Charles XVI Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Charles XVI, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Sweden.

6 records1946–19826 events2 places

Chronological biography

1946

Birth of Charles XVI30 April 1946

House / House of Bernadotte · King · Stockholm

Birth of Charles XVI

1973

Succession15 September 1973

House / House of Bernadotte · King · Stockholm

Succeeds as King of Sweden

1976

Marriage19 June 1976

House / House of Bernadotte · King · Stockholm

Marries Fraulein Silvia Renate Sommerlath

1977

Birth of daughter14 July 1977

House / House of Bernadotte · King · Vastergotland

Has a daughter, the Duchess of Vastergotland

1979

Birth of Charles Philip Edmund Bertil13 May 1979

House / House of Bernadotte · King · Stockholm

Birth of Charles Philip Edmund Bertil, Charles XVIs son

1982

Birth of Princess Madeleine10 June 1982

House / House of Bernadotte · King · Stockholm

Birth of Princess Madeleine

Titles and roles

King

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.