Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus) (born April 30, 1946), styled HM The King, is the King of Sweden. He is the only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf (1906-1947), and his wife, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1908-1972). He was created Duke of Jemtia at birth and acceded to the throne on September 19, 1973, upon the death of his grandfather, King Gustav VI Adolf.

Marriage and Family

The king married Silvia Sommerlath on June 19, 1976. The half German, half Brazilian daughter of a businessman, she met the then Crown Prince at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where she was an interpreter and host. The King and Queen reside at Drottningholm Palace outside Stockholm, and use the Royal Palace of Stockholm as their workplace.

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Silvia Sommerlath - June 19 - 1976

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They have three children:

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• HRH Princess Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Westrogothia (1977- )
• HRH Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Wermelandia (1979-)
• HRH Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Helsingia and Gestricia (1982-)

Prince Carl Philip was born heir apparent. However a constitutional reform that was already under way at the time of his birth made his older sister, Victoria, the Crown Princess and heiress apparent on January 1, 1980, according to the principles of equal primogeniture.

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Heir apparent - January 1 - 1980 - Primogeniture

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