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Apr 29, 2022 · Yet occasionally a bride has walked down the aisle to become not only a wife, but also a queen, as was the case with Silvia Sommerlath, the Queen of Sweden. King Carl XVI Gustaf was 20 years old and had been king of Sweden for just two years when he announced his proposal to the glamorous Silvia, who he had met at the 1972 Olympics in Munich ...
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On 15 September 1973, Carl Gustaf became King of Sweden upon the death of his grandfather, Gustaf VI Adolf. On 19 September, he took the required regal assurance ( Swedish : Konungaförsäkran ) during an extraordinary meeting of the cabinet.
Mar 5, 2024 · King Carl XVI Gustaf was born on 30 April 1946 as the fifth child and only son of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla. His father died in an air crash in Denmark the following year. Because of his father’s early death, he became King of Sweden at a young age.
Jan 30, 2024 · Royal poisoning at the Elysée Palace: On December 2, 2014, it was a very close call. Heir to Jean-Baptiste-Jules Bernadotte, Marshal of the Empire who became King of Sweden and Norway in 1818,...
Apr 30, 2024 · Carl XVI Gustaf (born April 30, 1946, Stockholm, Sweden) has been the king of Sweden since 1973. The only son of King Gustav VI Adolf’s eldest son, Prince Gustav Adolf (who died in an air crash in 1947), Carl Gustaf became crown prince in 1950, when his grandfather acceded to the throne.
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Sep 15, 2023 · By KARL RITTER. Updated 11:09 PM PDT, September 14, 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.
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Sep 16, 1973 · Gustaf's second wife died in 1966. His oldest son, Prince Gustaf Adolf, died in an airplane crash in 1947. Two other sons, Sig ward and Carl Johan, forfeited their rights to the throne by...
