King of Sweden

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The King of Sweden is the constitutional monarch and ceremonial head of state of Sweden, representing the nation at official events and functions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state
human
human
monarchical office
appointedBy hereditary succession
associatedWithInstitution Royal Order of the Seraphim
Swedish Royal Court
commanderInChiefRole symbolic
constitutionalStatus constitutional monarch
country Sweden
countryOfCitizenship Sweden
currentHolder Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
dateOfBirth 1946-04-30
domain Kingdom of Sweden (1523–1611)
surface form: Kingdom of Sweden
firstMonarchOfCurrentDynasty Karl XIII of Sweden
surface form: Charles XIV John of Sweden
flag Royal Standard of Sweden
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
house House of Bernadotte
legalBasis Act of Succession (Sweden)
Instrument of Government (Sweden)
memberOf House of Bernadotte
monarchOf Sweden
Sweden
monarchyType unitary parliamentary monarchy
participatesIn national day celebrations
official ceremonies
opening of the Riksdag
state visits
placeOfBirth Haga Palace, Solna, Sweden
positionHeld King of Sweden self-linksurface differs
powers largely ceremonial
predecessor Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
reignStart 1973-09-15
religionTraditionally Lutheranism
represents Sweden
surface form: Kingdom of Sweden

Sweden
surface form: Swedish nation
representsCountryIn international relations (ceremonial)
residence Drottningholm Palace
Stockholm Palace
role ceremonial head of state
symbolic representative of Sweden
seat Stockholm
styleOfAddress His Majesty
His Majesty
surface form: His Majesty The King
successionLaw Act of Succession (Sweden)
successionOrder absolute primogeniture
successionType hereditary monarchy
titleInSwedish King of Sweden self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sveriges konung

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The Lion of the North appliedTo King of Sweden
The Lion of the North hasTitleContext King of Sweden
The Golden King associatedWithTitle King of Sweden
Swedish Crown titleOfMonarch King of Sweden
Constitution of Sweden hasHeadOfState King of Sweden
Eric of Pomerania positionHeld King of Sweden
Vasa royalTitleHeld King of Sweden
John of Denmark fatherOccupation King of Sweden
Catherine Jagiellon spouseTitle King of Sweden
Kungamedaljen awardedBy King of Sweden
H.M. The King’s Medal awardedBy King of Sweden
H.M. The King’s Medal presentedBy King of Sweden
Stora riksvapnet symbolizes King of Sweden
Stora riksvapnet usedBy King of Sweden
Three Crowns of Sweden associatedWith King of Sweden
Charles IX positionHeld King of Sweden
subject surface form: Charles IX of Sweden
Margaret Leijonhufvud spouseOccupation King of Sweden
Commander Grand Cross awardingBody King of Sweden
Order of Vasa awardingBody King of Sweden
John III of Sweden positionHeld King of Sweden
Order of the Sword headOfOrder King of Sweden
Order of the Sword awardedBy King of Sweden
this entity surface form: King in Council of Sweden
Duke of Värmland grantedBy King of Sweden
Karl XIII positionHeld King of Sweden
Carl XIII positionHeld King of Sweden
Carl XIII title King of Sweden
this entity surface form: King of the Swedes, the Goths and the Wends
Carl XIII title King of Sweden
Order of Charles XIII headOfOrder King of Sweden
Eric XIV of Sweden positionHeld King of Sweden
King Frederick I of Sweden title King of Sweden
this entity surface form: King of the Swedes, the Goths and the Wends
Charles III John of Norway title King of Sweden
Olof Skötkonung positionHeld King of Sweden
Adolf Frederick of Sweden positionHeld King of Sweden
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden positionHeld King of Sweden
Elizabeth of Denmark fatherOccupation King of Sweden
Isabella of Burgundy spouseTitle King of Sweden
Prince of Denmark titleMayCoexistWith King of Sweden
Duke of Skåne heldBefore King of Sweden
this entity surface form: Kingship of Sweden (Gustaf VI Adolf)
Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus title King of Sweden
För Sverige – i tiden usedByTitle King of Sweden
Household of the King serves King of Sweden