Tag: Drottningholm

Facts About Drottningholm Drottningholm is a locality in Ekerö Municipality in Stockholm County in Sweden. Drottningholm lent its name to the S/S Drottningholm, later used as a mercy ship during World War II used for the repatriation of diplomats, civilians and prisoners of war between Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. Drottningholm is […]

Facts About Drottningholm Palace The name Drottningholm, meanings “Queen’s islet”. came from the original renaissance building designed by Willem Boy, a stone palace built by John III of Sweden in 1580 for his queen, Catherine Jagellon. Influenced by French prototype, the palace was built by architect Nicodemus Tessin the Elder by commission of Queen Hedvig […]