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The head of the House of Bernadotte (a.k.a. the Swedish royal family), Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus was born on April 30, 1946 at Haga Palace in Solna, Sweden.He's now the longest-reigning Swedish ...
Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. Carl Gustaf was born during the reign of his paternal great-grandfather, King Gustaf V . He is the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten , and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha .
King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882–1973), son of King Gustaf V; Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (1912–1997), son of King Gustaf VI Adolf; Sigvard Bernadotte, born Prince of Sweden (1907–2002), son of King Gustaf VI Adolf; Prince Carl Bernadotte (1911–2003), son of Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
He often hosted his brother-in-law, King Carl XVI Gustaf, and King Harald V of Norway at Koberg during hunting season. Silfverschiöld died on 11 April 2017, aged 82. The King published a message of condolence to his sister. [6] His funeral was held on 11 May 2017 at Erska Church. The Swedish royal family and Princess Märtha Louise of Norway ...
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrates his golden jubilee on Friday, marking 50 years since he ascended the throne on Sept. 15, 1973. King Carl Gustaf uses the Roman numeral XVI to show that he ...
The Swedish royal family is undergoing some major changes.. It was announced on Monday by the Swedish royal palace that five of King of Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf's grandchildren will no longer ...
Grave of Sibylla and Gustaf Adolf on Karlsborg Island in Solna, Sweden. Sibylla became a widow on 26 January 1947 when Gustaf Adolf died in an airplane crash at the Copenhagen Airport in Denmark. Their only son, Carl Gustaf, became second-in-line to the throne at the age of nine months and, later, Crown Prince at the age of four.
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrated 50 years on the throne on Friday with ceremonies throughout the capital, including gun salutes, speeches and a lavish dinner with other heads of state.