men in Sweden. Sweden discontinued in the 17th century the grant of provinces as territorial appanages to royal princes which, as dukes thereof, they had governed semi-autonomously. Since then, these provincial dukedoms exist in the royal family only nominally, but each prince or princess traditionally maintains a special public connection to one. The sons of Swedish kings have held the princely title as a rank of nobility (e.g. Fredrik Vilhelm, Prince (Furste) av Hessenstein), as a courtesy title for an ex-dynast (e.g. Prince (Prins) Oscar Bernadotte) and, most often, as a royal dynast (e.g. Prince Bertil of Sweden, Duke of Halland). See also Säpojoggen The Swedish Royal Family's jewelry Wedding of Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Christopher O'Neill References External links Official website of the wedding Swedish Crown Princess Victoria weds fitness trainer (video) 2010 in Sweden Marriage, unions and partnerships in Sweden Swedish royal weddings 2010s in Stockholm June 2010 events in Europe Victoria