Gustav, Prince of Vasa
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Crown Prince Gustav of Sweden (November 9, 1799 at Stockholm – August 5, 1877 at Pillnitz), later Gustaf Gustafsson von Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Vasa) was the son of Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and Frederica of Baden.
When he was ten years old, his father was deposed by military coup and the family were forced into exile. The Gustavian party tried to get him accepted as crown prince in 1809 and 1810, but were unsuccessful.
In 1816, he assumed the title of Count of Itterburg. Gustaf also served as an officer to the Habsburgs of Austria, and in 1829, Emperor Francis II of Austria created him Prince of Vasa. He was made a Fieldmarshall-Lieutenant in the Austrian army in 1836
In 1828, he became engaged to Princess Marianne of the Netherlands, but political pressure forced an end to any wedding plans. On 9 November 1830, he married his first cousin, Princess Luise Amelie Stephanie of Baden. A son was born in 1832, but died shortly after birth. Their daughter, Princess Carola of Vasa married the Catholic King Albert I of Saxony, but they had no issue.
Gustaf died on 5 August 1877. In 1884, his remains were moved to Stockholm, to be buried beside his father.
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