Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Saxe-Coburgen and Gothan and Swedish Royal

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Born: January 18, 1908
Died: November 28, 1972
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Birth year: 1908

About Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Sibylle Calma Marie Alice Bathildis Feodora; 18 January 1908 – 28 November 1972) was a member of the Swedish royal family and the mother of the current king of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf. Born into the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Sibylla was the daughter of Charles Edward, the last duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She became a Swedish princess when she married Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten in 1932. She thus had the prospect of one day becoming queen, but the prince was killed in an airplane crash in 1947 and did not live to ascend the Swedish throne. Her son became king the year after her death. In November 1931, Sibylla was in London to attend the wedding of her paternal first cousin Lady May Cambridge as a bridesmaid.

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The world when Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was born

Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was born in 1908. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1908

Best-selling book"Mr. Crewe's Career" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series
Top headlineFord Model T goes on sale — $850
Technology milestoneFord Model T — affordable automobile for the masses
Defining fadAutomobile craze
World population~1.68B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
U.S. population87.4M

1908 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1908	2026
Population	87.4M	341 million

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