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  Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gustaf Adolf's expertise and interest in a wide range of fields (architecture and botany being but two) made him respected, as did his informal and modest nature and his purposeful avoidance of pomp.
Gustaf VI Adolf was a devoted archaeologist, and was admitted to the British Academy for his work in botany in 1958.
King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden was the grandfather of both Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and his direct successor, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
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 ing Carl XVI Gustaf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Carl XVI Gustaf Folke Hubertus, King of Sweden, was born on April 30, 1946 at Haga Palace.
Prince Gustaf Adolf died in an air crash in Copenhagen in 1947.
With the accession of Gustaf VI Adolf to the throne in 1950 following the death of Gustaf V, Carl Gustaf became Crown Prince, and when Gustaf VI Adolf passed away on September 15, 1973, Crown Prince Carl Gustaf, then 27 years old, became Sweden's Head of State.
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 Sweden - The Monarchy now and then
Gustaf V became the first uncrowned King in 1907, he was prepared to fight for the status of the King.
In 1973 the 27-year-old Carl Gustaf, the youngest of the Bernadotte monarchs, ascended the throne.
Gustaf VI Adolf acceded to the throne in 1950, Carl Gustaf was already Sweden´s Crown Prince after his father died in an air crash 1947.
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 Swedish royalty
From the day Crown Prince Karl took over government in 1857 until the final capitulation of Gustaf V in the face of demands for parliamentarism and democracy in 1918, the struggle for royal power was the main theme of the history of Swedish kings.
Carl XVI Gustaf was born on 30 April 1946 at Haga Palace, the youngest child and only son of the Hereditary Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha.
As Prince Gustaf Adolf was killed in an air crash in 1947, his son was already Sweden’s Crown Prince when his grandfather Gustaf VI Adolf acceded to the throne in 1950.
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 THE BERNADOTTES
Prince Eugene was one of the great artists of his generation and his Waldemarsudde, today open to the public, is full of art by him and his contemporaries.
The present King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf was born on April 30 1946, the youngest child and only son of the hereditary Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha.
As Prince Gustaf Adolf was killed in an air crash in 1947, his son was already Crown Prince when his grandfather Gustaf VI Adolf acceded to the throne in 1950.
www.nordicway.com /search/Bernadottes.htm   (1136 words)

  
 The Kingdom of Sweden
Son of Gustaf Adolf Prince of Sweden (1906-1947) and Sibylla Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1908-1972).
He was asked to become crown prince of Sweden by the two Swedes (Mörner and Anckarsvärd) who had to bring the news of the death of the former crown prince of Sweden, Prince Christian August of Denmark, to France.
In 1973 the unmarried Carl XVI Gustaf ascended the throne.
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 Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Westrobothnia (1906-1947) Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uplandia, later Count Sigvard Bernadotte af Wisborg (1907-2002) Princess Ingrid, later Queen of Denmark (1910-2000).
Prince Bertil, Duke of Hallandia (1912-1997) Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Dalecarlia, later Count Carl Johan Bernadotte af Wisborg (1916-) He married, secondly, Lady Louise Mountbatten, on November 3, 1923, however the marriage did not result in any children.
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 Namnlöst dokument
The Crown Prince's great interest in nature and environment protection lead to his participation in the preparations for the UN Conference on the Environment in Stockholm in 1972.
The engagement of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath was announced on March 12, 1976 and they were married on June 19 the same year in the Stockholm Cathedral.
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia have three children: Crown Princess Victoria, born on July 14, 1977, Prince Carl Philip, born on May 13, 1979, and Princess Madeleine, born on June 10, 1982.
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 GUSTAF II ADOLF
The protestants entered a union under the prince Fredrik of Pfalz that was supported by Brandenburg and Hessen-Kassel.
Wallenstein subdues the prince of Mecklenburg (a county from which a swedish medivial king was brought 200 years before) and takes the princes title according to his terms.
A meeting in 1629 between Gustaf and Kristian IV failed in convincing the danish king to continue the war against the emperor together with Gustaf.
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 Head of State
Carl Gustaf was educated at a co-educational boarding school in Sigtuna, near Stockholm.
Carl Gustaf passed the university entrance examination in the spring of 1966.
Just months before he ascended to the throne, Carl Gustaf was stripped of all his duties other than the strictly ceremonial ones while at the same time becoming the highest paid monarch in the world.
www.nordicway.com /sweden_head_of_state.htm   (425 words)

