The Swedish royal family ( sv, Svenska kungafamiljen) since 1818 has consisted of members of the

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Royal House of Bernadotte, closely related to the

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. Today those who are recognized by the government are entitled to royal

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s and styles (manner of address), and perform official engagements and ceremonial duties of state. The extended family of the King ( sv, Sveriges kungliga familj) consists of other close relatives who are not royal and thus do not represent the country officially.

History

A Swedish royal family, as closely related to a head of state, has been able to be identified as existent from as early as the 10th century

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, with more precise detail added during the two or three centuries that followed. An exceptional case is that of Saint Bridget (1303–1373) who outside of Sweden became known as the ''Princess of Nericia'', a title which appears to have been a noble, rather than a royal one, since she was not the daughter of a king. Historically confirmed

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are listed officially by the

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. Until the 1620s Swedish provinces were granted as territorial

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s to royal princes which, as

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s thereof, they governed semi-autonomously. Beginning during the reign of

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, and as codified in § 34 of the 1772 Instrument of Government, provincial dukedoms have existed in the royal family as nominal non-hereditary titles only, without any inherent property ownership or trust attached to them; although several members of the royal family have maintained a special public connection to, and sometimes a secondary residence in, "his or her duchy". The son of a Swedish king has usually held the princely title as a royal dynast (such as

Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (Bertil Gustaf Oskar Carl Eugén; 28 February 1912 – 5 January 1997), was a member of the Swedish royal family. He was the third son of King Gustaf VI Adolf and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught, ...

), but on a rare occasion also as a rank of nobility (such as '' Fursten'' Prince Frederick William of Hessenstein), or as a courtesy title for an ex-dynast (such as ''Prins'' Oscar Bernadotte).

Members

Royal House

Kungafamiljen & prinsessan Estelle den 30 april 2012

The Swedish Royal Court lists the following persons as members of the Royal House (''Kungl. Huset''): *

King Carl XVI Gustaf Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. He ascended the throne on the death of his grandfather, Gustaf VI Adolf, on 15 September 1973. He is the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, D ...

(born 1946) *

Queen Silvia Queen or QUEEN may refer to: Monarchy * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom ** List of queens regnant * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...

(the King's wife, born 1943) ** Crown Princess Victoria, Duchess of Västergötland (the King's elder daughter, born 1977) **

Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland (born Olof Daniel Westling; 15 September 1973), is a member of the Swedish royal family. Prior to his marriage to the heir apparent, Crown Princess Victoria, he was a personal trainer and gym owner and ran ...

(the King's son-in-law, born 1973, husband of Crown Princess Victoria) ***

Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland Princess Estelle of Sweden, Duchess of Östergötland (Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary; born 23 February 2012) is the elder child of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland. She is the eldest grandchild of King Carl XVI Gustaf ...

(the King's granddaughter, born 2012, daughter of Crown Princess Victoria) ***

Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne Prince Oscar of Sweden, Duke of Skåne (Oscar Carl Olof; born 2 March 2016) is the younger child and only son of Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel. He is a grandson of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia and is third in th ...

, (the King's grandson, born 2016, son of Crown Princess Victoria) **

Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Duke of Värmland (Carl Philip Edmund Bertil; born 13 May 1979) is the only son and the second of three children of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. , Prince Carl Philip is fourth in the line of successi ...

(the King's only son, born 1979) **

Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland (born Sofia Kristina Hellqvist; 6 December 1984), is a member of the Swedish royal family. Before marrying Prince Carl Philip and becoming a princess of Sweden in 2015, Sofia was a glamour model and reality ...

(the King's daughter-in-law, born 1984, wife of Prince Carl Philip) **

Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine; born 10 June 1982) is the second daughter and youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. Upon her birth, she was third ...

(the King's younger daughter, born 1982),
married to

Christopher O'Neill Christopher Paul O'Neill, KNO (born 27 June 1974) is a British-American financier and husband of Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, with whom he has three children. He did not take any titles or become a Swedish citi ...

(born 1974, he declined a royal title and is not a member of the ''Royal House'') * Princess Birgitta, Princess of Hohenzollern (the King's second sister, born 1937), widow of

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(1932–2016)

Royal Family

The Royal Court lists the following persons additionally as members of the Royal Family (''Kungl. Familjen''):Swedish version of Royal Court's website
/ref> *Prince Alexander, Duke of Södermanland (the King's grandson, born 2016, son of Prince Carl Philip) *Prince Gabriel, Duke of Dalarna (the King's grandson, born 2017, son of Prince Carl Philip) *Prince Julian, Duke of Halland (the King's grandson, born 2021, son of Prince Carl Philip) *Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland (the King's granddaughter, born 2014, daughter of Princess Madeleine)SVT Nyheter
/ref> *Prince Nicolas, Duke of Ångermanland (the King's grandson, born 2015, son of Princess Madeleine) *Princess Adrienne, Duchess of Blekinge (the King's granddaughter, born 2018, daughter of Princess Madeleine) *

Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (Margaretha Désirée Victoria; born 31 October 1934), is a Swedish princess, the eldest sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and also a first cousin of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. Early life Margaretha wa ...

(the King's first sister, born 1934), widow of John Ambler (1924–2008) * Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (the King's third sister, born 1938), widow of Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld (1934–2017) * Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (the King's fourth sister, born 1943), married to

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Tord Magnuson Tord Gösta Magnuson (born 7 April 1941) is a Swedish business executive and the consul general for Mauritius. He is married to Princess Christina of Sweden, the youngest of the older sisters of King Carl XVI Gustaf. With the deaths of John Amb ...

(born 1941) *

Marianne Bernadotte Gullan Marianne, Princess Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg (née Lindberg, later Tchang; born 15 July 1924), also known as Princess Marianne Bernadotte, is a Swedish actress, fashion icon and philanthropist who in 1961 married Sigvard Bernadott ...

(born 1924), widow of the King's paternal uncle

Sigvard Bernadotte Sigvard Oscar Fredrik, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (7 June 1907 – 4 February 2002) born as, and until 1934 known as, Prince Sigvard of Sweden, Duke of Uppland, was a member of the Swedish Royal Family and a successful industrial desi ...

(1907–2002)

Relationships of current members

*''Red-framed persons are deceased.'' ;Notes * ''Member of the Royal House (Kungl. Huset)'' ** ''Member of the Royal Family (Kungl. Familjen)''

References

External links

Swedish Royal Court
* Complete list of Sweden's royal family, alphabetically, on Swedish Wikipedia. {{European Royal Families Royal Family