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Carl Gustaf Thomson (13 October 1824, in Malmöhus – 20 September 1899, in Lund) was a Swedish entomologist . Thomson became a student in the University of Lund in 1843, graduated in 1850 and became associate professor of zoology there in 1857. In 1862 he became the curator of the entomological department of the Zoological Museum and in 1864 ...
Carl Gustaf Thomson 1824-1899. Thomson was a Swedish naturalist, professor in Lund, and a prominent coleopterist who described a few scarab taxa. Perhaps more importantly,he was a Hymenoptera systematist. He collected all over Sweden during 1840-60s. His main collection is in Lund, but it is partially scattered elsewhere.
Sep 15, 2023 · STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrates his golden jubilee on Friday, marking 50 years since he ascended the throne on Sept. 15, 1973. He is the longest-reigning king in the history of the Swedish monarchy, which stretches back more than 1,000 years. Here are five things to know about the 77-year-old king and the monarchy ...
Sep 10, 2023 · The youngest of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia's three children, Madeleine was born on June 10, 1982. In 2006, she received a bachelor's degree from Stockholm University, and later ...
- King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
- Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland
- Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary
- Prince Oscar Carl Olof
- Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia
- Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil
- Prince Gabriel Carl Walther
- Prince Julian Herbert Folke
- Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill
- Princess Leonore Lilian Maria
King Carl XVI Gustafand Queen Silvia, née Sommerlath, met at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Carl became king after the death of his grandfather, Gustaf VI Adolf, in 1973. The king announced his intention to marry Silvia in 1976, just over two years after ascending the throne. Silvia was the first woman to marry a sitting Swedish monar...
Princess Victoria was born on July 14, 1977. Swedish law only allowed male heirs to inherit the throne at the time, but this rule was amended when she was 2 years old, thus making the toddler heir apparent. She married her husband, Prince Daniel, born Daniel Westling, on June 19, 2010. The two met at the gym in 2001 — he was her personal trainer — ...
Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary, born on Feb. 23, 2012, is the oldest child of Victoria and Daniel. Because her mother is heir apparent, Estelle is currently second in the order of succession.
Victoria and Daniel welcomed their second child, Prince Oscar Carl Olof, on March 2, 2016. He is presently third in line to the throne — though that position will shift if his older sister Estelle has children of her own.
Prince Carl Philip is the second child of Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia, and he was born on May 13, 1979. He married Princess Sofia, née Sofia Hellqvist, on June 13, 2015, and the pair have three children, sons Alexander, Gabriel and Julian. In October 2019, King Carl announced that the children of Carl Philip and his sister Princess Madeleine would n...
Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil was born to Carl Philip and Sofia on April 19, 2016. Over 100 guests attended his christening when he was 4 months old, and as he's grown, many have noted his strong resemblance to his mother.
Carl Philip and Sofia's second son, Prince Gabriel Carl Walther, joined the family on Aug. 31, 2017. In 2020, the toddler accompanied his mom and dadat the Saterdalen nature reserve to visit an accessible bench built in his honor.
Carl Philip and Sofia's third son, Prince Julian Herbert Folke, was born on March 26, 2021. He was the first baby to be born into the family following Carl XVI Gustaf's decision to trim down the royal house; according to the palace's website, he would retain the title of prince but will not be styled as His Royal Highness.
Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia welcomed Princess Madeleineon June 10, 1982. Madeleine married British-American banker Christopher O'Neill on June 8, 2013, and the pair have welcomed three children: Leonore, Nicolas and Adrienne. In order to continue his finance career in the U.K., O'Neill declined to become a working member of the royal family or a cit...
Madeleine and O'Neill welcomed their first child, Princess Leonore Lilian Maria, on Feb. 20, 2014, in N.Y.C. At the time of her birth, Leonore was granted a royal title, though she is no longer an official member of the court. Following the palace's announcement to remove her children's titles, Madeleine responded on Instagram, writing, "This chang...
Emma Jung (born Emma Marie Rauschenbach, 30 March 1882 – 27 November 1955) was a Swiss Jungian analyst and author. She married Carl Jung, financing and helping him to become the prominent psychiatrist and founder of analytical psychology, and together they had five children. She was his "intellectual editor" to the end of her life. [1]
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. His father died in January 1947 in an ...
