Prince Carl Philip | |||||
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Prince of Sweden Duke of Värmland |
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Prince Carl Philip in January 2014
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Born |
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13 May 1979 ||||
Spouse | Sofia Hellqvist (m. 2015) | ||||
Issue | Prince Alexander, Duke of Södermanland | ||||
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House | Bernadotte | ||||
Father | King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden | ||||
Mother | Queen Silvia of Sweden | ||||
Religion | Church of Sweden |
Full name | |
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Carl Philip Edmund Bertil |
Swedish Royal Family |
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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
Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Duke of Värmland (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkʰɑːɭ ˈfiːlip]; Carl Philip Edmund Bertil; born 13 May 1979) is the only son and the second of three children of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. As of 2016[update], Prince Carl Philip is fourth in the line of succession, after his older sister, Crown Princess Victoria, his niece and goddaughter Princess Estelle, and his nephew Prince Oscar. He lives with his wife, Princess Sofia and their son, Prince Alexander, in Drottningholm Palace.
Prince Carl Philip was born on 13 May 1979 at the , Sweden. He was baptised at the Royal Chapel on 31 August 1979. His mother is of half German and half Brazilian descent.