Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden facts for kids

Swedish Royal Family
	;
	HM The King; HM The Queen HRH The Crown Princess; HRH Prince Daniel HRH Princess Estelle; HRH Prince Oscar; ; HRH Prince Carl Philip; HRH Princess Sofia HRH Prince Alexander; ; HRH Princess Madeleine HRH Princess Leonore; HRH Prince Nicolas; ; HRH Princess Birgitta Extended royal family

Carl XVI Gustaf
Carl XVI Gustaf
	Carl XVI Gustaf in Stockholm in June 2010.
	King of Sweden
Reign	15 September 1973 – present
Enthronement	19 September 1973
Predecessor	Gustaf VI Adolf
Heiress apparent	Crown Princess Victoria
Prime Ministers	See list Olof Palme; Thorbjörn Fälldin; Ola Ullsten; Thorbjörn Fälldin; Olof Palme; Ingvar Carlsson; Carl Bildt; Ingvar Carlsson; Göran Persson; Fredrik Reinfeldt; Stefan Löfven
Spouse	Queen Silvia, née Sommerlath (m. 1976)
Issue
	Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden; Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland; Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
Full name
	Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus
House	House of Bernadotte
Father	Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
Mother	Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Born	30 April 1946 (age 72); Haga Palace, Sweden
Signature
Religion	Church of Sweden

Carl XVI Gustaf (born 30 April 1946) is the king of Sweden. He became king on 15 September 1973. He is married to Silvia Sommerlath who is half German, half Brazilian. With her he has three children:

Internationally King Carl XVI Gustav is best known for presenting the Nobel Prizes every year.

Images for kids

The 15-year-old Crown Prince of Sweden looks at the recently recovered 17th century warship Vasa in 1961.
The King and Queen of Sweden welcomed at the Kremlin by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila at the start of the King's State Visit to Russia, 8 October 2001.
King Carl XVI Gustaf with Queen Silvia at the royal wedding of their daughter Victoria