The Bernadotte Family
The Swedish royal house, founded by a Napoleonic marshal who became King of Sweden. Today's King Carl XVI Gustaf has reigned since 1973, and Crown Princess Victoria is set to become Sweden's next queen.
King of Sweden · b. 1946
King of Sweden since 1973, he ascended the throne at age 27. A passionate environmentalist and dyslexia awareness advocate, he has reigned under Sweden's 1975 constitutional reform that made the monarch purely ceremonial.
Notable Works
- King of Sweden since 1973
- Presides over the Nobel Prize ceremonies
- Advocated for environmental conservation and sustainability
- Championed dyslexia awareness as a public cause
Crown Princess of Sweden · b. 1977
Heir to the Swedish throne since 1980, when Sweden changed its succession law to absolute primogeniture. She overcame anorexia publicly and…
Notable Works
- Heir to the Swedish throne since 1980
- UN Sustainable Development Goals advocate
- First female heir under Sweden's new succession law
Prince of Sweden, Duke of Värmland · b. 1979
Second child of King Carl XVI Gustaf. Originally first in line to the throne before the 1980 succession law change. A trained graphic design…
Notable Works
- Graphic designer with his own design studio
- Competitive sports car racing driver
- Patron of the Prince Carl Philip Foundation (dyslexia)
Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland · b. 1982
Youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf. She works with the World Childhood Foundation and has lived in the US and UK.
Notable Works
- Board member of the World Childhood Foundation
- Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
- Art history and ethnography graduate from Stockholm University