Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Västerbotten was a Swedish prince who for most of his life was second in the line of succession to the Swedish throne with the title of Hereditary Prince.
Gustaf Adolf in 1932
Gustaf Adolf wears the Swedish royal christening gown at his christening in 1906. He is held by his great-grandfather with his grandfather and father standing behind.
Gustaf Adolf as painted by Bianca Wallin in 1939
7–8 September 1940, Finland, Sweden and Germany played a triathlon match at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, built for the 1940 Summer Olympics that were cancelled due to World War II. From the left, the chairman of the Finnish Athletics Federation Urho Kekkonen, Marshal Gustav Mannerheim, president of the Swedish Olympic Committee Prince Gustaf Adolf, Prime Minister Risto Ryti and Reich Sports Leader Hans von Tschammer und Osten.
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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.
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
…Denmark. He thus predeceased both his grandfather and his father who ascended the Swedish throne three years after his son's death. The current king, Carl XVI Gustaf, is Prince Gustaf Adolf's son. Gustaf Adolf was born at 11:10 pm on 22 April 1906 at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, during the reign of his great-grandfather…
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