Carl XVI Gustaf

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Reign	September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). There are 107 days remaining. Events 608 - Saint Boniface IV becomes Pope. 921 - Saint Ludmila is murdered at the command of her daughter-in-law at Tetin. 1514 - Thomas Wolsey appointed Archbishop of York. 1556 - Vlissingen ex... September 15, 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the opens. The ballet is set entirely around music by The Beach Boys. March 7 - Comet Kohoutek is discovered. March 8 - IRA bombs explode in the Whitehall and the Old Bailey. March... 1973 - Present
Coronation	No coronation ceremony
Accession	September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). There are 103 days remaining. Events 1356 - In Battle of Poitiers English defeat French 1692 - Giles Corey is pressed to death after refusing to plead in the Salem witch trials. 1777 - First Battle of Saratoga/Battle of... September 19, 1973
The Royal mottos or Note: (1) Compare with the motto of the U.S. state of Missouri (1821): Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law. Originally from Ciceros De Legibus, Book III, Part III, Sub. VIII. Categories: Swedish monarchy | Mottos | Lists of phrases ... Royal motto	"För Sverige i tiden" ("For Sweden - With the times")
Queen	Her Majesty Queen Silvia (Silvia Renate Sommerlath), styled Her Majesty The Queen, was born on 23 December 1943 in Heidelberg in Germany. The Queen is the daughter of Walther Sommerlath and his Brazilian wife Alice ( born Soares de Toledo), and was raised in São Paulo, Brazil, between 1947 and... Silvia Sommerlath
The term Royal House refers to the official designation and name of a royal family instead of surname. Reigning European Sovereign Houses Belgium: Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Denmark: Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Netherlands: Orange-Nassau Norway: Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Spain: Bourbon (Borbón) Sweden: Bernadotte United Kingdom: Windsor... Royal House	The House of Bernadotte, the current Royal House of the Kingdom of Sweden, has reigned since 1818. Between 1818 and 1905 it was also the Royal House of Norway. Following the Finnish War in 1809 Sweden suffered the traumatic loss of Finland, which had constituted the eastern half of the... Bernadotte
Predecessor	King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, Oskar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustav Adolf (November 11, 1882 - September 15, 1973), was the eldest son of King Gustav V. At birth he was created Duke of Scania. On October 29, 1950, he succeeded his father on the throne. He married, firstly, Princess Margaret... Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden
Heir Apparent	HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria, Victoria Ingrid Alice Desirée, (born July 14, 1977), Duchess of Westregothia, is the heir apparent of Sweden, being the first-born child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and his commoner Queen Silvia. She was created crown princess... Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
Date of Birth	April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years). There are 245 days remaining. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule. 1492 - Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration. 1671 - Petar Zrinski, the Croatian... April 30, 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. (see link for calendar) Events January January 4 - Theodore Schurch becomes the last person to be executed for offences committed under the Treachery Act of 1940 January 7 - Allied recognize Austrian republic with 1937 borders - the country is divided into four occupation... 1946
Place of Birth	Haga Palace, Stockholm

His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus Bernadotte), styled HM The King (born April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years). There are 245 days remaining. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule. 1492 - Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration. 1671 - Petar Zrinski, the Croatian... April 30, 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. (see link for calendar) Events January January 4 - Theodore Schurch becomes the last person to be executed for offences committed under the Treachery Act of 1940 January 7 - Allied recognize Austrian republic with 1937 borders - the country is divided into four occupation... 1946), is the reigning Swedish A monarch is a type of ruler or head of state. The word derives from Greek or can also be used about a country which has such a system. Normally however, such countries identify themselves more narrowly depending on the actual title used by the monarch – as a kingdom... monarch. He is the only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Gustaf Adolf Oscar Fredrik Arthur Edmund (April 22, 1906 - January 26, 1947), Duke of Westrobothnia, was the eldest son of King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife Princess Margaret of Connaught. On October 19, 1932 he married Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg... Prince Gustaf Adolf, an heir apparent to the throne of Sweden ( 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). Events January 8 - Landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20 January 31 - Earthquake in Ecuador (8.6 in Richter scale) February 11 - Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos. February 15 - Representatives of the Labour Representation Committee... 1906- 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 - British mines nationalized January 1 - Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 - The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 - Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time... 1947), and his wife, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha ( 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 1 - A ball signifying New Years Day drops in New York Citys Times Square for the first time January 8 - A train collision occurs in the Park Avenue Tunnel in... 1908- 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. Events January January 2 - the Pierre Hotel Heist - Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Loot is at least $4 million January 5 - President of the United States Richard Nixon orders the... 1972). He was created Duke of Jemtia, or County Jemtia was historically a province of Norway, but in 1645 it was ceded to Sweden by the Treaty of Brömsebro. Geography Jemtia was historically divided into one chartered city and several districts. Cities & Towns Östersund (1786) Krokom Järpen Hammarstrand Svenstavik Bräcke Sveg Str... Jemtia at birth and acceded to the throne on September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). There are 103 days remaining. Events 1356 - In Battle of Poitiers English defeat French 1692 - Giles Corey is pressed to death after refusing to plead in the Salem witch trials. 1777 - First Battle of Saratoga/Battle of... September 19, 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the opens. The ballet is set entirely around music by The Beach Boys. March 7 - Comet Kohoutek is discovered. March 8 - IRA bombs explode in the Whitehall and the Old Bailey. March... 1973, upon the death of his grandfather, King King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, Oskar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustav Adolf (November 11, 1882 - September 15, 1973), was the eldest son of King Gustav V. At birth he was created Duke of Scania. On October 29, 1950, he succeeded his father on the throne. He married, firstly, Princess Margaret... Gustav VI Adolf.

