Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Monarch
1946 –
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Who is Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden?
Carl XVI Gustaf is the reigning King of Sweden. On 15 September 1973, he succeeded his grandfather Gustaf VI Adolf. He is the 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, is Crown Princess Victoria, the eldest child of the King and his wife, Queen Silvia.
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- Born
- Apr 30, 1946
Haga Palace - Also known as
- Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus
- Viņa Majestāte Zviedrijas karalis Kārlis XVI Gustavs
- Kārlis Gustavs Folke Hubertus
- Zviedrijas karalis Kārlis XVI Gustavs
- 卡尔十六世·古斯塔夫
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Queen Silvia of Sweden
(1976/06/19 - )
- Queen Silvia of Sweden
- Children
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Church of Sweden
- Ethnicity
- Swedes
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Education
- Uppsala University
History
(1968 - ) - Tax law
- Sociology
- Political Science
- Economics
- Stockholm University
Economics - Tax law
- History
- Sociology
- Political Science
- Uppsala University
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on July 23, 2013
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