Background
Gustaf, His Majesty Carl XVI was born on April 30, 1946 in Stockholm. Son of Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla (Princess Sache-Coburg-Gotha).
Gustaf, His Majesty Carl XVI was born on April 30, 1946 in Stockholm. Son of Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla (Princess Sache-Coburg-Gotha).
Student, Royal Naval Academy, Royal National Defense College, University Uppsala, Stockholm University. Degree (honorary), Swedish University Agricultural Sciences. Degree (honorary), Royal Institute of Technology.
Degree (honorary), Stockholm School of Economics. Degree (honorary), Åbo Academy, Finland.
King of Sweden, since 1973. Chief Swedish Armed Forces. Protector Swedish Royal Academies.
Chairman Swedish branch World-Wide Fund for Nature. Honorary chairman World Scout Foundation, since 1977.
Married Silvia Renate Sommerlath, June 19, 1976. Children: Victoria, Carl Philip, Madeleine.