Education

After graduating from high school, Carl Gustaf completed two and a half years of education in the The Swedish Army, or assault rifle (Heckler & Koch G3) in versions: main battle tank (Leopard 2A4) in version: ( ( (former ( (former (former (former (former T 3) (part of I 5) Located in Östersund See also Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences Royal Swedish Armoury Swedish Army Museum List of Swedish... Army, The Swedish Navy (Swedish ) – as well as marine units, the so-called Amphibious Corps (). The Amphibious Corps dates back to January 1, 1902, when a separate Coastal Artillery (, ), Rear Admiral Jörgen Ericsson. The Amphibious Corps uses the same system of rank as the Army. The present Commander-in... Navy and The Swedish Air Force, or ) Located on Frösön in Östersund Skaraborg Air Force Wing () Located at Boden (former Army Aviation unit) and Östersund (at ) Located at Berga (former Navy Aviation unit) and Uppsala (at ) Located at Ronneby (at ) Located at Linköping/Malmen (former Army Aviation unit) 5th... Air Force. He completed his exam as Officer of the Deck in 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). Events Undated Booker Prize for Fiction is established by Booker plc. 1968 is known as the year of the Prague Spring and also the year of the Paris riots. The ASCII character code is... 1968. He has also completed academic studies in History is a term for information about the past. When used as the name of a field of study, comes from the Greek ιστορία remarked that history in the wider sense is all that has happened, not merely all the phenomena of human life... history, Sociology is the study of the social lives of humans, groups and societies. It concerns itself with the social rules and processes that bind and separate people not only as individuals, but as members of associations, groups, and institutions. Sociology is interested in our behavior as social beings; thus the... sociology, Niccolò Machiavelli, ca 1500, became the key figure in realistic political theory, crucial to political science Political Science is the systematic study of the allocation and transfer of power in decision making. Amongst the disciplines, political science is charged with studying the provinces of public affairs and institutions. It is... political science, financial rights and Economics is the social science studying production and consumption through measurable variables. It involves analysing the production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services. Economics is said to be positive when it attempts to explain the consequences of different choices given a set of assumptions and normative when it... economics at the universities of Uppsala University Uppsala University (Swedish . Here it is depicted (to the left) on an 18th century engraving, a few years before it was demolished. To the right is the 17th century Oxenstierna Palace, which in the 18th century was used for the university hospital, and now houses the Faculty of... Uppsala and Stockholm University Stockholm University, or started its operations with a series of lectures on natural sciences, open to curious citizens (a tradition still upheld by yearly publicly open lectures). Notable in the universitys early history is the appointment of Sofia Kovalevskaya to hold a chair in mathematics in 1881... Stockholm.

