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King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
ActorBorn April 30, 1946 (80 years)
Carl XVI Gustaf (born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. Carl XVI Gustaf is the longest-reigning monarch in Swedish history, having surpassed King Magnus IV's reign of 44 years and 222 days on 26 April 2018.
Carl Gustaf was born during the reign of his paternal great-grandfather, King Gustaf V. He is the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. His father died in January 1947 in an airplane crash in Denmark when Carl Gustaf was nine months old. Carl Gustaf became crown prince and heir apparent to the Swedish throne at the age of four when his grandfather Gustaf VI Adolf acceded to the throne in 1950.
Carl Gustaf acceded to the throne upon his grandfather's death on 15 September 1973. Shortly after he became king, the new 1974 Instrument of Government took effect, formally stripping the monarchy of its remaining executive powers. As a result, Carl Gustaf no longer performs many of the duties normally accorded to a head of state in parliamentary regimes, such as the formal appointment of the prime minister, signing legislation into law, and being commander-in-chief of the nation's military. The new instrument explicitly limited the king to ceremonial and representative functions, while he retained the right to be regularly informed of affairs of state. As head of the House of Bernadotte, Carl Gustaf has also been able to make a number of decisions about the titles and positions of its members.
In June 1976, Carl Gustaf married Silvia Sommerlath. They have three children: Victoria, Carl Philip, and Madeleine. The King's heir apparent, after passage on 1 January 1980 of a new law establishing absolute primogeniture, is his eldest child, Crown Princess Victoria. Before the passage of that law, Victoria's younger brother, Carl Philip, was briefly the heir apparent, as of his birth in May 1979.
Carl Gustaf was born during the reign of his paternal great-grandfather, King Gustaf V. He is the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. His father died in January 1947 in an airplane crash in Denmark when Carl Gustaf was nine months old. Carl Gustaf became crown prince and heir apparent to the Swedish throne at the age of four when his grandfather Gustaf VI Adolf acceded to the throne in 1950.
Carl Gustaf acceded to the throne upon his grandfather's death on 15 September 1973. Shortly after he became king, the new 1974 Instrument of Government took effect, formally stripping the monarchy of its remaining executive powers. As a result, Carl Gustaf no longer performs many of the duties normally accorded to a head of state in parliamentary regimes, such as the formal appointment of the prime minister, signing legislation into law, and being commander-in-chief of the nation's military. The new instrument explicitly limited the king to ceremonial and representative functions, while he retained the right to be regularly informed of affairs of state. As head of the House of Bernadotte, Carl Gustaf has also been able to make a number of decisions about the titles and positions of its members.
In June 1976, Carl Gustaf married Silvia Sommerlath. They have three children: Victoria, Carl Philip, and Madeleine. The King's heir apparent, after passage on 1 January 1980 of a new law establishing absolute primogeniture, is his eldest child, Crown Princess Victoria. Before the passage of that law, Victoria's younger brother, Carl Philip, was briefly the heir apparent, as of his birth in May 1979.
Filmography
| 2026 | Winter Olympics Milano Cortina 2026 (TV Series) · as Self - Men And Women's Sprint Spectator |
| 2025 | The Gold Panner from Lannavaara · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2025 | Teater är den nya hiphopen · as Self |
| 2025 | Clock - Socialist Burgers Inc. · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2024 | Smokeys dröm - när Formel 1 kom till byn · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2024 | Paris 2024: Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (TV Series) · as Self - Athletics Spectator |
| 2023 | La Camilla - Från gata till glamour, tur och retur · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Kungen och jag (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | The King · as Self |
| 2023 | Året var 1973 · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | The Kings Inner Circle (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | VM-94: En sportsaga (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | SAT.1 Spezial (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Power Couples: The New Generation · as Self |
| 2021 | Politikbyrån (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | PyeongChang 2018: XXIII Olympic Winter Games (TV Series) · as Self - Women's Cross-Country Skiing Spectator |
| 2016 | Eugen - Den röde prinsen · as Self |
| 2016 | Rio 2016: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (TV Series) · as Self - Athletics Spectator |
| 2013 | Bild Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Stenbeck (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2012 | Palme (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | B.B. King: The Life of Riley · as Self |
| 2012 | Palme · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2012 | London 2012: Games of the XXX Olympiad (TV Series) · as Self - Men's Handball - Denmark Vs. Sweden Spectator |
| 2010 | Public Speaking · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | Behind Blue Skies · as Self |
| 2010 | Vancouver 2010: XXI Olympic Winter Games (TV Series) · as Self - Men's Biathlon Spectator |
| 2009 | The Shock Doctrine · as Self - King Of Sweden |
| 2009 | Ebbe - The Movie · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2008 | Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad (TV Series) · as Self - Men's Table Tennis Spectator |
| 2006 | Turin 2006: XX Olympic Winter Games (TV Series) · as Self - Men's Ice Hockey - Sweden Vs. Finland Spectator |
| 2004 | Athens 2004: Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (TV Series) · as Self - Equestrian Team Individual Jumping Spectator |
| 2004 | Boda real · as Self |
| 2003 | Anders och Måns (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | A Royal Family (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Kungen och jag - Och folket runt omkring (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Konspiration 58 · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2002 | Salt Lake City 2002: XIX Olympic Winter Games (TV Series) · as Self - Men's Ice Hockey - Belarus Vs. Sweden Spectator |
| 2000 | Sydney 2000: Games of the XXVII Olympiad (TV Series) · as Self - Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling Spectator |
| 2000 | Gå på vandet · as Self |
| 1998 | Nagano 1998: XVIII Olympic Winter Games (TV Series) · as Self - Men's Ice Hockey - Sweden Vs. Finland Spectator |
| 1996 | Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad (TV Series) · as Self - Men's Handball - Sweden Vs. Spain Spectator |
| 1992 | När bollen var rund · as Self |
| 1992 | TV4 Nyhetsmorgon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Barcelona 1992: Games of the XXV Olympiad (TV Series) · as Self - Men's Table Tennis Spectator |
| 1989 | ZDF-Mittagsmagazin (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | BingoLotto (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1984 | Los Angeles 1984: Games of the XXIII Olympiad (TV Series) · as Self - Women's Canoe Sprint Spectator |
| 1978 | Studio S - Kungen och vi · as Self |
| 1977 | Tolvslaget på Skansen (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Studio S (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1958 | Etter Dagsrevyen (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1951 | Näin syntyi nykypäivä... 1900-1950 · as Self |
| 1931 | Brokiga blad · as Self |