The Helsingborg Lighthouse stands on a pilot station at the entrance to the city’s Northern harbor. This red brick, octagonal tower with its blue lantern and balustrade was built in 1889 based on a design by architect John Höijer.
Thursday, 22 November 2018
Crown Prince Gustaf of Sweden and his wife in 1906
Crown Prince Gustaf and his wife, Victoria of Baden.
The photograph - here with my colour work - was published in the
Swedish magazine Hvar 8 Dag in September 1906.
"Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf; 16 June 1858 – 29 October 1950) was King of Sweden from 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Reigning from the death of his father Oscar II in 1907 until his own death 43 years later, he holds the record of being the oldest monarch of Sweden and the third-longest reigning after Magnus IV and Carl XVI Gustaf. ---
On 20 September 1881 he married Princess Victoria of Baden in Karlsruhe, Germany. She was the granddaughter of Sophie, Grand Duchess of Baden, the daughter of deposed Gustav IV Adolf of Vasa Dynasty. Victoria's marriage to Gustaf V united the reigning Bernadotte dynasty with the former royal house of Holstein-Gottorp, and thus was popular throughout Sweden." (Wikipedia)
Monday, 19 November 2018
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