Succession to the Swedish throne
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The Silver Throne, used by Swedish monarchs since 1650
The line of succession to the Swedish throne is the list of people who may become Queen or King of Sweden.[1]
History
Since 1980, Swedish law identifies the eldest child of a Swedish monarch the royal heir. The first-born child follows his or her parent on the throne.[2] This is known as full or equal primogeniture.
Order of succession
The current order of succession is
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Victoria and her daughter, Estelle, are first and second in line to the throne, respectively.
- 15px King Carl XVI Gustaf (born 1946)[3]
- (1) Crown Princess Victoria, Duchess of Västergötland (born 1977)[4]
- (2) Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland (born 2012)[5]
- (3) Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne (born 2016)[6]
- (4) Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (born 1979)[7]
- (5) Prince Alexander, Duke of Södermanland (born 2016)[8]
- (6) Prince Gabriel, Duke of Dalarna (born 2017)[9]
- (7) Prince Julian, Duke of Halland (born 2021)
- (8) Princess Ines, Duchess of Västerbotten (born 2025)
- (9) Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (born 1982)[10]
- (10) Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland (born 2014)[11]
- (11) Prince Nicolas, Duke of Ångermanland (born 2015)[12]
- (12) Princess Adrienne, Duchess of Blekinge (born 2018)[13]
- (1) Crown Princess Victoria, Duchess of Västergötland (born 1977)[4]
Related pages
References
- ↑ International Constitutional Law Project (ICL), Sweden; Swedish Royal Court Archived 2011-12-28 at the Wayback Machine (Svierges Kungahus), The Monarchy in Sweden Archived 2018-03-22 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ CBC/Radio-Canada, "Royal Succession," April 22, 2011; retrieved 2011-12-19.
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Other websites
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- Swedish Royal Court Archived 2011-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Bernadotte Dynasty family tree Archived 2015-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Successionsordning (in Swedish)