Carl (Carl Ludvig Eugen) Bernadotte af Wisborg was a Swedish Count, colonel, estate owner and member of the house of Lords. He was born on 3 May 1826 in Stockholm, the oldest child of Count Oscar Bernadotte af Wisborg and his wife Princess Josephine of Leuchtenberg. Through his mother, Count Carl Bernadotte was a descendant of King Gustavus I of Sweden. Count Carl Bernadotte married on 19 June 1850 to Princess Louisa of the Netherlands (1828-1871), a daughter of Prince Frederick of the Netherlands (1797-1881) and his wife Princess Louisa of Prussia (1808-1870), having the following issue: