Folke Bernadotte, the great-grandfather and godfather of today's King Carl Gustaf, made a name for himself as an ambassador for peace.
As Vice President of the Swedish Red Cross, he negotiated the release of thousands of concentration camp prisoners with Heinrich Himmler.
In 1948, the United Nations appointed him the first UN mediator and sent him to the Middle East to find a peaceful solution to the Palestinian question.
Shortly afterwards, he fell victim to an attack by Jewish terrorists.
"He was also the first UN ambassador to die for the cause of peace," recalls former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Crown Princess Victoria has always been fascinated by the life and work of Folke Bernadotte.
Even as a student, she was involved in efforts to protect human rights and resolve international conflicts.
She named her daughter and heir to the throne Estelle after Folke Bernadotte's wife, who continued her husband's humanitarian work after his death.
Crown Princess Victoria and her daughter Estelle will one day be the first women from the Bernadotte dynasty to ascend the Swedish throne.
Based on a number of outstanding biographies - from the bourgeois progenitor to the descendants who now reside in the Stockholm palace - Julia Melchior's film takes us through the eventful history of the Bernadottes with opulent images.
Computer animations (CGIs) and re-enactments bring the most important historical key moments back to life.
First broadcast: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 8:15 p.m. on ZDF