Riddarholmen Church
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Riddarholmen Church is the church of the former medieval Greyfriars Monastery in Stockholm, Sweden. The church serves as the final resting place of most Swedish monarchs.
Riddarholmen Church is one of the oldest buildings in Stockholm
Riddarholm Church in Stockholm skyline
Riddarholmen Church nave, looking east towards main altar
Riddarholmen Church nave, looking east towards organ loft
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
Riddarholmen Church
…congregation was dissolved in 1807 and today the church is used only for burial and commemorative purposes. Swedish monarchs from Gustavus Adolphus to Gustaf V are entombed here (with only one exception: Queen Christina who is buried within St. Peter's Basilica in Rome), as well as the earlier monarchs Magnus…
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