Gustaf V
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Gustaf V was King of Sweden from 8 December 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Reigning from
Formal portrait, 1938
Prince Gustaf (far left) with his parents and brothers in 1865.
Wedding medal for Gustaf and Victoria in 1881
Crown Prince Gustaf wears the Coronet of the Heir Apparent in 1893
Gustaf VI Adolf
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Gustaf VI Adolf 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 cr
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…as a competitive tennis player, keeping up competitive tennis until his eighties, when his eyesight deteriorated rapidly. He was succeeded by his son, Gustaf VI Adolf. Gustaf V was born on 16 June 1858 in Drottningholm Palace in Ekerö, Stockholm County, the son of Prince Oscar, Duke of Östergötland and Princess Sofia…
Portrait, c. 1962
Gustaf Adolf wearing his ducal coronet in Stockholm Palace circa 1900
July 1926: Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf in Bohemian Grove to see the play Truth by George Sterling. Photo by Gabriel Moulin.