  
 GUSTAF II ADOLF
The saxon part of the army consisted of Von Arnims, Klitzings, the princes, Läsers, Swalbachs and Starschedels infantryregiments of 12 100 men.
The king Gustaf Adolf was the supreme commander.
Horn and Gustaf met on the road by Duben.
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 Namnlöst dokument
Parents: Prince Gustaf Adolf and Sibylla of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha.
Gustaf VI Adolf on 15 of September 1973.
The change in the Act of Succession, in effect since 1 of January 1980, deposed Prince Carl Philip as Crown Prince in favour of his older sister Victoria.
www.warholm.nu /CarlXVIGustaf.html   (136 words)

  
 Prince Gustav Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gustaf Adolf, Gustaf Adolf Oscar Fredrik Arthur Edmund (April 22, 1906–January 26, 1947), Prince of Sweden, Duke of Västerbotten, was the eldest son of Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife Princess Margaret of Connaught.
Princess Sibylla was a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, a granddaughter of HRH Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany.
Prince Gustaf Adolf was killed in a plane crash on the afternoon of January 26, 1947 at Kastrup, Denmark.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prince_Gustaf_Adolf,_Duke_of_Westrobothnia   (439 words)

  
 A time to rejoice: Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf at 50 Scandinavian Review - Find Articles
Carl XVI Gustaf was born on April 30, 1946, at the Haga Palace close to Stockholm.
With the birth of Carl Gustaf this problem was put aside for a long time, and most Swedes followed the upbringing of the new prince with keen interest, because in the distant future he would become King of Sweden.
Carl Gustaf's great-grandfather, the reigning King Gustaf V died in 1950 and was succeeded by his oldest son, who became King Gustaf VI Adolf.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3760/is_199610/ai_n8750692   (923 words)

  
 King Gustaf
HM King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, a country that has long enjoyed a very special relationship with Thailand, is a dedicated environmentalist and fervent believer in the scouting movement.
The youngest of five children and the only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla, he abruptly became second in line to the throne, when he was only nine months old.
A constitutional reform in 1980, however, established equal primogeniture, thus depriving the prince of his title and bestowing it on his elder sister, HRH Princess Victoria, who is now Crown Princess of Sweden.
www.nationmultimedia.com /specials/60thking/gustuf.php   (828 words)

  
 The Monarchy in Sweden
First, the Danish prince, Karl August of Augustenborg, was chosen, but as he died shortly after his arrival in Sweden, the French marshal, Jean Baptiste Bernadotte, was chosen to be the successor to the Swedish throne in the summer of 1810 and then assumed the name of Karl Johan.
Carl XVI Gustaf was born on 30 April 1946, the youngest child and only son of the Hereditary Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha.
The Crown Prince Carl Gustaf was educated at a boarding school at Sigtuna, not far from Stockholm, and passed his university entrance examination in 1966.
www.bolag.org /english/sweden/general/e-s-monarchy.htm   (4036 words)

  
 SWEDEN ROYAL FAMILY
He was the youngest child and only son of the Hereditary Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla.
Carl Gustaf became Crown Prince of Sweden when his grandfather, King Gustaf VI Adolf, acceded to the throne in 1950.
Following the death of his grandfather, Carl Gustaf acceded to the throne on September 15, 1973, at the age of 27.
personales.ya.com /fororeal/enfrsue.htm   (529 words)

  
 The Monarchy in Sweden - SWEDEN.SE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
He was born on April 30, 1946, the fifth child and only son of Hereditary Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla of Sachsen Coburg-Gotha.
At the age of four, Carl Gustaf became crown prince of Sweden when his great grandfather Gustaf V died and was succeeded by the then 68-year-old Gustaf VI Adolf, the crown prince’s grandfather.
After 23 years as monarch, Gustaf Adolf died and the 27-year-old crown prince became King Carl XVI Gustaf in 1973.
www.sweden.se /templates/cs/FactSheet____14791.aspx   (2062 words)

  
 TIME.com: More Romance & Renunciation -- Apr. 9, 1934 -- Page 1
Sweden's ramrod King Gustaf Adolf still had an heir last week in his son Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf, but he could be sure of little else.
Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf announced that the prince would not dream of marrying the captain's daughter.
Of what was once a surfeit of young Swedish princes, only three remained in good standing last week: the Crown Prince's eldest, Gustaf Adolf, who is safely and royally married but childless; his unmarried youngest, Carl Johan; and unmarried first cousin Carl.
www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,929713,00.html   (512 words)

