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Born: 30 April 1946 · Age: 80
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden is 80 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 30 April 1946.
Longest-reigning monarch in the history of Sweden
Did you know?He has lived with dyslexia since childhood, a condition that has also affected several of his children.
Carl XVI Gustaf became heir as a small boy after his father died in a plane crash. He took the throne at 27. A new constitution soon removed the king's last political powers, leaving him a purely ceremonial head of state. He has used the role to champion the environment and the Scout movement. He presents the Nobel Prizes each December. In 2023 he passed fifty years as king, a Swedish record.
Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden since 15 September 1973. Having reigned for 53 years, he is the longest-reigning monarch in Swedish history and the second longest-serving current head of state.
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Swedish monarch, born 1946
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden was born in Solna on 30 April 1946.
He became King in 1973.
He is the longest-reigning monarch in Swedish history.
He married Silvia Sommerlath in 1976.
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Did you know?A 1980 law change made his daughter Victoria heir instead of his son.
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