Sweden-royal-stub