  
 Index Gr-Gy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The son of the future king Gustaf V and Victoria of Baden (great-granddaughter of former king Gustaf IV Adolf), he entered the army in 1902 and by 1932 had risen to the rank of general.
Gustaf promised to govern the country gently, with justice and integrity.
The crown prince (his grandson Carl Gustaf, son of Gustaf Adolf) acceded to the largely ceremonial throne as Carl XVI Gustaf.
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 taftafaia: King Carl XVI Gustaf 60 Years Old   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus) (born April 30, 1946), is King of Sweden.
He is the only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf (1906-1947) and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1908-1972).
Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus) (born April 30, 1946), is King of Sweden.
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 Genealogy of the Royal Family of Sweden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
HRH Erik Gustaf Ludvik Albert Prince of Sweden, Duke of Västermanland
(Born as: HRH Oscar Fredrik Vilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf Prince of Sweden, Duke of Skåne)
HRH Bertil Gustaf Oscar Carl Eugen Prince of Sweden, Duke of Halland ("Nappe")
www.geocities.com /henrivanoene/gensweden.html   (1280 words)

  
 Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Category:Swedish monarchs Category:Knights of the Garter Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden Category:Archaeologists Category:Bernadotte Category:Dukes of Swedish Provinces
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The poor are grow tall, tall and taller, piercing the sky.
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 TIME.com: Prince's Week -- Jun. 14, 1926 -- Page 1
The Prince knew others of the children gathered there from a visit they had paid him in Sweden: "How you've grown!" said he.
Worshiped in Gustaf Adolf Swedish Lutheran Church, Manhattan, at a special service in commemoration of Gustaf Day, royal holiday of Sweden; was given a specially bound volume, The Lutheran Church in American History.
"Gustaf Adolf, crown prince of Sweden, among us taking notes, will later be king.
www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,751529,00.html   (697 words)

  
 Queen Victoria's Descendants - Intermarriages
Gustaf Adolf "Edmund" of Sweden (Duke of Vasterbotten)
Gottfried of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (8 th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg)
1 - Prince Andrej of Yugoslavia (1929-1990) a descendant of Queen Victoria was married at different times to two other descendants of Queen Victoria.
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 Royal Family [King Carl XVI Gustaf]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden was born on April 30 1946 at Haga Palace, Stockholm.
In 1950, Carl Gustaf's grandfather Gustaf VI Adolf became King upon the death of Carl Gustaf's great-grandfather Gustaf V, making Carl Gustaf the Crown Prince of Sweden at the age of four.
When Gustaf VI Adolf died in 1973, Carl Gustaf, then only 27 years old became Head of State.
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 In Memoriam: Queen Ingrid of Denmark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louisa Margaretha Princess of Sweden was born on March 28, 1910 at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, as the third child and the only daughter of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden (since 1950 King Gustaf VI Adolf) and Princess Margaret of Connaught.
She had four brothers: Gustaf Adolf (1906-1947, the father of the present King Carl XVI Gustaf), Sigvard (1907), Bertil (1912-1997) and Carl Johan (1916).
On May 24, 1935, Ingrid married Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark in the Storkyrkan in Stockholm.
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 CERN Courier - Swedish accelerators take a - IOP Publishing - article
Naeslund's wife knew Göteborg textile magnate Gustaf Werner, who was the richest person in Sweden at that time and known for his generosity.
On 8 December 1949, Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf inaugurated the Gustaf Werner Institute for Nuclear Chemistry (GWI).
Exactly two years later, on 9 December 1951, Ernest O Lawrence, the inventor of the cyclotron, pressed the button to initiate the first beam circulating in the new synchrocyclotron.
www.cerncourier.com /main/article/40/4/15/1   (1341 words)

  
 Charles XVI Gustavus — FactMonster.com
Charles XVI Gustavus (Carl Gustaf), 1946–;, king of Sweden (1973–), grandson and successor of Gustavus VI; son of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Carl XVI Gustaf - Carl XVI Gustaf: see Charles XVI Gustavus.
Gustavus VI - Gustavus VI (Gustaf Adolf), 1882–1973, king of Sweden (1950–73), son and successor of...
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 Eye Witness - 1901   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Sully Prudhomme, who was ill. Finally, the royal family entered: in the middle, Crown Prince Gustaf--later to become King Gustaf V--standing in for King Oscar who had been forced to travel to Christiania because of the threatening break-up of the Swedish Norwegian union.
With him, came the 19-year old Prince Gustaf Adolf (much later our Gustaf VI Adolf) together with Prince Eugen.
In regard to the scientific prizes, the presentations were made by representatives of the two institutes that selected the recipients, rather than by experts in the pertinent fields, as later became usual.
nobelprize.org /award_ceremonies/banquet/eyewitness/henschen.html   (1067 words)

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