Norway: Princess Ingrid Alexandra has tested positive for corona

The Norwegian Royal Court announced today that Princess Ingrid Alexandra, daughter of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has tested positive for corona and is isolated at home at the Skaugum estate in Asker. The other members of the family have also been tested, but fortunately with negative results.

Crown Prince Haakon has cancelled his planned visit to UngInvest in Modum on Monday, and the Crown Prince couple have postponed the event on Wednesday at Skaugum where the 20th anniversary of the Crown Prince Couple's Fund was to be marked. The Crown Prince has also called off his presence at the disembarkation of the royal yacht Norge on Monday, which means that the king will act alone with the presence of Queen Sonja.

Death of Princess Marie of Liechtenstein (1940–2021)

The Office of the Prince of Liechtenstein announced yesterday the death of Princess Marie of Liechtenstein, wife of Prince Hans-Adam II. The princess died at Grabs Hospital (Spital Grabs) in Switzerland on Saturday 21 August 2021 at 4.43 p.m.:

Announcement of the Princely House

Her Serene Highness Princess Marie von und zu Liechtenstein died on 21 August 2021 at 4:43 pm in the hospital in Grabs. After her health steadily deteriorated following a stroke on 18 August 2021, she passed away today in the presence of her family and after receiving the Holy Sacraments of the Last Supper, peacefully and with great trust in God.

In honour of the late princess church bells all over the principality rang at 8.15 Saturday night. The government of Liechtenstein declared today a national mourning of 7 days. Details of the funeral service will be disclosed in due time.

Princess Marie was born in Prague 14 April 1940 as the second daughter and fourth child (of seven) of Count Ferdinand Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (1907–1969) and Countess Henriette Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau, née Countess von Ledebur-Wicheln (1910–2002). Her full name was Marie Aglaë Bonaventura Maria Theresia.

In 1945 following the end of WW2 Marie and her family had to escape from Czechoslovakia to Gemany. From 1946 to 1949 she attended primary school in Ering am Inn in Bavaria before continuing her education at the Lioba Sisters boarding school (Internat der Lioba Schwestern) in Kloster Wald in Württemberg and where she graduated from Realgymnasium.

Following a stay in England in 1957 to improve her English, she studied 3 years at the Akademie für Gebrauchsgraphik (Academy of Commecial art) at the University of Munich. After a short language stay in Paris she worked as a graphic designer/printmaker at a printing company before getting engaged to the then Hereditary Prince Hans-Adam in 1966. The couple was married in Vaduz on 30 July 1967. During her time as first lady she was for many years head of the Liechtenstein Red Cross. She also had a great interest in art and culture.

Princess Marie leaves behind her husband of 54 years, the Prince of Liechtenstein, four children – Hereditary Prince Alois, Prince Maximilian, Prince Constantin and Princess Tatjana – and 15 grandchildren. Her grandchildren Prince Joseph Wenzel (b. 1995), Marie-Caroline (b. 1996), Georg  (b. 1999) and Nikolaus (b. 2000) are through thjeir mother Hereditary Princess Sophie a descendant of the Norwegian family Vogt.

Updated on 27 August 2021 at 20.35 (number of grandchildren corrected from 14 to 15).

Sweden: Christening of Prince Julian, Duke of Halland

The christening of Prince Julian of Sweden, Duke of Halland, who was born on 26 March 2021 as the third son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden, took place at Drottningholm Palace Church today, 14 August 2021.

Sponsors were Johan Andersson, Stina Andersson, Jacob Högfeldt, Patrick Sommerlath and Frida Vesterberg, who, with the exception of Patrick Sommerlath, who is a first cousin of Prince Carl Philip on his mother's side, all are friends of Prince Julian's parents.

The ceremony was officiated by Bishop and Chief Court Chaplain Johan Dalman and Court Chaplain and Rector of the Royal Court Parish Michael Bjerkhagen.

The Swedish Royal Court has released the guest list, which includes King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle, Prince Oscar, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Sofia, Prince Alexander, Prince Gabriel, Princess Madeleine, Christopher O'Neill, Princess Leonore, Prince Nicolas, Princess Adrienne, Patrick Sommerlath, Anaïs Sommerlath and Chloë Sommerlath (children of Patrick Sommerlath), Erik Hellqvist and Marie Hellqvist (parents of Princess Sofia), Lina Hellqvist and Mattias Wikström (sister of Princess Sofia and her partner), Sara Hellqvist (sister of Princess Sofia), Britt Rotman (grandmother of Princess Sofia), speaker of Riksdagen (the Swedish Parliament) Dr. Andreas Norlén and his wife Helena Norlén, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Morgan Johansson, members of the court and many friends of the family.

