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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.
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.
Carl XVI Gustaf is the seventh king of the House of Bernadotte and the longest reigning monarch in Swedish history. The King's motto is: “For Sweden – With the times”. Duties as Head of State
Sep 15, 2023 · Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrates his golden jubilee Friday, marking 50 years since he ascended the throne Sept. 15, 1973. He is the longest-reigning king in the history of the Swedish...
Sep 14, 2023 · Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf is the second-longest reigning European monarch alive today, after his cousin Queen Margrethe II, who celebrated her 50th anniversary on Denmark’s throne last year. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)
Sep 15, 2023 · Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrated 50 years on the throne on Friday with ceremonies throughout the capital, including gun salutes, speeches and a lavish dinner with other heads of state.
Jan 30, 2024 · Heir to Jean-Baptiste-Jules Bernadotte, Marshal of the Empire who became King of Sweden and Norway in 1818, Carl XVI Gustaf was in Paris for a state visit with his wife, Queen Silvia.
