Carl XVI Gustav
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The King in 2009
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| King of Sweden | |||||
| Reign | 15 September 1973 – present | ||||
| Enthronement | 19 September 1973 | ||||
| Predecessor | Gustaf VI Adolf | ||||
| Heir apparent | Crown Princess Victoria | ||||
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| Born |
30 April 1946 Haga Palace, Solna, Sweden |
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| Spouse | Silvia Sommerlath (m. 1976) | ||||
| Issue Detail |
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland |
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| House | Bernadotte | ||||
| Father | Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten | ||||
| Mother | Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Religion | Church of Sweden | ||||
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| Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus |
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Extended royal family
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Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler
Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld
Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson
Marianne Princess Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg
Carl XVI Gustaf (Swedish pronunciation: [kɑːɭ dɛn ²sɛksˌtɔndɛ ²gɵsˌtav]; full name: Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus, born 30 April 1946) is the King of Sweden. He ascended the throne upon the death of his grandfather, King Gustaf VI Adolf on 15 September 1973. He is the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
The King's heir apparent, upon passage on 1 January 1980 of a new law establishing absolute primogeniture (the first such law passed in European history), is Crown Princess Victoria, the eldest child of the King and his wife, Queen Silvia.
Carl Gustaf was born on 30 April 1946 at 10:20 in Haga Palace in Solna, . He was the youngest of five children and the only son of Sweden's Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla. He was christened at the Royal Chapel on 7 June 1946 by the Archbishop of Uppsala, Erling Eidem.
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