Line of succession to the Swedish throne
The line of succession to the Swedish throne is determined by the Act of Succession (Swedish: Successionsordningen), originally approved jointly by the Riksdag of the Estates assembled in Örebro and King Charles XIII in 1810.[1][2]
In 1979, the Riksdag introduced absolute primogeniture, meaning that the eldest child of the monarch, regardless of gender, is first in the line of succession. The change entered into force on 1 January 1980,[3][4] making Sweden the first country to adopt absolute primogeniture.[5] The Swedish crown had previously (since 1810) descended according to agnatic primogeniture, meaning that only males could inherit it.[6]
Line of succession
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King Carl XVI Gustaf (born 1946)[3]
- (1) Crown Princess Victoria, Duchess of Västergötland (b. 1977)[4]
- (2) Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland (b. 2012)[7]
- (3) Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (b. 1979)[8]
- (4) Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (b. 1982)[9]
- (5) Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland (b. 2014)[10]
- (6) Prince Nicolas, Duke of Ångermanland (b. 2015)[11]
- (1) Crown Princess Victoria, Duchess of Västergötland (b. 1977)[4]
Eligibility
According to the Act of Succession, only King Carl XVI Gustaf's Lutheran legitimate descendants brought up in Sweden are presently entitled to succeed.[6][12] A person loses his or her succession rights and deprives his or her descendants of their succession rights if he or she:
- is not brought up in Sweden[12]
- ceases to be a Lutheran (Article 4)[6][12]
- marries without the consent of the Government (Article 5)[6][12] or
- ascends the throne of another state by election, inheritance or marriage without the consent of the monarch and the Riksdag (Article 8)[6][12]
See also
References
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