Queen Stephanie of Finland

From redevance
HM The Queen of Finland
Titles Queen of Finland

Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Reign 5 May 2000 - present
Coronation 20 June 2000
Predecessor Princess Marie Alexandra of Baden
Biographical Information
Born 31 January 1972 (age 53)

Coburg, of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Germany

Spouse Filip, King of Finland

(m. 2000)

Issue Elena, Crown Princess

Prince Fredrik

Princess Mathilde

Name Stephanie Sibylla
House Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (by birth)

Hesse (by marriage)

Father Duke Andreas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Mother Princess Elena of Romania
Religion Lutheran

Queen Stephanie of Finland (born Princess Stephanie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on 31 January 1972) is a member of the Finnish Royal Family as the current Queen consort. She is also a member of the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ducal Family as the sister of Hubertus, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Life[edit | edit source]

Stephanie was born the eldest child and only daughter of Duke Andreas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Elena of Romania.

Stephanie became the first Queen of Finland in over fifty-five years upon her marriage.

Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]

On 5 May 2000, Stephanie married Filip, King of Finland in Helsinki. Filip and Stephanie have three children, Elena, Frederik, and Mathilde.

Photo Name Birth Death Marriage
Elena, Crown Princess 5 December 2006 Unmarried and without issue
Prince Fredrik 24 August 2008
Princess Mathilde 14 June 2014

Residences[edit | edit source]

Sartorial Information[edit | edit source]

Tiara Collection[edit | edit source]

As Queen, Stephanie has access to the entirety of the Finnish Tiara Collection. Below are the tiaras that she personally owns.

Clothing Collection[edit | edit source]

Clothing Collection

Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]

  • 1972-2000 Princess Stephanie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  • 2000-present Queen Stephanie of Finland

National Honours[edit | edit source]

Order of the White Rose (2012)

Order of the Lion of Finland (2000)

Foreign Honours[edit | edit source]

Saxe-Ernestine House Order (1990) (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)

Ancestry[edit | edit source]

Parents Grandparents Great-Grandparents Great-Great-Grandparents
Duke Andreas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Duke Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Countess Viktoria Luise of Solms-Baruth

Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein
Count Hans of Solms-Baruth
Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein

Prince Leopold of the United Kingdom

Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Duke Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein
Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Friedrich, Prince of Solms-Baruth
Countess Luise of Hochberg
Duke Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein
Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Princess Elena of Romania King Michael of Romania

Princess Anne of Parma

King Carol II of Romania

Princess Helen of Greece

Prince Rene of Parma

Princess Margaret of Denmark

King Ferdinand of Romania

Princess Marie of Edinburgh

King Constantine I of Greece

Princess Sophia of Prussia

Duke Robert I of Parma

Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal

Prince Valdemar of Denmark

Princess Marie d'Chartres

Lines of Succession[edit | edit source]

Queen Stephanie of Finland

House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Born: 31 January 1972

Lines of Succession
Preceded by
Succession to the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha throne
Followed by
Prince Maxime of Anhalt
6th in the line of succession
Prince Fredrik of Finland

Notes[edit | edit source]

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