Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

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King of Sweden human monarch

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden is the reigning Swedish monarch, who ascended the throne in 1973 and serves as the ceremonial head of state.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden 5
Carl XVI Gustaf 1
Carl XVI Gustaf (studies, not completed degree) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Sweden ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
child Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden ⓘ
Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland ⓘ
Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland ⓘ
constitutionalRole ceremonial and representative duties ⓘ
coronation no formal coronation ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1946-04-30 ⓘ
dateOfMarriage 1976-06-19 ⓘ
education Swedish Army ⓘ
surface form: Royal Swedish Army

Swedish Air Force ⓘ
Swedish Navy ⓘ
father Gustaf Adolf, Prince of Sweden ⓘ
surface form: Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
fullName Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
grandfather Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden ⓘ
heirApparent Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden ⓘ
honor Order of Vasa ⓘ
Order of the Polar Star ⓘ
Royal Order of the Seraphim ⓘ
surface form: Order of the Seraphim

Order of the Sword ⓘ
house House of Bernadotte ⓘ
interest Scouting ⓘ
environmental issues ⓘ
language Swedish ⓘ
militaryRank admiral ⓘ
general ⓘ
monarchOf Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
mother Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
motto För Sverige – i tiden ⓘ
name Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Carl XVI Gustaf
notableEvent accession to the throne following the death of Gustaf VI Adolf in 1973 ⓘ
officialResidence Stockholm Palace ⓘ
surface form: Royal Palace in Stockholm
placeOfBirth Haga Palace, Solna, Sweden ⓘ
position ceremonial head of state of Sweden ⓘ
predecessor Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden ⓘ
reignStart 1973-09-15 ⓘ
religion Church of Sweden ⓘ
Lutheranism ⓘ
residence Drottningholm Palace ⓘ
role Honorary Chairman of the World Scout Foundation ⓘ
signature Carl XVI Gustaf signature ⓘ
spouse Queen Silvia of Sweden ⓘ
style His Majesty The King ⓘ
title King of Sweden ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King of Sweden → currentHolder → Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden ⓘ
The King’s Medal → hasDesignUpdatedDuringReignOf → Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Uppsala University → hasNotableAlumnus → Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carl XVI Gustaf (studies, not completed degree)
Stranger Knights of the Garter → hasNotableMember → Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden → name → Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carl XVI Gustaf
subject surface form: Princess Margaret of Connaught
this entity surface form: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
The King’s Medal → presentedBy → Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Order of the Polar Star → sovereign → Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden ⓘ
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden → successor → Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden ⓘ
Swedish Royal Court → supports → Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Carl XVI Gustaf
Alfred Nobel Monument in New York City → unveiledBy → Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden