Folke Bernadotte nasceu o 2 de janeiro de 1895 em Estocolmo, Stockholms län, Suécia. Foi casado com Estelle Bernadotte. Morreu o 17 de setembro de 1948 em Jerusalém, Israel.
A few days before his second plan for a political solution was to be presented to the UN., Bernadotte was assassinated on Friday, 17 September, 1948, by members of the armed Jewish Zionist group, Lehi (commonly known as the Stern Gang or Stern Group).
