Sweden: Heads of State: 1818-2023 Royal House: Bernadotte/Bernadotteska ätten Med Guds Nåde, Sveriges, Norges, Götes och Vendes Konung 5 Feb 1818 - 8 Mar 1844 Carl XIV Johan [1][2] 8 Mar 1844 - 8 Jul 1859 Oscar I (Frans Josef Oscar) [2][3] 8 Jul 1859 - 18 Sep 1872 Carl XV (Carl Ludvig Eugen) [2] 18 Sep 1872 - 27 Oct 1905 Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik) [2] Med Guds Nåde, Sveriges, Götes och Vendes Konung 27 Oct 1905 - 8 Dec 1907 Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik) (x) 8 Dec 1907 - 29 Oct 1950 Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf) 29 Oct 1950 - 15 Sep 1973 Gustaf VI Adolf (Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf) Sveriges Konung [4] 15 Sep 1973 - Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus) [1] Baptised: Jean (de Bernadotte), name expanded to Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte in infancy, to prevent confusion with older brother Jean-Évangéliste; added Jules, so Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, during the Revolution in honour of C. Iulius Caesar; made Prince de Ponte-Corvo (5 Jun 1806) in France; elected Kronprins by the Diet of Estates of Sweden (21 Aug 1810), as Prins Johan Baptist Julius av Ponte-Corvo; adopted 5 Nov 1810 by King Carl XIII of Sweden with name Carl Johan. [2] Also in Norway. [3] To 21 Aug 1810: François-Joseph-Oscar Bernadotte. [4] Succeeded to the throne upon the death of his predecessor (15 Sep 1973). A new royal style was introduced in a proclamation of accession issued on 19 Sep 1973 (Svensk författningssamling, 1973:702). Last updated on: 01 Jul 2020 21:00:00
