Eugene Swedish

Prince Eugene Napoleon Nicolaus, Duke of Markski, of the Bernadotte dynasty (1865-1947) @- was the youngest son of the future king Oscar II of Sweden, and his wife, Sofia of Nassau. With his older brothers studied in a private school, which was unusual for that time (there the sons of the crown Prince became friends with Brantingham, the future first social-демократическим Prime Minister of Sweden). Matured Eugene spent a lot of time in Paris, and too modern views gained the nickname" Красный Prince", although always been more of a social-демократическим a liberal, who advocated the eight-hour day, never was in defiance of the dynasty and respect for the monarchical tradition. After the breakup of the Union in 1905, he was regarded by Norwegians as one of the candidates for the throne, since virtually solved the problems in this country for your father. From the moment the Nazis came to power in Germany, the younger brother of king Gustav V, showed himself as a staunch anti-fascist, and later helped the Norwegian Resistance.

Eugene Also Swedish appreciated the work of the playwright Strindberg, and was the first to put his signature on the award that the national award. Like his namesake, aunt Eugenia, he became interested in fine art, but has achieved much greater success. The Prince received a traditional primary art education in Uppsala. And when he had to choose between his hussar service and painting, he chose the latter. For several years he studied art in Paris (the strongest of all it was influenced by the famous symbolist and teachers, Puvis de Chavannes), where ambitious others argued that Sweden for the artist not less than grateful country. The main part of the work of the Prince of the national landscapes. Best of all of the Royal family understood the people, their work Eugene did not sell, so they could not do this by law, and only occasionally went to the exception: giving your picture" в the appendage" to the purchase of the work of another artist. During the Second world war, he abandoned these principles, by selling paintings for charity assistance to refugees.

Personal life Prince is shrouded in mystery, about him went to many different rumors. But we know that as an artist he has helped many of their younger relatives, who showed creativity.

Eugene, most of all loved to write a Metropolitan area, and for many years lived at the Cape of Waldemarsudde, on Djurgården in Stockholm, where they filmed the old house. He later bought this lot, and the singer of the Swedish modernist style in architecture Ferdinand Boberg designed him a luxurious mansion, where he had a art gallery. After the death of the Prince house was donated to the Swedish state and turned into a Museum" Вальдемарсудде Prince Евгения".

Prince-художник died before all the other sons-долгожителей Oscar II. In 1947, while in Falsterbo, where they played Golf, Eugene Swedish, pneumonia and sixteen days after his vosmidesyatitonnye died. By the way, he became the first Bernadotte, which, according to the fashion, ideas cremated.