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Silvia Sommerlath

Silvia
Queen Silvia of Sweden, June 8, 2013 (cropped).jpg
Queen Silvia, 8 June 2013
Queen consort of Sweden
Tenure 19 June 1976 – present
Born (1943-12-23) 23 December 1943 (age 73)
Heidelberg, Germany
Spouse Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (m. 1976)
Issue Crown Princess Victoria
Prince Carl Philip
Princess Madeleine
Full name
Silvia Renate
Father Walther Sommerlath
Mother Alice Soares de Toledo
Religion Church of Sweden
Signature
Full name
Silvia Renate
Styles of
Queen Silvia as consort
Coat of arms of Silvia, Queen of Sweden.svg
Reference style Her Majesty
Spoken style Your Majesty
Alternative style Ma'am

HM The King
HM The Queen

HRH Princess Birgitta

Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler
Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld
Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson

Marianne Princess Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg

Queen Silvia of Sweden (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈsɪlvɪa]; born Silvia Renate Sommerlath on 23 December 1943) is the spouse of King Carl XVI Gustaf and mother of the heir apparent to the throne, Crown Princess Victoria. In 2011, Silvia became the longest serving queen of Sweden, a record previously held by Sophia of Nassau.

Silvia Renate Sommerlath was born in Heidelberg, Germany, on 23 December 1943, the only daughter of the late Alice (née Soares de Toledo) and Walther Sommerlath. Her father was German and her mother was Brazilian.

She has two older brothers: Ralf and Walther Sommerlath. They and their families were guests at the 2010 wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling and the wedding of Princess Madeleine in 2013. Her third brother, Jörg Sommerlath, died in 2006. The Mother-Child House Jörg Sommerlath in Berlin, operated by Queen Silvia's World Childhood Foundation, is named after him.


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