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Gräfin Sonja Anita Maria <I>Haunz</I> Bernadotte von Wisborg

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Gräfin Sonja Anita Maria Haunz Bernadotte von Wisborg

Birth
Konstanz, Landkreis Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death
21 Oct 2008 (aged 64)
Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Burial
Konstanz, Landkreis Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany GPS-Latitude: 47.7046256, Longitude: 9.1994078
Memorial ID
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Second wife of Gustaf Lennart Nicolaus Paul Bernadotte Prince of Sweden, Count of Wisborg.
Sonja Anita Maria Countess Bernadotte af Wisborg (née Haunz) was the widow of Count Lennart Bernadotte, grandson of Sweden's King Gustaf V through his father, Prince Wilhelm, the king's second son, married in Mainau on 29 April 1971. She managed the Mainau estate on Lake Constance in southern Germany which her late husband purchased in 1932 from his father. The Mainau estate serves as Lake Constance's main tourist attraction, featuring elaborate floral gardens, a butterfly house, and attractive views of the lake. Bernadotte became the Count's second wife in 1972. After the death of the Count in 2004, Sonja Bernadotte became head of the foundation that organizes Nobel Laureate Meetings at Lindau,a scientific conference held yearly in Lindau, inviting Nobel prize winners interact with young researchers from all over the world.
Second wife of Gustaf Lennart Nicolaus Paul Bernadotte Prince of Sweden, Count of Wisborg.
Sonja Anita Maria Countess Bernadotte af Wisborg (née Haunz) was the widow of Count Lennart Bernadotte, grandson of Sweden's King Gustaf V through his father, Prince Wilhelm, the king's second son, married in Mainau on 29 April 1971. She managed the Mainau estate on Lake Constance in southern Germany which her late husband purchased in 1932 from his father. The Mainau estate serves as Lake Constance's main tourist attraction, featuring elaborate floral gardens, a butterfly house, and attractive views of the lake. Bernadotte became the Count's second wife in 1972. After the death of the Count in 2004, Sonja Bernadotte became head of the foundation that organizes Nobel Laureate Meetings at Lindau,a scientific conference held yearly in Lindau, inviting Nobel prize winners interact with young researchers from all over the world.


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