To prepare for his role as head of state, Carl Gustaf followed a broad programme of studies on the court system, social organisations and institutions, A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes (1894) by Sidney and Beatrice Webb, the predominant historical view is that a trade union ...is a continuous association of wage earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment. (Webb) A modern definition by the... trade unions, and employers' associations. In addition, he closely studied the affairs of the The Riksdag or : Björn von Sydow (since september 2002) September 15, 2002 (next to be held September 17, 2006) Constitution After holding talks with leaders of the various party groups in the Riksdag, the Speaker of the Riksdag nominates a Prime Minister. To form a government, the Prime Minister... Parliament, Government, and The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is responsible for Swedish foreign policy. Current ministers: Laila Freivalds, Head of Office and Minister for Foreign Affairs. Barbro Holmberg, Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy Carin Jämtin, Minister for International Development Cooperation See also State Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sweden) Government of Sweden... Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Carl Gustaf also spent time at the Swedish Mission to the The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization made up of 191 states established in 1945. With the notable exception of the Holy See/ Vatican City (which is the sole permanent observer state), all countries recognized by the CIA as first-level sovereign entities, are members. Other entities recognized... United Nations and the Swedish International Development Agency, worked at a bank in London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. Founded as The city of was... London, the Swedish Embassy, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in The French Republic or France ( French: Official language French1 Capital Paris Largest City Paris President: Jacques Chirac Prime Minister: Jean-Pierre Raffarin Area  - Total2  - Metropolitan France3  - % water Ranked 42nd 674,843 km² (260,558 sq. mi.) Ranked 47th 551,695 km²4 (213,011 sq... France, and at the Alfa Laval is a Swedish company, founded in 1883 by Gustaf de Laval and Oscar Lamm. The company is a leading producer of specialized products and solutions used to heat, cool, separate and transport products such as oil, water, chemicals, beverages, foodstuffs, starch and pharmaceuticals. Alfa Laval was founded as... Alfa Laval company factory in France.

Marriage and Family

The king married Her Majesty Queen Silvia (Silvia Renate Sommerlath), styled Her Majesty The Queen, was born on 23 December 1943 in Heidelberg in Germany. The Queen is the daughter of Walther Sommerlath and his Brazilian wife Alice ( born Soares de Toledo), and was raised in São Paulo, Brazil, between 1947 and... Silvia Sommerlath on June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. Events 1300-1899 1306 - Forces of Earl of Pembroke defeat Bruces Scottish army at the Battle of Methven 1846 - First baseball game under recognizable modern rules in Hoboken... June 19, 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 12 - UN Security Council votes 11-1 to admit the Palestinian Liberation Organization January 15 - Would-be Gerald Ford presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore is sentenced to life in prison January 16... 1976. The half German, half Brazilian daughter of a businessman, she met the then Crown Prince at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where she was an interpreter and host. The King and Queen reside at Drottningholm Palace outside Stockholm, and use the Royal Palace of Stockholm as their workplace.

They have three children:

1. HRH Princess HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria, Victoria Ingrid Alice Desirée, (born July 14, 1977), Duchess of Westregothia, is the heir apparent of Sweden, being the first-born child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and his commoner Queen Silvia. She was created crown princess... Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Westrogothia ( Smalandia and Hallandia. It is also bounded by the lakes Vättern and Vänern, as well as the sea at the City of Gothenburg. Population The population of Westrogothia is 1,198,806 as of 2004. It distrubutes over four counties as follows: County The province of V... Westrogothia ( Events January-February January 1 - First woman Episcopal priest ordained. January 6 - EMI sacks the Sex Pistols January 18 - Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious legionnaires disease January 18 - Australia experiences its worst railway disaster at Granville, near Sydney, in which 83 people... 1977- )
2. HRH Prince HRH Prince Carl Philip of Sweden His Royal Highness Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Carl Philip Edmund Bertil, (born May 13, 1979), Duke of Wermelandia, is the second child and only son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. Born Crown Prince of Sweden, he was stripped... Carl Philip, Duke of Wermelandia, or Population The population of Wermelandia is 312,966 as of 2004. It distrubutes over three counties as follows: County Eastern Wermelandia traditionally belongs to the mining district of Bergslagen. Geography Wermelandia was historically divided into chartered cities and districts. One district formed part of Bergslagen and was a... Wermelandia ( 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - United States and the Peoples Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 - State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings. January 7 - Vietnam and Vietnam... 1979-)
3. HRH Princess HRH Princess Madeleine of Sweden Her Royal Highness Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine, (born June 10, 1982), Duchess of Helsingia and Gestricia, is the youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. She is third in line to the Swedish throne... Madeleine, Duchess of Helsingia, or County The town of Hudiksvall, one of the oldest in Norrland, was ransacked by Russian troops in 1721. Helsingia Regiment was the provincial regiment. Geography Helsingia was historically divided into chartered cities and districts. Cities Bollnäs (1942) Hudiksvall (1582) Söderhamn (1620) Districts Arbrå Court District Bergsj... Helsingia and Gestricia, or County The provincial regiment, Helsingia Regiment, was raised in Helsingia and Gestricia. Geography and consists of forests, mountains (about 1000 feet high) and small lakes. Smaller parts of Gestricia consists of fertile plains. Culture Heraldry Arms granted in 1560. As with other provinces the arms is represented with... Gestricia ( 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the... 1982-)

