Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. Having reigned since 1973, he is the longest-reigning monarch in Swedish...
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and the second of three children of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. As of 2022[update], Prince Carl Philip is fourth in the line of succession, after...
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well as the uncle of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. From 1973 to 1979, he was heir presumptive to his nephew Carl XVI Gustaf and the Swedish throne. Bertil...
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throne three years after his son's death. The current king, Carl XVI Gustaf, is Prince Gustaf Adolf's son. The prince was killed on 26 January 1947 in an...
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succeeded on the throne by his 27-year-old grandson Carl XVI Gustaf, son of the late Prince Gustaf Adolf. He died the day before the election of 1973,...
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Jubilee of Carl XVI Gustaf was celebrated in 2023 in the Kingdom of Sweden, to mark the 50th anniversary of the accession of King Carl XVI Gustaf on 15 September...
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Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (redirect from Carl Silfverschiöld)
child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and an elder sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf. Désirée was...
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is Queen of Sweden as the wife of King Carl XVI Gustaf. She has held this title since her marriage to Carl Gustaf in 1976. The king and queen have three...
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was the uncle of two reigning monarchs, Margrethe II of Denmark and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, as well as one queen consort, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece...
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The wedding of Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden, and Silvia Sommerlath took place on Friday, 19 June 1976 at Storkyrkan. Carl XVI Gustaf had been king of...
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third-longest reign after Magnus IV (1319–1364) and his own great-grandson, Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–present). He was also the last Swedish monarch to exercise his...
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Sweden, third sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Silfverschiöld was born on 31 May 1934 in Halland to Baron Carl-Otto Silfverschiöld (1899–1955)...
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Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and the youngest of the four older sisters of King Carl XVI Gustaf...
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the heir apparent to the Swedish throne, as the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf. If she ascends to the throne as expected, she would be Sweden's fourth...
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including Carl XVI Gustaf. It is a variant of the English Charles, and the Latin Carolus. Carl Bernadotte (1911–2003), Swedish prince Carl Johan Bernadotte...
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born 10 June 1982) is the second daughter and youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. Upon her birth, she was third in line of succession...
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of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and the eldest sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf. Margaretha...
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Carl Gustav refers to two Kings of Sweden: Charles X Gustav of Sweden (1622–1660), King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (born 1946), King of Sweden...
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child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and an elder sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf. From 1961,...
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and Crown Princess Victoria received the required consent of King Carl XVI Gustaf and the Government of Sweden for marriage. Such permission is necessary...
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Bertil, Duke of Halland (1912–1997). As such, she was an aunt of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. Lillian May Davies was...
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on the evening of 4 February to offer support. On 5 February, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia visited Örebro and laid flowers near the...
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Walther Sommerlath (redirect from Carl August Walther Sommerlath)
Renate Sommerlath (born 23 December 1943), married in 1976 to King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden In 1938, Walther Sommerlath left Brazil and returned to Heidelberg...
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representational duties within Sweden and abroad. The current king of Sweden is Carl XVI Gustaf, while his heir is Crown Princess Victoria. The Swedish monarch has...
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soon to be extinct on the Swedish throne. The current king of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, is a direct descendant of Charles XIV John. Following the conclusion...
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Daniel, Duke of Västergötland. She is the eldest grandchild of King Carl XVI Gustaf, and is second in line of succession to the Swedish throne, after her...
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Prince Gustaf of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Uppland (Frans Gustaf Oscar, 18 June 1827 – 24 September 1852), also known officially as Gustav, was the second...
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Royal family order (section From King Carl XVI Gustaf)
decoration currently consists of an oval portrait of a young King Carl XVI Gustaf half length. There are different versions of the portrait of the King...
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Carl Gustaf Oscar Fredrik Christian, Prince Bernadotte (10 January 1911 – 27 June 2003), originally Prince Carl, Duke of Östergötland, was the youngest...
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Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne (redirect from Oscar Carl Olof)
Victoria and her husband, Prince Daniel. He is a grandson of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia and is third in the line of succession to the Swedish...
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