Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (original) (raw)

Carl XVI Gustaf
Reign September 15, 1973 - Present
Accession September 19, 1973
Royal motto "F�r Sverige i tiden"("For Sweden - With the times")
Queen Silvia Sommerlath
Royal House Bernadotte
Predecessor Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden
Heir Apparent Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
Date of Birth April 30, 1946
Place of Birth -

Carl XVI Gustaf, Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus Bernadotte, (born April 30, 1946), King of Sweden, is the son of Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden (1906-1947) and Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1908-1972), and the grandson of King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden. He acceded to the throne as Swedish monarch, on September 19, 1973, but the constitutional reform in 1974, stripped him of virtually all formal powers and the office was reduced to a mere constitutional head of state. His namesday on January 28 and the birthday on April 30 are official flag days.

He married Silvia Sommerlath on June 19, 1976.

Children

  1. Princess Victoria, Duchess of V�sterg�tland (1977- )
  2. Prince Carl Philip, Duke of V�rmland (1979-)
  3. Princess Madeleine, Duchess of H�lsingland and G�strikland (1982-)

Prince Carl Philip was born heir apparent in 1979, however enacted constitutional reform awaiting promulgation created his older sister, Victoria, heir on January 1, 1980, according to the principles of full cognatic primogeniture.