Prince Carl Philip was born Contrasting with heir presumptive, an heir apparent is one who cannot be prevented from inheriting by the birth of any other person. According to the order of succession of many monarchies, the heir apparent is a descendant of a monarch who is the heir to their throne, whose status as... heir apparent. However a constitutional reform that was already under way at the time of his birth made his older sister, Victoria, the Crown Princess and heiress apparent on January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Here a specify that January 1 was to be either New Years Day or the first day of its numbered year. Although England began its numbered year on March 25 ( Lady Day... January 1, 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 - National steel strike in the United Kingdom January 1 - Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 4 - American president Jimmy Carter proclaims, with support... 1980, according to the principles of full cognatic Primogeniture is inheritance by the first-born of the entirety of a parents wealth, estate or office. Primogeniture often occurs in regulating royal succession to the throne in a monarchy. Agnatic primogeniture is inheritance by the oldest surviving male child, and if there are none then the oldest surviving... primogeniture.

Royal Duties, Personal Interests

The King's duties are, according to the constitution, of a representative and ceremonial nature. He pays State Visits abroad and receives those to Sweden, opens the Annual Session of the Parliament, Chairs the Special Council held during a change of Government, holds regular Information Councils with Ministers, Chairs the meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council, and receives and signs credentials of foreign ambassadors to Sweden - and signs those of Sweden to other countries. The King holds the highest ranks in the three branches of the The Swedish Armed Forces, or , ) Royal Swedish Navy () Located in Vaxholm Artillery Combat School (, i. e. not a General. The same goes for , has a status comparable to that of a warrant officer and often carries a responsibility comparable to that of a lower ranking commissioned officer. The lower class... Swedish Armed Forces.

The Cipher of Carl XVI Gustaf

The King is passionate about the environment, technology, agriculture, trade, and industry. In 1994, he delighted Swedes by reportedly saying, in response to the culling of baby seals in neighboring Norway, that a prime minister who couldn't take care of baby seals couldn't be very good at taking care of a country. On his initiative, an international symposium on the environment is held regularly. He is the protector of the The Royal Academies are independent organisations, founded on Royal command, and acts to promote arts, culture and sciences in Sweden. The Swedish Academy and Academy of Sciences are also responisble for the selection of Nobel Prize laureates in Literature, Physics, Chemistry, and the Prize in Economic Sciences. In the Royal... Swedish Royal Academies, and takes active part in the proceedings of a few of them. He also is the Honorary Chairman of the World Scout Foundation, and often participates in scout activities both in Sweden and abroad.

Worldwide, Carl XVI Gustaf is probably best known as the presenter of the The Nobel Prizes (pronounced can nominate anyone else for a Nobel Prize. Prize categories Prizes have been awarded annually since 1901 for achievements in: Physics (decided by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) Chemistry (decided by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) Physiology or Medicine (decided by the Karolinska Institute... Nobel Prizes each year. He also hands over the The Polar Music Prize is an international music prize and awarded to individuals, groups or institutions in recognition of exceptional achievements in the creation and advancement of music. The prize was founded in 1989 following a donation from Stig Anderson and is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of... Polar Music Prize.

Dyslexia

For many years, it was widely rumored that the king had Dyslexia is a syndrome in which a persons reading and/or writing ability is significantly lower than that which would be predicted by his or her general level of intelligence. People are diagnosed as dyslexic when their reading problems cannot be explained by a lack of intellectual ability, inadequate... dyslexia. Journalists noted that he misspelled his name when signing his accession document, and in 1973, when visiting a copper mine, he misspelled his name when signing it on a rock wall. In an interview on Swedish television in 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 - Mister Rogers receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame January 9 - Yachtsman Tony Bullimore found alive five days after his boat capsized... 1997, however, the condition was admitted publicly when his wife addressed the issue. "When he was little, people did not pay attention to the problem," she said. "He didn't get the help he needed." She also noted that the couple's children have "a bit" of dyslexia themselves.

See also

• This is a List of national leaders, showing heads of state and heads of government where different, mainly in parliamentary systems; it should be noted that often a leader is both in presidential systems or dictatorships. Some states have semi-presidential systems where the head of government role is fulfilled... List of national leaders
• The House of Bernadotte, the current Royal House of the Kingdom of Sweden, has reigned since 1818. Between 1818 and 1905 it was also the Royal House of Norway. Following the Finnish War in 1809 Sweden suffered the traumatic loss of Finland, which had constituted the eastern half of the... Bernadotte
• The Swedish Royal Family consists of a number of persons in the Swedish Royal House of Bernadotte, closely related to the King of Sweden, who are entitled to royal titles, and some of which are performing various official engagements on behalf of the Royal Family and ceremonial duties of State... Swedish Royal Family

External link

• Royal Court of Sweden (http://www.royalcourt.se/) - Official site