Princess Ingeborg of Denmark, Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland

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Princess Ingeborg Charlotta Carolina Frederikke Louise was born on 2 August 1878 at Charlottenlund Palace north of Copenhagen as the second daughter and fifth child of Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark, the future Frederick VIII of Denmark, and Princess Louise of Sweden.
In May 1897, Princess Ingeborg was engaged to Prince Carl of Sweden, Duke of Västergötland, the third son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau. They married on 27 August 1897 in the chapel at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen and spent their honeymoon in Germany. In 1947, on the occasion of their wedding anniversary, her spouse admitted that their marriage had been completely arranged by their respective fathers, and Ingeborg herself added: "I married a complete stranger!
The marriage was popular because she was the granddaughter of the popular king Charles XV of Sweden and IV of Norway, and she was a personal success in Sweden. It was said of her, that of all foreign princesses married into the Swedish royal house, she was perhaps the one best suited to be Queen consort of Sweden, and for the first ten years in Sweden, she almost was: from 1897 until 1907, Queen Sophia seldom attended public events and Crown Princess Victoria spent most of her time abroad for health reasons, Princess Ingeborg was thereby given more public duties, unofficially performing much of the role associated with the queen consort at the Swedish court. She is perceived as having performed her representational duties with a combination of dignity and easygoing friendliness, and as attracting a social circle with her wit. Her sister-in-law, Crown Princess Victoria, however, did not approve of her informality and once remarked: "One does not enter the chamber of the Crown Princess of Sweden without knocking, even if one is Princess Ingeborg."
The couple had four children:
Princess Margaretha of Sweden, later Princess of Denmark (1899-1977).
Princess Märtha of Sweden, later Crown Princess of Norway (1901-1954).
Princess Astrid of Sweden, later Queen of the Belgians (1905-1935).
Prince Carl Bernadotte, known as Carl Jr., later Prince Bernadotte, a Belgian title (1911-2003).
She lived a harmonious family life, and the family was known as "The happy family". The children were given a simple upbringing, and expected to learn household tasks: they were, for example, given a real stove in their play cottage, on which they cooked real food. She and Carl lived an informal and intimate family life with their children. She was portrayed as a symbol of a wife and mother in many magazines and was for many years the most popular member of the royal house.
Princess Ingeborg has the distinction of being the grandmother of three European monarchs, King Harald V of Norway, King Baudouin of the Belgians, King Albert II of the Belgians. And she is great-grandmother of two: Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Philippe, King of the Belgians. She died on 12 March 1958, aged 79.
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