Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Varmland: Difference between revisions

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HRH The Duke of Varmland

Titles	Prince of Sweden Duke of Varmland
Biographical Information
Born	13 May 1988 (age 37) Stockholm, Sweden
Name	Carl Johan Philip Gustaf
House	Bernadotte
Father	Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden
Mother	Theresa, Princess Royal
Religion	Lutheran

Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Varmland (born 13 May 1988) is a member of the Swedish Royal Family as the son of Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden. He is also a member of the British Royal Family as the nephew of James IV, King of the United Kingdom.

Life

Carl Johan was born the second child and only son of Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden and Theresa, Princess Royal.

Carl Johan is godfather to his niece, Victoria, Hereditary Princess of Sweden.

Residences

Drottningholm Palace; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
Ulriksdal Palace; Winter Residence (December-February)
Solliden Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)

Titles and Honours

1988-2006 Prince Carl Johan of Sweden
2006-present Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Varmland

National Honours

Order of Vasa (2006)

Ancestry


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden	Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha	King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden Princess Margaret of Connaught Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein	King Gustaf V of Sweden Princess Victoria of Baden Prince Arthur of the United Kingdom Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont Duke Friedrich Ferdinand I of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Theresa, Princess Royal	King James III of the United Kingdom Princess Judith of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha	King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Princess Maud of Fife Duke Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Countess Viktoria Luise of Solms-Baruth	King George V of the United Kingdom Princess Mary of Teck Duke Alexander of Fife Louise, Princess Royal Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein Count Hans of Solms-Baruth Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein

Lines of Succession


Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Varmland House of Bernadotte Born: 13 May 1988
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Swedish throne	Followed by
Princess Mary of Sweden	6th in the line of succession	Margaretha, Crown Princess of Hanover
Preceded by	Succession to the British throne	Followed by
Princess Mary of Sweden	19th in the line of succession	Ingrid, Crown Princess of Sweden

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