Baron Niels-August Otto Carl Nicolas Silfverschiöld (31 May 1934 – 11 April 2017) was a Swedish aristocrat and landowner. From 1964, he was the husband of Princess Désirée of Sweden, third sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
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Early life and family
Silfverschiöld was born on 31 May 1934 in Halland to Baron Carl-Otto Silfverschiöld (1899–1955) and Elsa Madeleine Bennich (1906–1994). His paternal grandfather, Baron Otto Silfverschiöld (1871–1951), was a member of the Riksdag and his paternal grandmother, Ingeborg von Horn (1873–1953), was the sister of novelist Brita von Horn and aunt of Generalmajor Carl von Horn. Silfverschiöld was raised at the family seats, Koberg Castle in Västergötland and Gåsevadholm Castle in Halland.
Silfverschiöld graduated in 1954 and became a reserve officer in the Swedish Army in 1956, serving as a captain in the Life Guard Dragoons. After his father's death in 1955, he became responsible for the management of his family's estates. He attended agricultural college in Svalöv.