Queen Stephanie of Finland

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 Frederik 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

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

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 Frederik	24 August 2008
	Princess Mathilde	14 June 2014

Residences

• 
  Royal Palace; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
• 
  Konigstedt Manor; Winter Residence (December-February)
• 
  Kultaranta; Summer Residence (June-August)

Sartorial Information

Tiara Collection

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

• 
  (1988) Art Deco Tiara; 16th birthday gift from her parents
• 
  (2000) Diamond and Pearl Tiara; Wedding gift from her in-laws
• 
  (2000) Diamond Tiara; Wedding gift from her parents

Clothing Collection

Clothing Collection

Titles and Honours

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

National Honours

Order of the White Rose (2012)

Order of the Lion of Finland (2000)

Foreign Honours

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

Ancestry

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

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