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He was the eldest son of Gustaf VI Adolf, who was crown prince for most of his son's life and ascended the Swedish throne three years after his son's death. The current king, Carl XVI Gustaf, is Prince Gustaf Adolf's son. The prince was killed on 26 January 1947 in an airplane crash at Kastrup Airport, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Gustaf VI Adolf (Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf; 11 November 1882 – 15 September 1973) was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death in 1973. He was the eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden .
When King Charles XII of Sweden was shown purported evidence in 1707 he dismissed the theory out of doubt that "any prince could be so ungrateful". [40] In February 1633, the Riksdag of the Estates gave him the title "Gustavus Adolphus the Great", or Gustav Adolf den Store in Swedish, the only Swedish monarch to be so honoured.
Gustavus Adolphus (Gustav II Adolf, 1594–1632), King of Sweden 1611–1632; Gustav IV Adolf (1778–1837), King of Sweden 1792–1809; Gustaf VI Adolf (Gustav VI Adolf, 1882–1973), King of Sweden 1950–1973; Gustav Adolf, Prince of Sweden de facto 1652, son of Prince Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg (died in infancy)
Prince Gustav of Sweden and Norway (1827–1852), Duke of Uppland; King Oscar II (1829–1907) of Sweden and Norway King Gustaf V (1858–1950), né Prince of Sweden and Norway King Gustaf VI Adolf (1882–1973), né Prince of Sweden and Norway Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (1906–1947) King Carl XVI Gustaf (born 1946)
The wedding of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Scania, and Princess Margaret of Connaught was held on Thursday, 15 June 1905, at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. The groom was the eldest son of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Sweden (later King Gustaf V and Queen Victoria) while the bride was the elder daughter of the Duke and ...
Gustav IV Adolf (1778–1837), King of Sweden 1792–1809; Gustaf VI Adolf (1882–1973), King of Sweden 1950–1973; Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (1906–1947), son of Gustaf VI Adolf, father of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden; Gustav Adolph, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1632–1677), ruling prince in the Holy Roman Empire; Gustav ...
Gustaf V of Sweden, King of Sweden 1907-1950; Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, King of Sweden 1950-1973; Prince Gustav of Sweden, Prince of Sweden 1568; Gustav, Prince of Sweden 1587, son of King Charles IX of Sweden (died in infancy) Gustav Adolph, Prince of Sweden de facto 1652, son of Prince Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg (died in ...