List of heirs to the Swedish throne

This page is a list of heirs to the Swedish throne. The list includes all individuals who were considered to inherit the throne of the Kingdom of Sweden, either as heir apparent or as heir presumptive, since the accession of the House of Holstein-Gottorp on 25 March 1751. Those who succeeded as King of Sweden are shown in bold in the table below.

In 1809 a coup d'état against King Gustav IV replaced him with his uncle Karl XIII. As the new king was childless, he and the ruling government arranged for the adoption of an heir to succeed him.

Heirs to the Swedish throne
House of Holstein-Gottorp (1751–1818)
Monarch Heir Coat of Arms Relationship
to monarch
Became heir
(Date; Reason)
Ceased to be heir
(Date; Reason)
Next in line of succession
Adolf Fredrik Crown Prince Gustav Son 25 March 1751
Father became king
12 February 1771
Father died, became king
Prince Karl, brother
Gustav III Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland Brother 12 February 1771
Brother became king
1 November 1778
Son born to king
Prince Fredrik Adolf, Duke of Östergötland, brother
Crown Prince Gustav Adolf Son 1 November 1778
Born
29 March 1792
Father died, became king
Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, 1778–1782, uncle
Prince Karl Gustav, Duke of Småland, 1782–1783, brother
Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, 1783–1792, uncle
Gustav IV Adolf Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland Uncle 29 March 1792
Nephew became king
9 November 1799
Son born to king
Prince Fredrik Adolf, Duke of Östergötland, 1792–1798, brother
Prince Karl Adolf, Duke of Värmland, 1798, son
Prince Fredrik Adolf, Duke of Östergötland, 1798–1799, brother
Crown Prince Gustav Son 9 November 1799
Born
29 March 1809
Father abdicated,
excluded from succession
Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, 1799–1802, granduncle
Prince Karl Gustav, Grand Duke of Finland, 1802–1805, brother
Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, 1805–1809, granduncle
Karl XIII None, 1809–1810
Crown Prince Karl August Adopted son 24 January 1810
Elected as heir
28 May 1810
Died
None
None, 1810
Crown Prince Karl Johan Adopted son 21 August 1810
Elected as heir
5 February 1818
Adoptive father died,
became king
Prince Oscar, Duke of Södermanland, son
House of Bernadotte (1818–present)
Monarch Heir Relationship
to monarch
Became heir
(Date; Reason)
Ceased to be heir
(Date; Reason)
Next in line of succession
Karl XIV Johan Crown Prince Oscar, Duke of Södermanland Son 5 February 1818
Father became king
8 March 1844
Father died, became king
None, 1818–1826
Prince Karl, Duke of Skåne, 1826–1844, son
Oscar I Crown Prince Karl, Duke of Skåne Son 8 March 1844
Father became king
8 July 1859
Father died, became king
Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland, 1844–1852, brother
Prince Oscar, Duke of Östergötland, 1852, brother
Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland, 1852–1854, son
Prince Oscar, Duke of Östergötland, 1854–1859, brother
Karl XV Prince Oscar, Duke of Östergötland Brother 8 July 1859
Brother became king
13 September 1872
Brother died, became king
Prince Gustaf, Duke of Värmland, son
Oscar II Crown Prince Gustaf, Duke of Värmland Son 13 September 1872
Father became king
8 December 1907
Father died, became king
Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland, 1872–1882, brother
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Skåne, 1882–1907, son
Gustaf V Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Skåne Son 8 December 1907
Father became king
29 October 1950
Father died, became king
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, 1907–1947, son
Prince Carl Gustaf, Duke of Jämtland, 1947–1950, grandson
Gustaf VI Adolf Crown Prince Carl Gustaf, Duke of Jämtland Grandson 29 October 1950
Grandfather became king
15 September 1973
Grandfather died, became king
Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland, uncle
Carl XVI Gustaf Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland Uncle 15 September 1973
Nephew became king
13 May 1979
Son born to king
None
Crown Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland Son 13 May 1979
Born
1 January 1980
Law of succession changed
Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland, granduncle
Crown Princess Victoria, Duchess of Västergötland Daughter 1 January 1980
Law of succession changed[a]
Incumbent Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland, 1980–2012, brother
Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland, 2012–present, daughter
  1. ^ In 1980, the law of succession was changed from agnatic primogeniture to absolute primogeniture.

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