List of heirs to the Swedish throne
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This page is a list of heirs to the Swedish throne. The list includes all individuals who were considered to inherit the throne of the Kingdom of Sweden, either as heir apparent or as heir presumptive, since the accession of the House of Holstein-Gottorp on 25 March 1751. Those who succeeded as King of Sweden are shown in bold in the table below.
In 1809 a coup d'état against King Gustav IV replaced him with his uncle Karl XIII. As the new king was childless, he and the ruling government arranged for the adoption of an heir to succeed him.
House of Vasa (1523–1654)
House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken (1654–1751)
House of Holstein-Gottorp (1751–1818)
| House of Holstein-Gottorp (1751–1818) | |||||
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| Monarch | Heir | Relationship to monarch |
Became heir (Date; Reason) |
Ceased to be heir (Date; Reason) |
Next in line of succession |
| Adolf Fredrik | Crown Prince Gustav | Son | 25 March 1751 Father became king |
12 February 1771 Father died, became king |
Prince Karl, brother |
| Gustav III | Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland | Brother | 12 February 1771 Brother became king |
1 November 1778 Son born to king |
Prince Fredrik Adolf, Duke of Östergötland, brother |
| Crown Prince Gustav Adolf | Son | 1 November 1778 Born |
29 March 1792 Father died, became king |
Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, 1778–1782, uncle | |
| Prince Karl Gustav, Duke of Småland, 1782–1783, brother | |||||
| Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, 1783–1792, uncle | |||||
| Gustav IV Adolf | Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland | Uncle | 29 March 1792 Nephew became king |
9 November 1799 Son born to king |
Prince Fredrik Adolf, Duke of Östergötland, 1792–1798, brother |
| Prince Karl Adolf, Duke of Värmland, 1798, son | |||||
| Prince Fredrik Adolf, Duke of Östergötland, 1798–1799, brother | |||||
| Crown Prince Gustav | Son | 9 November 1799 Born |
29 March 1809 Father abdicated, excluded from succession |
Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, 1799–1802, granduncle | |
| Prince Karl Gustav, Grand Duke of Finland, 1802–1805, brother | |||||
| Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, 1805–1809, granduncle | |||||
| Karl XIII | None, 1809–1810 | ||||
| Crown Prince Karl August | Adopted son | 24 January 1810 Elected as heir |
28 May 1810 Died |
None | |
| None, 1810 | |||||
| Crown Prince Karl Johan | Adopted son | 21 August 1810 Elected as heir |
5 February 1818 Adoptive father died, became king |
Prince Oscar, Duke of Södermanland, son | |
House of Bernadotte (1818–present)
| Portrait | Name | Tenure | Life details | Monarch | Ref. |
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Crown Prince Oscar, Duke of Södermanland Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte |
5 February 1818 – 8 March 1844 (26 years, 1 month and 3 days) |
4 July 1799 – 8 July 1859 (aged 60)
Son of Charles XIV John. |
Charles XIV John (r. 5 February 1818 – 8 March 1844) |
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Crown Prince Karl, Duke of Skåne Carl Ludvig Eugen |
8 March 1844 — 8 July 1859 (15 years and 4 months) |
3 May 1826 – 18 September 1872 (aged 46)
Son of Oscar I. |
Oscar I (r. 8 March 1844 – 8 July 1859) |
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Prince Oscar, Duke of Östergötland Oscar Fredrik |
8 July 1859 — 13 September 1872 (23 years, 2 months and 5 days) |
21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907 (aged 78)
Son of Oscar I and younger brother of Charles XV. |
Charles XV (r. 8 July 1859 – 18 September 1872) |
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Crown Prince Gustaf, Duke of Värmland Oscar Gustaf Adolf |
13 September 1872 — 8 December 1907 (35 years, 2 months and 25 days) |
16 June 1858 – 29 October 1950 (aged 92)
Eldest son of Oscar II. |
Oscar II (r. 18 September 1872 – 8 December 1907) |
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Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Skåne Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf |
8 December 1907 — 29 October 1950 (42 years, 10 months and 21 days) |
11 November 1882 – 15 September 1973 (aged 90)
Eldest son of Gustaf V. |
Gustaf V | |
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Crown Prince Carl Gustaf, Duke of Jämtland Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus |
29 October 1950 – 15 September 1973 (22 years, 10 months and 17 days) |
April 30, 1946
Grandson of Gustaf VI Adolf. His father Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten had predeceased both of them, dying in 1947. |
Gustaf VI Adolf (r. 29 October 1950 – 15 September 1973) | |
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Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland Bertil Gustaf Oskar Carl Eugén |
15 September 1973 – 13 May 1979 (5 years, 7 months and 28 days) |
28 February 1912 – 5 January 1997 (aged 84)
Uncle of Carl XVI Gustaf. Was heir presumptive until the birth of the King's son Prince Carl Philip. |
Carl XVI Gustaf (r. 15 September 1973 – present) |
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Crown Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland Carl Philip Edmund Bertil |
13 May 1979 – 1 January 1980 (7 months and 19 days) |
May 13, 1979
Only son of Carl XVI Gustaf. Was heir apparent, until a 1980 change in the Act of Succession replaced the system of agnatic primogeniture with absolute primogeniture, making his older sister Victoria the heir apparent. |
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Crown Princess Victoria, Duchess of Västergötland Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée |
1 January 1980 – present (46 years and 4 months) |
July 14, 1977
Eldest daughter of Carl XVI Gustaf. A 1980 change in the Act of Succession replaced the system of agnatic primogeniture with absolute primogeniture, making Victoria the heir apparent and preceding her younger brother Carl Philip. |
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