Editing Princess Ingeborg of Denmark (section)

==Family life==
[[File:H. K. H. Prinsessan Ingeborg med Prinsessorna Margareta, Märta och Astrid (1910).jpg|thumb|Princess Ingeborg and her daughters. (1910)]]
Although the parties had not had much influence on its conclusion, the marriage between Ingeborg and Carl ended up being successful, and the couple's relationship was described as harmonious.{{sfn|Bramsen|1992|p=356}} They had four children: 
# [[Princess Margaretha of Sweden]], later Princess Axel of Denmark (1899–1977).
# [[Princess Märtha of Sweden]], later Crown Princess of Norway (1901–1954).
# [[Astrid of Sweden|Princess Astrid of Sweden]], later [[Queen of the Belgians]] (1905–1935).
# [[Prince Carl Bernadotte]], known as ''Carl Jr.'', later ''Prince [[House of Bernadotte|Bernadotte]]'', a [[Belgium|Belgian]] title (1911–2003).

The family lived a harmonious life, and was known as "The happy family".<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The children were given a simple upbringing, and expected to learn household tasks: they were, for example, given a real stove in their play cottage, on which they cooked real food. She and Carl lived an informal and intimate family life with their children.

Ingeborg was admired for her handling of the economic difficulties experienced when a bank they invested in crashed in 1922 and they had to sell their home.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> She was portrayed as a symbol of a wife and mother in many magazines and was for many years the most popular member of the royal house.