Sweden: Heads of State: 1818-2024 |
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| Royal House: Bernadotte/Bernadotteska ätten | |
| Med Guds Nåde, Sveriges, Norges, Götes och Vendes Konung | |
| 5 Feb 1818 - 8 Mar 1844 | Carl XIV Johan [1][2] |
| 8 Mar 1844 - 8 Jul 1859 | Oscar I (Frans Josef Oscar) [2][3] |
| 8 Jul 1859 - 18 Sep 1872 | Carl XV (Carl Ludvig Eugen) [2] |
| 18 Sep 1872 - 27 Oct 1905 | Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik) [2] |
| Med Guds Nåde, Sveriges, Götes och Vendes Konung | |
| 27 Oct 1905 - 8 Dec 1907 | Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik) |
| 8 Dec 1907 - 29 Oct 1950 | Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf) |
| 29 Oct 1950 - 15 Sep 1973 | Gustaf VI Adolf (Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf) |
| Sveriges Konung [4] | |
| 15 Sep 1973 - | Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus) |
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| [1] | Baptised: Jean (de Bernadotte), name expanded to Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte in infancy, to prevent confusion with older brother Jean-Évangéliste; added Jules, so Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, during the Revolution in honour of C. Iulius Caesar; made Prince de Ponte-Corvo (5 Jun 1806) in France; elected Kronprins by the Diet of Estates of Sweden (21 Aug 1810), as Prins Johan Baptist Julius av Ponte-Corvo; adopted 5 Nov 1810 by King Carl XIII of Sweden with name Carl Johan. |
| [2] | Also in Norway. |
| [3] | To 21 Aug 1810: François-Joseph-Oscar Bernadotte. |
| [4] | Succeeded to the throne upon the death of his predecessor (15 Sep 1973). A new royal style was introduced in a proclamation of accession issued on 19 Sep 1973 (Svensk författningssamling, 1973:702). |
Last update: 29 Nov 2023