Princess Amalia of Sweden


Princess Amalia of Sweden was a Swedish princess, daughter of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and Frederica of Baden.

Life

Amalia was born in Stockholm and raised under the supervision of the royal governess Charlotte Stierneld. Amalia left Sweden with her family upon her father's deposition after the Coup of 1809 and was raised in her mother's native country of Baden.
She was interested in music and was a friend of Jenny Lind. She was afflicted with rickets and died unmarried and childless in Oldenburg.

Ancestry