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Biography of Carl XVI King Sweden 1946-

Paternal Family Tree: Bernadotte

Maternal Family Tree: Adelheid Hohenlohe Langenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg

On 20th October 1932 [his father] Prince Gustaf Adolf Bernadotte (age 26) and [his mother] Sibylla Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 24) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Gustaf Adolph VI King Sweden (age 49) and [his grandmother] Margaret "Daisy" Windsor. They were second cousins. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 30th April 1946 Carl XVI King Sweden was born to Prince Gustaf Adolf Bernadotte (age 40) and Sibylla Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 38). He a great x 2 grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.85%.

On 15th September 1973 [his grandfather] Gustaf Adolph VI King Sweden (age 90) died. His grandson Carl (age 27) succeeded XVI King Sweden. [his future wife] Silvia Sommerlath Queen Consort Sweden by marriage Queen Consort Sweden.

On 19th June 1976 Carl XVI King Sweden (age 30) and Silvia Sommerlath Queen Consort Sweden were married.

Royal Ancestors of Carl XVI King Sweden 1946-

Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 24 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 30 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 25 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Kings Scotland: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Carl XVI King Sweden 1946-

Great x 3 Grandfather: Oscar I King Sweden and Norway

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway

Great x 1 Grandfather: Gustav V King Sweden 4 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick William Nassau Weilburg Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke William of Nassau 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Paul Heinrich Württemberg 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Pauline of Württemberg 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

GrandFather: Gustaf Adolph VI King Sweden 5 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Father: Prince Gustaf Adolf Bernadotte Great Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Prince Arthur Windsor 1st Duke Connaught and Strathearn Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Margaret "Daisy" Windsor Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick William III King Prussia 2 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Hohenzollern 3 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Louise of Prussia 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Charles Hohenzollern 4 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Saxe Weimar Eisenach

Great x 1 Grandmother: Luise Margarete Hohenzollern Duchess Connaught 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Carl XVI King Sweden 2 x Great Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Leopold Saxe Coburg Gotha 1st Duke Albany Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Charles Edward Saxe Coburg Gotha Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 1 Grandmother: Helena Waldeck Duchess Albany

Mother: Sibylla Saxe Coburg Gotha Great Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Great x 2 Grandfather: Friedrich Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Friedrich Ferdinand Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Adelheid Schasumburg Lippe Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg

GrandMother: Viktoria Adelheid Glücksburg 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Christian Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian August Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Auguste Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Christian Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Sophie Danneskiold Samsøe Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg

Great x 1 Grandmother: Victoria Friederike Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Adelheid Hohenlohe Langenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg