Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden

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King of Sweden archaeology enthusiast human monarch

Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden was the King of Sweden from 1950 to 1973, known for his scholarly interest in archaeology and for overseeing the transition of Sweden into a more modern constitutional monarchy.

Aliases (1)

Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Sweden → archaeology enthusiast → human → monarch →
birthDate	1882-11-11 →
birthPlace	Stockholm → Sweden →
burialPlace	Royal Cemetery, Haga →
child	Bertil, Duke of Halland → Carl Johan Bernadotte → Gustaf Adolf, Prince of Sweden → Ingrid of Sweden → Sigvard Bernadotte →
countryOfCitizenship	Sweden →
deathDate	1973-09-15 →
deathPlace	Helsingborg NERFINISHED → Sweden →
education	Uppsala University →
father	Gustaf V of Sweden →
fieldOfWork	archaeology → numismatics →
fullName	Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf →
givenName	Adolf → Gustaf →
honor	Knight of the Order of the Garter → Knight of the Order of the Seraphim →
house	House of Bernadotte →
knownFor	interest in Chinese art and archaeology →
memberOf	Church of Sweden →
monarchOf	Sweden →
mother	Victoria of Baden NERFINISHED →
notableFor	overseeing modernization of the Swedish monarchy → promoting constitutional monarchy in Sweden → scholarly interest in archaeology →
occupation	archaeologist → head of state →
predecessor	Gustaf V of Sweden →
reignEnd	1973-09-15 →
reignStart	1950-10-29 →
religion	Lutheranism →
residence	Drottningholm Palace → Stockholm Palace →
spouse	Louise Mountbatten → Margaret of Connaught →
style	His Majesty The King →
successor	Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden →
title	Crown Prince of Sweden → Duke of Skåne →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden → Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden →	predecessor
Riddarholmen Church →	burialPlaceOf
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden ("Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf") →	fullName
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden →	grandfather
Princess Margaret of Connaught →	spouse