After the ceremony the guests attended a lunch at Drottningholm Palace.

Prince Julian's christening was not televised, a first for the grandchildren of King Carl Gustaf, but a summary will be broadcast on SVT on Sunday 15 August.

Gjallarhorn nr. 68, juni 2021

Jeg mottok siste utgave av Gjallarhorn (nr. 68, juni 2021), som er felles medlemsblad for Vestfold Slektshistorielag og Buskerud Slektshistorielag, tidligere denne uken. Og takk og lov for det! Når så mange aktiviteter er blitt lagt på is i så lang tid på grunn av pandemien er det godt at vi kan kose oss med medlemsblader og masse godt lesestoff. Gjallarhorn skuffer ikke denne gangen heller. Her er det lagt ned mye arbeid for å presentere spennende slekter for medlemmene. Fra innholdsfortegnelsen:

• Steen-Karlsen, Torbjørn. Gjedde, Makrell, Ørret, Laks og Sild i byen. Gjedde – Giedde – Gedde, s. 4–10.
• Steen-Karlsen, Torbjørn. Slektsforbindelser Lier  – Eiker – Sande – Ramnes. Del 3: Berg og Tuft i Ramnes, Krokstad på Eiker, Våle, Nøtterøy, Larvik, Tønsberg, Vivestad, Andebu, Høyjord, s. 11–25.
• Helleberg, Odd Arne. Sandsværs første kjente bergmann, s. 26.
• Steen-Karlsen, Torbjørn. Hammersmedmester Jakob Pedersen Tives slekt, s. 27–31.
• Fagerli, Torkel. Anthonsen-slekten ved Jarlsberg Verk i Skoger. En gren av Skott-slekten fra Røros, s. 32–35.
• Davidsen, Svein. DNA og DNA-testing – en oppdatering, s. 36-42.
• Redalen, Torgrim. Bobrødrene fra Gulsvik - med støtte av DNA-testing i slektsforskning, s. 43–50.
• Ulriksen, Eli. Årsmøte 2021 Vestfold Slektshistorielag Protokoll, s. 51.
• Wærhaug-Mathisen, Svein-Åge. Årsrapport 2020 Vestfold Slektshistorielag, s. 52–53. (regnskap, s. 54).
• Gustavsen, Are S. Bygdebokforfatter Terje Østro (1949–2020) – ved det endelig punktum, s. 55–57 (artikkelen kommer også på trykk i Norsk Slektshistorisk Forenings Genealogen nr. 1, 2021).
• Møteoversikt høsten 2021, s. 58 (for både Vestfold og Buskerud).

Nok en gang står slektsforskeren Torbjørn Steen-Karlsen for brorparten av artiklene, som han også har gjort i tidligere utgaver. Man må la seg imponere både av produktiviteten og kvaliteten over forskningen. Her er det lagt ned mange timers arbeid. Jeg håper det er flere enn meg som verdsetter dette. 

Det er mange Gjedde-slekter i Skandinavia. Jeg har laget en liten, men langt fra endelig, oversikt i Slektshistoriewiki, den norske wikien for slekter og slektsforskning generelt. Nå er også herværende slekt, som etter alt å dømme stammer fra «Vigsiden» (Bohuslen), lagt inn i oversikten. Muligens jeg lager et kort sammendrag av slekten senere. 3 sønner av en Peder Gjedde – Anders (ca. 1689–1750), Ole (ca. 1691–1741) og Gjøde (ca. 1693–1733) slo seg ned i Tønsberg og omegn i første halvdel av 1700-tallet. Steen-Karlsen hadde et innlegg om disse 3 brødrene i Digitalarkivets brukerforum i 2018. I tillegg har Steen-Karlsen i artikkelen lagt inn referanser til andre Gjedder, samt til slekter med tilnavnet Machrel (Makrell, Makreel), Ørret, Laks og Sild (!). Torbjørn har da humoristisk sans også.

Del 3 av artikkelen «Slektsforbindelser Lier – Eiker – Sande – Ramnes» er omfattende. Den er som tittelen antyder av interesse for nedslagsfeltet til begge slektsforeningene, og mange interessante slektsnavn/tilnavn berøres.

Artikkelen «Hammersmedmester Jakob Pedersen Tives slekt» inneholder egentlig flere Tive-slekter, så tittelen er kanskje litt misvisende, uten at man trenger å gjøre for mye ut av det. Steen-Karlsen starter med en presentasjon av generasjon 1, Jakob Pedersen Tive (født i Sverige ca. 1667, d. 1740 i Hof). Han hadde minst fire barn. Jakobs forlover i andre ekteskap var hammersmedmester Lars Jakobsen Tive (ca. 1676–1744), som ganske sikkert er i slekt, uten at det blir forklart nærmere. Muligens en nevø? Lars hadde i hvert fall minst 4 barn med første hustru Elen Christensdatter Scheen (ca. 1700–1732) og 6 barn med andre hustru Marthe Dorthe Jørgensdatter Fyhn (ingen datoer nevnt). Artikkelen inkluderer også «En Tiveslekt i Østfold – Sverige og Saltverket i Slagen», der det innledningsvis fortelles om soldaten Jakob Jakobsen Tive som 11. september 1723 i Østre Fredrikstad gifter seg med Elin Iversdatter (d. 1738) og andre gang i 1738 med Helena Maria Christensdatter Rask. Familien flytter til Strömstad og senere til Glemmen og etter alt å dømme til Strömstad igjen, men det er etterkommere her som havnet i Slagen. Man kan jo gruble over mulige slektsforbindelser til hammersmedmesterne nevnt over, men når Steen-Karlsen ikke nevner det selv, så betyr det vel at ingen forbindelse (foreløbig) er påvist.

Torkel Fagerlis artikkel «Anthonsen-slekten ved Jarlsberg Verk i Skoger. En gren av Skott-slekten fra Røros» er fin. Den innledes med omtale av tre søsken som i andre halvdel av 1700-tallet levde ved Jarlsberg Verk på Konnerud. De var barn av en ukjent Anthon. Takket være Astrid Ryens enorme arbeid med Røros-slekter har det lykkes i å koble søskenflokken til Skott-slekten på Røros. Med dette som utgangspunkt har Fagerli laget en fin oversikt over søsknenes etterkommere i Skoger. Jeg stammer selv fra Skoger (Lars Leivsen (1838-1899)), men det er liten grunn til å tro at min Skoger-slekt har koblinger til Skott-slekten, Men det vet man jo ikke sikkert før jeg ev. arbeider mer med anene til min tipptippoldefar Lars.

Jeg stanser presentasjonen min her. Men vil gjerne oppfordre alle med interesse for slektsforskning og med røtter i de gamle fylkene Vestfold og Buskerud til å melde seg inn i en av de to slektsforeningene. Da får dere et fremragende medlemsblad med mange gode slektsartikler. Og finner du ikke din slekt der, så oppfordres du herved til å skrive en artikkel selv. Ja, oppfordringen går også til meg selv ... Oversikt over tidligere utgaver av Gjallarhorn finnes på foreningens nettside. Tidligere utgaver kan for øvrig kjøpes fra foreningens butikk.

Short English summary: My article is about the latest issue of Gjallarhorn, the newsletter of Vestfold Slektshistorielag and Buskerud Slektshistorielag (genealogical societies in the current counties of Vestfold and Telemark and of Viken).

Oppdatert lørdag 3. juli 2021 kl. 18.20 (kom i skade for å skrive «Genealogen» i stedet for «Gjallarhorn» innledningsvis).

UK: Second child for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex became parents to their second child on Friday 4 June 2021 at 11.40 a.m. when their daughter Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, USA. According to the press statement the baby girl will be called "Lili". The statement in full:

Statement from the press secretary for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex

It is with great joy that Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, welcome their daughter Lilibet "Lili" Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, to the world. Lili was born on Friday, June 4 at 11:40 a.m. in the trusted care of the doctors and staff at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, CA.

She weighed 7 lbs 11 oz. Both mother and child are healthy and well, and settling at home.

Lili is named after her great-grandmother, Her Majesty The Queen, whose family nickname is Lilibet. Her middle name, Diana, was chosen to honor her beloved late grandmother, The Princess of Wales.

This is the second child for the couple, who also have a two-year-old son named Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. The Duke and Duchess thank you for your warm wishes and prayers as they enjoy this special time as a family.

As a daughter of a duke, the now 2-days-old girl is entitled to be styled Lady Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, but as when her brother was born, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have expressed their wish that their children should not use courtesy titles.

Lili was born as no. 8 in the line of succession to the British throne. She is the Prince of Wales' fifth grandchild and the 11th great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II.

UK: Princess Beatrice is pregnant

Buckingham Palace announced today that Princess Beatrice and her husband Eduardo Mapelli Mozzi are going to have their first child together in the autumn of 2021:

Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are very pleased to announce that they are expecting a baby in autumn of this year.

The Queen has been informed and both families are delighted with the news.

