Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden

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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée) (born July 14, 1977), Duchess of Västergötland, is the heir apparent to the Swedish throne. She is the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, and belongs to the House of Bernadotte. She is, currently, the only female heir apparent in the world and is usually styled HRH the Crown Princess. She is currently 184th in the Line of Succession to the British Throne through her father who is a great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

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July 14 - 1977 - Västergötland - Heir apparent - Swedish - Carl XVI Gustaf - Silvia - House of Bernadotte

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Her given names honour various relatives, including her great-great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria; her great-aunt Queen Ingrid of Denmark; her maternal grandmother, Alice Sommerlath, and her ancestor Désirée Clary, the queen of Charles XIV John and a former fiancée of Napoleon Bonaparte.

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Queen Victoria - Queen Ingrid of Denmark - Désirée Clary - Charles XIV John - Napoleon Bonaparte

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