Biography
Carl XVI Gustaf (born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. Carl XVI Gustaf is the longest-reigning monarch in Swedish history, having sured King Magnus IV's reign of 44 years and 222 days on 26 April 2018.
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. His father died in January 1947 in an airplane crash in Denmark when Carl Gustaf was nine months old. Carl Gustaf became crown prince and heir apparent to the Swedish throne at the age of four when his grandfather Gustaf VI Adolf acceded to the throne in 1950.
Carl Gustaf acceded to the throne upon his grandfather's death on 15 September 1973. Shortly after he became king, the new 1974 Instrument of Government took effect, formally stripping the monarchy of its remaining executive powers. As a result, Carl Gustaf no longer performs many of the duties normally accorded to a head of state in parliamentary regimes, such as the formal appointment of the prime minister, g legislation into law, and being commander-in-chief of the nation's military. The new instrument explicitly limited the king to ceremonial and representative functions, while he retained the right 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 .
In June 1976, Carl Gustaf married Silvia Sommerlath. They have three children: Victoria, Carl Philip, and Madeleine. The King's heir apparent, after age on 1 January 1980 of a new law establishing absolute primogeniture, is his eldest child, Crown Princess Victoria. Before the age of that law, Victoria's younger brother, Carl Philip, was briefly the heir apparent, as of his birth in May 1979.
Filmography
all 14
self 12
Movies 11
TV Shows 3
Smokeys dröm - när Formel 1 kom till byn (2024)
Året var 1973 (2023)
Stenbeck (2013)
Palme (2012)
Public Speaking (2010)
Information
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-04-30 (79 years old)
Birth Name
Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus
Birth Place
Haga Palace, Sweden
Religion
Church of Sweden
Height
Spouse
Queen Silvia of Sweden
Children
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland, Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
Father
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
Mother
Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Siblings
Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld
Relatives
Margrethe II of Denmark
Citizenships
Sweden
Also Known As
Carl XVI Gustaf
Awards
King Gustaf VI Adolf's 85 year anniversary commemorative medal, Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín, Honorary 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, 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 Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria, Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope, 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, Grand Cross with collar of the Order of Vytautas the Great, Knight 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, Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry, Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, United Nations Peace Medal, Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great, Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of , Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Stefansmedaljen, Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, Star of the Republic of Indonesia, Royal Victorian Chain, Order of Liberty, 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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