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      m. 1976

  2. Marriage and family. King Carl XVI Gustaf with Queen Silvia at the royal wedding of their daughter Victoria. The King married Silvia Sommerlath, whose father was German and whose mother was Brazilian, and who had grown up in both countries.

  3. The wedding of Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden, and Silvia Sommerlath took place on Friday, 19 June 1976 at Storkyrkan. Carl XVI Gustaf had been king of Sweden since 1973 and Sommerlath was a German-born translator. The couple had met at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich and became engaged in 1976. Olof Sundby, Archbishop of Uppsala ...

  4. Jun 18, 2017 · King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden married Silvia Sommerlath on June 19, 1976 at the Stockholm Cathedral (Storkyrkan) in Stockholm, Sweden. Carl Gustaf’s Early Life. Carl Gustaf with his sister Christina in 1952; Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

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  5. Queen Silvia of Sweden. Silvia (born Silvia Renate Sommerlath; 23 December 1943) is Queen of Sweden as the wife of King Carl XVI Gustaf. She has held this title since her marriage to Carl Gustaf in 1976. The king and queen have three children: Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip, and Princess Madeleine . Childhood and parentage.

  6. Jun 19, 2023 · By Lydia Starbuck. 19th June 2023. It was an historic royal wedding which created a consort. When Silvia Sommerlath married King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on June 19th 1976, she became the...

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  8. Mar 5, 2024 · King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia married in 1976. At the time royal weddings that included non-nobility were highly unusual, and Queen Silvia has since modernised the position of queen so that it is in step with the times.

  9. Apr 30, 2024 · He married Silvia Sommerlath in 1976, three years after his accession. The royal couple had three children, Crown Princess Victoria (b. July 14, 1977), Prince Carl Philip (b. May 13, 1979), and Princess Madeleine (b. June 10, 1982). Carl Gustaf’s accession occurred when the role of the Swedish monarchy was being radically altered.

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