Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler

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Swedish Royalty
House of Bernadotte

Charles XIV John Children    Oscar I Oscar I Children    Charles XV    Gustaf, Duke of Upland    Oscar II    Princess Eugenie    August, Duke of Dalarna Charles XV Children    Lovisa, Queen of Denmark    Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland Oscar II Children    Gustaf V    Oscar, Duke of Gotland    Eugén, Duke of Närke    Carl, Duke of Västergötland Grandchildren    Princess Margaretha    Märtha, Crown Princess of Norway    Astrid, Queen of Belgium    Carl, Duke of Östergötland Gustaf V Children    Gustaf VI Adolf    Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland    Erik, Duke of Västmanland Gustaf VI Adolf Children    Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten    Sigvard, Duke of Uppland    Ingrid, Queen of Denmark    Bertil, Duke of Halland    Carl Johan, Duke of Dalarna Grandchildren    Princess Margaretha    Princess Birgitta    Princess Désirée    Princess Christina    Carl XVI Gustaf Carl XVI Gustaf Children    Crown Princess Victoria    Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland    Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland

Princess Margaretha, Mrs Ambler (Margaretha Désirée Victoria) (born 31 October 1934), was born at Haga Palace outside Stockholm. She is the first child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and granddaughter of King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden and Princess Margaret of Connaught (aka Crown Princess Margareta of Sweden).

Before her marriage she had a relationship with Robin Douglas-Home, a Scottish aristocrat. He asked her grandfather, King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, for permission to marry her but he refused. Then he asked Princess Margaretha's mother, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, for the same thing but she also refused.

She met her future husband at a dinner party in the United Kingdom in 1963. On 28 February 1964, Princess Margaretha's engagement to the British citizen, John Kenneth Ambler, was announced. They were married on 30 June 1964, in Gärdslösa Church on the isle of Öland. As a result of her unequal marriage, she lost her style of Royal Highness and became Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler.

With her marriage, Princess Margaretha, Mrs Ambler put an end to her life as a public person, as she moved to the United Kingdom. She lives an anonymous life and does not perform any official engagements on behalf of the Royal Family.

Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler and her husband later separated, but never divorced.^[1] John Ambler died on 31 May 2008.^[2]

Princess Margaretha, Mrs Ambler's marriage has produced three children:

• Sibylla Louise Ambler (b. 14 April 1965) married Baron Cornelius von Dincklage on June 19, 1998 with issue;
  • Baroness Madeleine Charlotte Margaretha von Dincklage, (b. 15 March 1999)
  • Baron Sebastian Eric Henning von Dincklage (b. 8 September 2000)
• Charles Edward Ambler (b. 14 July 1966), married Helen Jane Ross on July 31, 1999 with issue;
  • Sienna Rose Ambler (b. 1 September 2000)
  • India Tani Ambler (b. 2003)
• James Patrick Ambler (b. 10 June 1969) married Ursula Mary Shipley on July 25, 2001 with issue;
  • Lily Ambler, (b. 28 February 2003)
  • Oscar Rufus Ambler (b. 2004 )

[edit] Ancestors

16. Oscar II of Sweden

8. Gustav V of Sweden

17. Sofia of Nassau

4. Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden

18. Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden

9. Victoria of Baden

19. Princess Louise of Prussia

2. Prince Gustav Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten

20. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

10. Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

21. Victoria of the United Kingdom

5. Princess Margaret of Connaught

22. Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia

11. Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia

23. Maria Anna of Anhalt

1. Princess Margaretha of Sweden

24. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (= 20)

12. Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany

25. Victoria of the United Kingdom (= 21)

6. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

26. George Victor of Waldeck-Pyrmont

13. Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont

27. Helene Wilhelmine of Nassau-Weilburg

3. Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

28. Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

14. Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

29. Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe

7. Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein

30. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

15. Princess Caroline of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

31. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

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[edit] See also

• Swedish Royal Family

Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler House of Bernadotte Born: 31 October 1934
Preceded by Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland	Line of succession to the British Throne	Succeeded by Charles Edward Ambler