A question & answer format to address a few of the most popular myths about the 1943 last will of Fürst (Prince) Gustav Albrecht, grandfather of the current Prince Gustav.
Q&A Part One
1. Q. Didn't Prince Gustav Albrecht (Prince Gustav's deceased grandfather) write a will saying that his grandson's wife had to be "Aryan"?
A. No, he most certainly did not. The last will of Prince Gustav Albrecht was published within the German court rulings of 2019 and 2020. (The rulings and will are available for reading online:
See the links in post #2.)
The word "Aryan" does not appear anywhere in the will.
2. Q. But wasn't there some racist marriage requirement in Gustav Albrecht's will?
A. These are the exact words of his last will's requirements for the wives of male heirs (to read the complete will, see
the links in post #2.):
und wenn sie eine Ehe eingehen bzw. in einer Ehe leben, mit einer Frau, die adlig geboren ist und hinsichtlich ihrer Abstammung die gegenwärtigen Aufnahmebedingungen für die Mitgliedschaft bei der Deutschen Adelsgenossenschaft erfüllen kann.
Translation:
and if they enter into a marriage or are living in a marriage, with a woman who was born noble and, with regard to her ancestry, satisfies the current admission requirements for membership in the German Nobility Society.
Clearly, there is no verbal mention of race written into the requirement.
3.
Q. If the will wasn't racist, then why did Gustav need to wait so long to marry Carina?
A. The will did require the wife of a male heir to be "born noble" (see the previous question and answer). Carina Axelsson, regardless of race, was not born noble by anyone's definition. For that reason, if Gustav had married her before he inherited the estate, he would have risked losing his right to inherit it.
