Biography
Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. He ascended the throne on the death of his grandfather, Gustaf VI Adolf, on 15 September 1973.
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 on 26 January 1947 in an airplane crash in Denmark when Carl Gustaf was nine months old. Upon his father's death, he became second in line to the throne, after his grandfather, the then Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf. Following the death of Carl Gustaf's great-grandfather, King Gustaf V, in 1950, Gustaf Adolf ascended the throne and thus Carl Gustaf became Sweden's new crown prince and heir apparent to the throne at the age of four.
Shortly after he became king in September 1973, the new 1974 Instrument of Government took effect, formally stripping Carl XVI Gustaf of his remaining executive power. As a result, he no longer performs many of the duties normally accorded to a head of state, such as the formal appointment of the prime minister, signing off on legislation, and being commander-in-chief of the nation's military. The new instrument explicitly limited the king to ceremonial functions and, among other things, to be regularly informed of affairs of state. As head of the House of Bernadotte, Carl Gustaf has also been able to make a number of decisions about the titles and positions of its members.
The King's heir apparent, after passage on 1 January 1980 of a new law establishing absolute primogeniture (the first such law passed in Western European history), is Crown Princess Victoria, the eldest child of the King and his wife, Queen Silvia. Before the passage of that law, Crown Princess Victoria's younger brother, Prince Carl Philip, was briefly the heir apparent, as of his birth in May 1979. Carl XVI Gustaf is the longest-reigning monarch in Swedish history, having surpassed King Magnus IV's reign of 44 years and 222 days on 26 April 2018.
Filmography
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Movies 8
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Kungen och jag (2023)
The King (2023)
PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Closing Ceremony: The Next Wave (2018)
Palme (2012)
Public Speaking (2010)
Walk on water (2000)
När bollen var rund (1992)
Portrait: A Film of Stockholm (1981)
Året var 1973
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GenderMale
Birthday1946-04-30 (77 years old)
Birth NameCarl Gustaf Folke Hubertus
Birth PlaceHaga Palace, Sweden
ReligionChurch of Sweden
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SpouseQueen Silvia of Sweden
ChildrenVictoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland
FatherPrince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
MotherPrincess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
SiblingsPrincess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld
RelativesMargrethe II of Denmark
CitizenshipsSweden
AwardsHonorary Doctor of Stockholm University of Economics, Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog, Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Three Stars, Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross, collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, King Gustaf VI Adolf's 85 year anniversary commemorative medal, Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín, Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa, Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon, King Harald V's Jubilee Medal 1991–2016, Order of the Polar Star - Commander's Grand Cross, Grand Collar of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, Collar of the Order of Charles III, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class, Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, Order of the White Star, Collar Class, Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class, Grand Cross with collar of the Order of Vytautas the Great, Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint Olav, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, United Nations Peace Medal, Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry, Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania, Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria, Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope, Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great, Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Stefansmedaljen, Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, Order of Liberty, Star of the Republic of Indonesia, Royal Victorian Chain, Order of the Elephant, Bronze Wolf Award, Order of the Redeemer, Order of the Rajamitrabhorn, Order of the Crown of the Realm, Grand Order of King Tomislav, Order of the White Eagle, Order of the Dannebrog
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