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3 days ago · The last monarch to be titled as king of the Swedes, Geats and Wends was Gustaf VI Adolf (r. 1950–1973) since his successor, the present king Carl XVI Gustaf, upon his accession adopted the shortened title "King of Sweden".
- Before c. 970
- His Majesty
May 9, 2024 · Carl XVI Gustaf became king on 15 September 1973 on the death of his grandfather Gustaf VI Adolf and because of his father's early death has become the longest reigning monarch in Swedish history. His King's Golden Jubilee was celebrated in 2023.
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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3 days ago · 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 .
- 15 September 1973 – present
- Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
May 6, 2024 · On Monday evening, King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark were the guests of honor at a state banquet hosted by King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. Ahead of the gala event, both monarchs had made bestowed a few new honors and decorations.
May 7, 2024 · IDA MARIE ODGAARD/Getty Images. PONTUS LUNDAHL/Getty Images. The ties between Denmark and Sweden were formally ratified by an exchange of honourifics. King Carl Gustaf bestowed King Frederik with the collar of Sweden’s Order of the Seraphim – the country’s highest honour.
May 10, 2024 · In 1956 he left Poland for Sweden where, after working for the Swedish Postal Authority, he came to the attention of King Gustaf VI Adolf, who was so impressed by S‚ania, that he named him Royal Court Engraver, a position he held until his death in 2005.
