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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. Before Gustaf Adolf acceded to the throne, he was crown prince for nearly 43 years during his father's reign. As ...
At the time of his death, Gustaf Adolf had been second in line to the Swedish throne behind his father, the crown prince, who in 1950 became King Gustaf VI Adolf. The younger Gustaf Adolf was succeeded as second in line by his only son, Carl Gustaf (at the time only 9 months old), who would later succeed his grandfather in 1973 as King Carl XVI ...
Louise Alexandra Marie Irene Mountbatten (born Princess Louise of Battenberg; 13 July 1887 – 7 March 1965) was Queen of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until her death in 1965 as the wife of King Gustaf VI Adolf.
King Carl XVI Gustaf is celebrating his 50th year on the throne in 2023.
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 ...
Prince Gustaf Adolf was the eldest son of Crown Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden (later King Gustaf VI Adolf) and Princess Margaret of Connaught, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Sibylla and Gustaf Adolf were thus second cousins, as they were both great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria. [citation needed]
King Gustaf Adolf, 83, and Crown Prince Carl Gustaf, 19, walk together in Stockholm. ... King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden takes a photo in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in Central Australia.
The marriage to Victoria of Baden, a great-granddaughter of Gustaf IV Adolf, genealogically united the House of Bernadotte with the former royal line. [80] [83] [84] Gustaf VI Adolf: 29 October 1950 – 15 September 1973 (22 years, 10 months and 17 days) Son of Gustaf V [t] Margaret of Connaught (5 children) Louise Mountbatten (1 stillborn child)