The purpose of this essay is to examine how textiles were used in the interior decorating of Stjernsund castle to establish and reflect identity. Stjernsund castle was in the ownership of the Swedish prince Gustaf, and in the 1850s he conducted a renovation and redecorating of the entire castle. Prince Gustaf was the son of Oscar I and grandson of Karl XIV Johan, founder of the Bernadotte dynasty. By examining what choices of textiles were made for different rooms,the aim is to establish what purpose they served in their respective rooms and how those choices were reflective of the princes´ own royal identity. An inventory from 1853, after the renovations were completed, is the main source used to determine the textiles used and their placement in the castle. The results show that there were significant differences made in the textile decorating of different rooms. Room where the prince was to receive guests or visitorsare, in general, decorated with textiles of higher value than rooms for private or nonrepresentative use. Of particular interest is the finding that the castle’s bedrooms seem to have been fitted with textiles in a hierarchical order. The bedrooms belonging to members of the royal family have the most textiles and those of the highest value. Accordingly, the guest bedrooms in the castle are slightly less grand, and those in the castle wings, even more so. Lowest in the hierarchical order are the servants’ bedrooms. The conclusion therefore is that social rank played an important factor in the decorating of the room. Prince Gustaf, as a representative of his family and the royal dynasty, used textile to show and reinforce the expectation placed on him in his role as prince.