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Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden (1790–1852) Princess Sophie (1801–1865) Crown Prince Gustav (1799–1877) Charles XV (1826–1872) r. 1859–1872: Prince Gustaf Duke of Uppland (1827–1852) Oscar II (1829–1907) r. 1872–1907: Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (1826–1907) Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843–1912) Princess Louise Queen ...
The Swedish Royal Family (including extended family members) in 1905.. A Swedish royal family, as closely related to a head of state, has been able to be identified as existent from as early as the 10th century A.D., with more precise detail added during the two or three centuries that followed.
King Carl XVI Gustaf is celebrating his 50th year on the throne in 2023.
The early and then medieval Swedish kingdom was an elective monarchy, with kings being elected from particularly prominent families; [9] this practice did however often result in de facto dynastic succession [10] and the formation of royal dynasties, such as those of Eric (intermittently c. 1157–1250) and Bjelbo (1250–1364) as well as ...
Introduced nobility, i.e. noble families introduced at the Swedish House of Nobility; Unintroduced nobility, i.e. noble families which have not been introduced at the Swedish House of Nobility, mostly consisting of foreign nobility resident in Sweden, but also including some families ennobled by the Swedish monarchs and some other groups.
The Queen’s four children are: the Prince of Wales (the eldest son), the Duke of York (the second son), the Earl of Wessex (the youngest son), and the Princess Royal (the Queen’s daughter).
Sweden's monarchy is amongst the oldest in the world, with a regnal list stretching back to the tenth century, starting with Eric the Victorious; the Swedish monarchy has, for the past thousand years, undergone cycles of decline and strengthening, culminating in the modern constitutional monarchy. [7] The Swedish monarchy has been one of the ...
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom—2022 marks 70 years since her ascension to the throne. Next in line on the royal family tree is Prince Charles, her son ...