Succession to the Swedish throne

The Silver Throne, used by Swedish monarchs since 1650

The line of succession to the Swedish throne is the list of people who may become Queen or King of Sweden.^[1]

History

Since 1980, Swedish law identifies the eldest child of a Swedish monarch the royal heir. The first-born child follows his or her parent on the throne.^[2] This is known as full or equal primogeniture.

Order of succession

The current order of succession is

Victoria and her daughter, Estelle, are first and second in line to the throne, respectively.

• King Carl XVI Gustaf (born 1946)^[3]
  • (1) Crown Princess Victoria, Duchess of Västergötland (born 1977)^[4]
    • (2) Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland (born 2012)^[5]
    • (3) Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne (born 2016)^[6]
  • (4) Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (born 1979)^[7]
    • (5) Prince Alexander, Duke of Södermanland (born 2016)^[8]
    • (6) Prince Gabriel, Duke of Dalarna (born 2017)^[9]
    • (7) Prince Julian, Duke of Halland (born 2021)
  • (8) Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (born 1982)^[10]
    • (9) Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland (born 2014)^[11]
    • (10) Prince Nicolas, Duke of Ångermanland (born 2015)^[12]
    • (11) Princess Adrienne, Duchess of Blekinge (born 2018)^[13]

Related pages

• Order of succession

References

1. International Constitutional Law Project (ICL), Sweden; Swedish Royal Court Archived 2011-12-28 at the Wayback Machine (Svierges Kungahus), The Monarchy in Sweden Archived 2018-03-22 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2011-12-19.
2. CBC/Radio-Canada, "Royal Succession," April 22, 2011; retrieved 2011-12-19.
3. "H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf - Biography". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2013. King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia have three children: Crown Princess Victoria, born on 14 July 1977, Prince Carl Philip, born on 13 May 1979 and Princess Madeleine, born on 10 June 1982. Under the Order of Succession introduced in 1980 by the Swedish Parliament, the throne passes to the eldest child.
4. "H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria - Biography". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Archived from the original on 15 March 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2013. In accordance with the 1979 Act of Succession, which entered into force on 1 January 1980, Crown Princess Victoria is heir to the Swedish throne.
5. "H.R.H. Princess Estelle - Biography". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013. Princess Estelle is second in the line of succession, following Crown Princess Victoria.
6. "H.R.H. Prince Oscar - Biography". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016. Princess Oscar is third in the line of succession, following Princess Estelle.
7. "H.R.H. Prince Carl Philip - Biography". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2013. Prince Carl Philip is fourth in line of succession, after Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Estelle, and Prince Oscar.
8. "HRH Prince Alexander - Biography". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2018. In accordance with the 1979 Act of Succession, which entered into force on 1 January 1980, Prince Alexander is fifth in line of succession, after Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Estelle, Prince Oscar and Prince Carl Philip.
9. "HRH Prince Gabriel - Biography". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2018. In accordance with the 1979 Act of Succession, which entered into force on 1 January 1980, Prince Gabriel is sixth in line of succession, after Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Estelle, Prince Oscar, Prince Carl Philip and Prince Alexander.
10. "H.R.H. Princess Madeleine - Biography". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013. Princess Madeleine is fifth in the line of succession, following Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Estelle, Prince Oscar, and Prince Carl Philip.
11. "H.R.H. Princess Leonore - Biography". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014. In accordance with the 1979 Act of Succession, which entered into force on 1 January 1980, Princess Leonore is sixth in the line of succession, following Princess Madeleine.
12. "H.R.H. Prince Nicolas - Biography". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Archived from the original on 30 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015. In accordance with the 1979 Act of Succession, which entered into force on 1 January 1980, Prince Nicolas is seventh in the line of succession, following Princess Leonore.
13. "H.K.H. Prinsessan Adrienne Josephine Alice, hertiginna av Blekinge". Archived from the original on 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2023-04-01.

Other websites

• Swedish Royal Court Archived 2011-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Bernadotte Dynasty family tree Archived 2015-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
• Successionsordning (in Swedish)