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Sweden

The line of succession to the Swedish throne

By
13th March 2023

King Carl XVI Gustaf is marking 50 years on the Swedish throne this year, and celebrations have been taking place all year – culminating in September for His Majesty’s official Golden Jubilee celebrations.

The Swedish line of succession is governed by absolute primogeniture and is limited to King Carl Gustaf’s legitimate descendants who are raised in Sweden. They must also be Protestant (Lutheran), have the monarch and government’s permission to marry, and not ascend to another throne.

The current line of succession is as follows:

  1. Crown Princess Victoria
  2. Princess Estelle
  3. Prince Oscar
  4. Prince Carl Philip
  5. Prince Alexander
  6. Prince Gabriel
  7. Prince Julian
  8. Princess Madeleine
  9. Princess Leonore
  10. Prince Nicolas
  11. Princess Adrienne
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Brittani is from Tennessee, USA. She is a political scientist and historian after graduating with a degree in the topics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in December 2014. She also holds a master's degree from Northeastern University. She enjoys reading and researching all things regarding the royals of the world. She's been researching, reading, and writing on royalty for over a decade. She became Europe Editor in October 2016, and then Deputy Editor in January 2019, and has been featured on several podcasts, radio shows, news broadcasts and websites including Global News Canada, ABC News Australia, WION India and BBC World News.