Editing Folke Bernadotte (section)

==Early life==
Folke Bernadotte was born in [[Stockholm]] into the [[House of Bernadotte]], the Swedish royal family. His father, [[Prince Oscar Bernadotte|Prince Oscar Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg]] (formerly Prince Oscar of Sweden, Duke of [[Gotland]]), was the second son of King [[Oscar II of Sweden]]; his mother, [[Ebba Bernadotte|Ebba Munck af Fulkila]], had been a lady-in-waiting to [[Victoria of Baden]], the wife of [[Gustaf V of Sweden|Crown Prince Gustaf]]. Oscar had married Ebba without the consent of the King, and so was forced to renounce his Swedish titles; in 1892, he was granted the titles of [[Prince Bernadotte]] and [[Count of Wisborg]] by his uncle, [[Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luxembourg_Grand_Ducal_letters_patent_1892.JPG|title=English: Letters patent issued by Grand Duke Adolph of Luxembourg re: titles of nobility for his nephew Prince Oscar Bernadotte & familyPlace: National Archives, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg|first=Luxembourg|last=Government|date=April 2, 1892|via=Wikimedia Commons}}</ref><ref>[http://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/agd/1892/04/02/n1/jo Documentation] by Government of Luxembourg 1892-04-02</ref>

Bernadotte attended school in Stockholm, after which he entered training to become a [[cavalry]] [[Officer (armed forces)|officer]] at the [[Military Academy Karlberg|Royal Military Academy]]. He took the officer's exam in 1915, was commissioned a [[Löjtnant|lieutenant]] in 1918, and subsequently was promoted to the rank of [[Major (Sweden)|major]].

Bernadotte represented Sweden in 1933 at the [[Chicago Century of Progress Exposition]], and later served as Swedish commissioner general at the [[1939 New York World's Fair|New York World's Fair]] in 1939–40. Bernadotte had long been involved with the [[Scouting and Guiding in Sweden|Swedish Boy Scouts (Sveriges Scoutförbund)]], and took over as director of the organization in 1937. At the outbreak of [[World War II]], Bernadotte worked to integrate the scouts into Sweden's defense plan, training them in [[anti-aircraft]] work and as [[medical assistant]]s. Bernadotte was appointed Vice Chairman of the [[Swedish Red Cross]] in 1943.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/count-folke-bernadotte |website=Jewish Virtual Library |title=Folke Bernadotte Biography |access-date=22 March 2007}}</ref>