List of heirs to the Swedish throne
This page is a list of heirs to the Swedish throne. The list includes all individuals who were considered to inherit the throne of the Kingdom of Sweden, either as heir apparent or as heir presumptive, since the accession of the House of Holstein-Gottorp on 25 March 1751. Those who succeeded as King of Sweden are shown in bold in the table below.
In 1809 a coup d'état against King Gustav IV replaced him with his uncle Karl XIII. As the new king was childless, he and the ruling government arranged for the adoption of an heir to succeed him. The new constitution also suppressed male-preference primogeniture in favour of strict male-line primogeniture.
| Heir | Relationship to monarch (status) |
Became heir | Ceased to be heir | Next in line of succession | Monarch | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Reason | Date | Reason | ||||
| Crown Prince Gustav | Eldest son Heir apparent |
25 March 1751 | Father became king | 12 February 1771 | Father died, became king |
Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, brother | Adolf Fredrik |
| Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland | Brother Heir presumptive |
12 February 1771 | Brother became king | 1 November 1778 | Son born to king | Prince Fredrik Adolf, Duke of Östergötland, brother | Gustav III |
| Crown Prince Gustav Adolf | Eldest son Heir apparent |
1 November 1778 | Born | 29 March 1792 | Father died, became king |
Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, 1778–1782, uncle | |
| Prince Karl Gustav, Duke of Småland, 1782–1783, brother | |||||||
| Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, 1783–1792, uncle | |||||||
| Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland | Uncle Heir presumptive |
29 March 1792 | Nephew became king | 9 November 1799 | Son born to king | Prince Fredrik Adolf, Duke of Östergötland, 1792–1798, brother | Gustav IV Adolf |
| Prince Karl Adolf, Duke of Värmland, 1798, son | |||||||
| Prince Fredrik Adolf, Duke of Östergötland, 1798–1799, brother | |||||||
| Crown Prince Gustav | Eldest son Heir apparent |
9 November 1799 | Born | 29 March 1809 | Father abdicated, family excluded from succession |
Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, 1799–1802, great-uncle | |
| Prince Karl Gustav, Grand Duke of Finland, Duke of Småland, 1802–1805, brother | |||||||
| Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, 1805–1809, great-uncle | |||||||
| Crown Prince Karl August | Adopted son Heir apparent |
January 1810 | Adopted by king | 28 May 1810 | Died | none | Karl XIII |
| Crown Prince Carl Johan | Adopted son Heir apparent |
21 August 1810 | Elected as heir | 5 February 1818 | King died, became king |
Prince Oscar, Duke of Södermanland, son | |
| Crown Prince Oscar, Duke of Södermanland | Eldest son Heir apparent |
5 February 1818 | Father became king | 8 March 1844 | Father died, became king |
none 1818–1826 | Carl XIV Johan |
| Prince Carl, Duke of Skåne, 1826–1844, son | |||||||
| Crown Prince Carl, Duke of Skåne | Eldest son Heir apparent |
8 March 1844 | Father became king | 8 July 1859 | Father died, became king |
Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland, 1844–1852, brother | Oscar I |
| Prince Oscar, Duke of Östergötland, 1852, brother | |||||||
| Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland, 1852–1854, son | |||||||
| Prince Oscar, Duke of Östergötland, 1854–1859, brother | |||||||
| Prince Oscar, Duke of Östergötland | Brother Heir presumptive |
8 July 1859 | Brother became king | 13 September 1872 | Brother died, became king |
Prince Gustaf, Duke of Värmland, son | Carl XV |
| Crown Prince Gustaf, Duke of Värmland | Eldest son Heir apparent |
13 September 1872 | Father became king | 8 December 1907 | Father died, became king |
Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland, 1872–1882, brother | Oscar II |
| Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Skåne, 1882–1907, son | |||||||
| Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Skåne | Eldest son Heir apparent |
8 December 1907 | Father became king | 29 October 1950 | Father died, became king |
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, 1907–1947, son | Gustav V |
| Prince Carl Gustaf, Duke of Jämtland, 1947–1950, grandson | |||||||
| Crown Prince Carl Gustaf, Duke of Jämtland | Grandson Heir apparent |
29 October 1950 | Grandfather became king | 15 September 1973 | Grandfather died, became king |
Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland, uncle | Gustaf VI Adolf |
| Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland | Uncle Heir presumptive |
15 September 1973 | Nephew became king | 13 May 1979 | Son born to king | none | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Crown Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland | Eldest son Heir apparent |
13 May 1979 | Born | 1 January 1980 | Succession law changed | Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland, great-uncle | |
| Crown Princess Victoria, Duchess of Västergötland | Eldest child Heir apparent |
1 January 1980 | Succession law changed | Incumbent | Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland, 1980–2012, brother | ||
| Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland, 2012–present, daughter | |||||||
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