Carl XVI Gustaf
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Carl XVI Gustaf is King of Sweden since 15 September 1973. Having reigned for 52 years, he is the longest-reigning monarch in Swedish history and the second longest-serving current head of state.
Carl Gustaf in 2025
Carl Gustaf's parents, Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla
The 15-year-old Crown Prince of Sweden looks at the recently recovered 17th-century warship Vasa in 1961.
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Carl Gustaf and MP Stig Stefanson [sv] at Stockholm City Hall in 1975
Queen Silvia of Sweden
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Silvia is Queen of Sweden as the wife of King Carl XVI Gustaf. She has held this title since her marriage to Carl XVI Gustaf in 1976. The king and queen have three children: Crown Princess Victoria, P
Carl XVI Gustaf
…Bernadotte, Carl Gustaf has also been able to make a number of decisions about the titles and positions of its members. In June 1976, Carl Gustaf married Silvia Sommerlath. They have three children: Victoria, Carl Philip, and Madeleine. The king's heir apparent, after passage on 1 January 1980 of a new law establishing…
Silvia in 2023
Queen Silvia visits Gustav Adolfi Gümnaasium in Tallinn, Estonia, in 1992.