Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden

HM The King of Sweden
Titles	King of Sweden Duke of Jamtland
Reign	15 September 1973 – present
Coronation	27 March 1974
Predecessor	Gustaf VI Adolf
Heir	Ingrid, Crown Princess of Sweden
Biographical Information
Born	14 January 1947 (age 78) Solna, Sweden
Spouse	Theresa, Princess Royal (m. 1985; d. 2019)
Issue	Ingrid, Crown Princess of Sweden Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Varmland Margaretha, Crown Princess of Hanover Queen Amelie of Spain
Name	Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus
House	Bernadotte
Father	Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden
Mother	Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Religion	Lutheran

Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (born Prince Carl Gustaf of Sweden on 14 January 1947) is the current reigning King of Sweden. He is also a member of the British Royal Family as the brother-in-law of James IV, King of the United Kingdom.

Life

Carl Gustaf was born the fifth child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Carl Gustaf's father was killed in an airplane crash twelve days after his birth, making the infant heir to the Swedish throne.

Carl Gustaf ascended to the throne upon his grandfather's death in 1973.

Marriage and Issue

On 14 April 1985, Carl Gustaf married Theresa, Princess Royal in Stockholm. The couple had four children, Ingrid, Carl Johan, Margaretha, and Amelie.

Carl Gustaf was widowed in 2019.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Ingrid, Crown Princess of Sweden	9 November 1986		Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (m. 2013); has issue
	Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Varmland	13 May 1988		Unmarried and without issue
	Margaretha, Crown Princess of Hanover	16 March 1990		Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover (m. 2017); has issue
	Queen Amelie of Spain	1 October 1992		Juan II, King of Spain (m. 2020); has issue

Residences

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

Titles and Honours

• 1947-1965 Prince Carl Gustaf of Sweden
• 1965-1973 Prince Carl Gustaf, Duke of Jamtland
• 1973-present Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden

National Honours

Order of the Seraphim (1970)

Order of the Sword (1973)

Order of the Polar Star (1973)

Order of Charles XIII (1973)

Order of Vasa (1965)

Foreign Honours

Order of the Garter (1985) (United Kingdom)

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden	King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden Princess Margaret of Connaught	King Gustaf V of Sweden Princess Victoria of Baden Prince Arthur of the United Kingdom Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia	King Oscar II of Sweden Princess Sophia of Nassau Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden Princess Louise of Prussia Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt
Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha	Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein	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	Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Helena of Nassau Duke Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe Duke Frederick VIII of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Lines of Succession

Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden House of Bernadotte Born: 14 January 1947
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Swedish throne	Followed by
Incumbent preceded by Gustaf VI Adolf	Incumbent	Ingrid, Crown Princess of Sweden