Princess Beatrice, eldest daughter of the Duke of York (Prince Andrew) and Sarah, Duchess of York, née Ferguson, married Eduardo Mapelli Mozzi, son of Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi and Nicola Williams-Ellis, née Burrows, at the Royal Chapel of All Saints, Royal Lodge, Windsor, on 17 July 2020.

The baby will enter the world as no. 11 in the line of succession to the British throne. Princess Beatrice is currently no, 9, but will step one place down the ladder when the Duke and Duchess  of Sussex have their second child in the early summer. 

Eduardo has a son, Christopher Woolf, b. 2016, from an earlier relationship.

Stalsberghagen gravlund og krematorium, Lillestrøm, Norway

Stalsberghagen gravlund og krematorium (Stalsberghagen Cemetery and Crematorium) is situated in Lillestrøm municipality (earlier Skedsmo municipality) at the boarder of Rælingen municipality east of Oslo. The cemetery was opened for burials in 1901.

1. The main gate to the cemetery (old part).

2. The Little Chapel and the Large Chapel and Crematorium at Stalsberghagen.

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4. The Little Chapel.

5. The Large Chapel.

6. View of a part of the cemetery.

7. Grave of Colonel Kaare Bolstad (1921–1980) and his wife.

8. Wittenberg grave.

9. Memorial for unnamed graves.

10. Memorial for stillborn children who were buried in unknown graves before 1997. Many stillborn children have their last resting place at Stalsberghagen Cemetery. The practice was earlier that the small coffins were interred by chance in graves of adults buried at the same time. This practice  meant that the bereaved were not informed where their children were buried and many feel great sorrow from this experience. The memorial gives the bereaved a place to go with their sorrowful memories. The memorial was raised in 2010.

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12. In memory of song and musicians.

13. Arnesen family grave.

14. Segelcke family grave. Martha Segelcke (1862–1912), Christien A. Segelcke (1858–1946) and Maria Segelcke (1862–1950).

15. Bergersen grave.

16. Wessel family grave: Sawmill manager Engebret Wessel (1844–1913) and his wife Helga Wessel, née Fonahn (1859–1949). At the bottom of the headstone one can find the inscription of their daughter Alfhild Øvergaard, née Wessel (1882–1907), who died in Finland.

17. Family grave of blacksmith Marius Halvorsen (1873–1945) and his family, including his son Oscar (1910–1992), who was also a blacksmith.

18. Næss family grave. Includes the name of the trade union chairman and Labour politician Nic. Næss (Nicolai Næss) (1891–1942), who died in exile in Stockholm, Sweden during the war.

 

19. Holmsen family grave. The name Stalsberg is inscribed at the top of the headstone. I would have to do more research to find out the connection.*

20. Risto family grave.

21. Mauritz family grave.

22. Garder family grave.

23. Grave of hotel owner Johan Alfred Tosterud (1891–1948) and his wife.

24. Kristiansen Stübner grave.

All 24 photos: © 2021 Dag Trygsland Hoelseth.

I visited the cemetery Thursday this week to take photos of two graves to be used in articles at Slektshistoriewiki, the Norwegian genealogy wiki (these photos are not included in the blog article). But I after fulfilling my mission I walked around for a while and took photos of some of the graves which I found interesting. Some attractive or old headstones and some family names that caught my attention. The cemetery is divided by Øvre Rælingsveg into two parts. The old part, where all the photos above are taken and where the chapels are, and the new part, made available for burials in the 1960s. The new part also includes a section for Muslims.

The Large Chapel (I haven't decided if it would be most correct to translate Store kapell into «The Great Chapel» or «The Large Chapel» and Lille kapell into «The Small Chapel» or «The Little Chapel») and crematorium was inaugurated in 1958 and the original chapel was torn down. The Large Chapel has 200 seats, while The Little Chapel, which was built in 1990 at the same place where the old chapel was once standing, has 50 seats. You can see a photo of the old chapel at Lokalhistoriewiki. For photos of the interior, go here (The Large Chapel) and here (The Little Chapel).

* Postscript 3 May 2021 at 18:45: The answer to my question about the Stalsberg inscription on top of the Holmsen family grave was easy to work out. Johan Andreas Holmsen (1843–1921) was farming at Stalsberg nordre (Northern Stalsberg) at Strømmen in Skedsmo (now Lillestrøm municipality). He even found his wife from Stalsberg søndre (Southern Stalsberg)! See among others Slegten Holmsen, 1934, p. 91, by Gudrun Jølsen.

Updated last time on Monday 3 May 2021 at 18.45 (postscript added).