Princess Madeleine Biography

Full name : Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine

House : House of Bernadotte

Father : Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Mother : Queen Silvia of Sweden

Born : 10 June 1982 (age 29) Stockholm, Sweden

Religion : Lutheran/Church of Sweden

Her Royal Highness The Princess Madeleine, born Maledene Thérèse Amélie Joséphine at Drottningholm Palace to the King and Queen of Sweden on 10 June 1982. She is the youngest child of Their Majesties, and is currently third in line to the succession of the throne of Sweden, and 206th in line to the thrones of the United Kingdom, and the Commonwealth Realms. Princess Madeleine was educated at Vasterled Parish Pre-School, then at Smedslättsskolan. She later attended Carlssons School and Enskilda Gymnasiet in Stockholm.

Her Royal Highness later in 2001 moved to London to study English, and in the Spring of 2002 she studied Swedish Law. Later, the Princess went to Stockholm University where she began her studies in History of Art, and later changed to Ethonoly. She has not completed either of the two at degree level.

In 2004, Victoria continued with visits to Swedish businesses, and that fall she continued with courses in political science, international relations and conflict resolution at the Swedish National Defence College. In 2005, she continued with private tutored studies in society-related subjects as well as some courses at the University of Stockholm. In 2006, Victoria enrolled in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs' Diplomat Program, running from September 2006 to June 2007. The program is a training program for young future diplomats and gives an insight to the ministry's work, Swedish foreign and security policies and Sweden's relations with the rest of the world. The education entails lectures, seminars, group work and visits to authorities and institutions. In 2007, Victoria studied French privately and held an internship at the Permanent Representation of Sweden to the European Union. In June 2009, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Uppsala University.