Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden

Change in Status

She was created crown princess and heir apparent on January 1, 1980, by the 1979 Successionsordningen. This constitutional reform meant that the throne would be inherited by the eldest child without regard to sex; Sweden was the first country to adopt full and equal primogeniture. This not only made Victoria the first heiress-apparent to the Swedish throne, but it also made her the first female in the line of succession at all.

Related Topics:
Crown princess - Heir apparent - January 1 - 1980 - Successionsordningen - Sex - Sweden - Full and equal primogeniture

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Prior to this constitutional change, the heir to the throne was her younger brother, the then-Crown Prince Carl Philip; he is now second in line to the throne, and was given the title of Duke of Wermelandia. (The two siblings essentially swapped positions in the succession.) She also has a younger sister, Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Helsingia and Gestricia.

Related Topics:
Carl Philip - Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Helsingia and Gestricia

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