HM King Gustaf V Adolf of Sweden

Date & place of birth June 16, 1858 Drottningholm Palace, near Stockholm
Born as HRH Prince of Sweden
Names Oscar Gustaf Adolf

Father King Oscar II of Sweden (then Prince Oscar of Sweden and Norway)
Mother Princess Sophie of Nassau (Queen Sofia of Sweden)





Royal house Bernadotte
Heir apparent Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway September 18, 1872-June 7, 1905
Heir apparent Crown Prince of Sweden September 18, 1872-December 8, 1907
Reign June 7, 1905-October 29, 1950
Tenure 41 years 315 days
Predecessor King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway (father)
Successor King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (son)





Siblings (3)
Eldest of four children (3 brothers)
Prince Oscar of Sweden, Duke of Gotland
Prince Carl of Sweden, Duke of Vastermanland
Prince Eugen of Sweden, Duke of Narke





Married September 20, 1881 Royal chapel, Karlsruhe Palace, Karlsruhe
Spouse Princess Viktoria of Baden





Issue
(3 sons)
Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden (King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden)
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden
Prince Erik of Sweden





Grandchildren (6)
(5 grandsons, 1 granddaughter)
Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Vasterbotten
Prince Sigvard of Sweden, Duke of Uppland
Prince Lennart of Sweden (Count of Rosenborg)
Princess Ingrid of Sweden (Queen Ingrid of Denmark)
Prince Bertil of Sweden, Duke of Halland
Prince Johan of Sweden, Duke of Dalarna





Died October 29, 1950 Drottningholm Palace, near Stockholm (age 92)
Place of burial Riddarholm Church, Stockholm





Titles
HRH Prince of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Varmland
HRH Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Varmland
HRH Crown Prince of Sweden, Duke of Varmland (October 26, 1905-December 8, 1907)
HM King of Sweden





Paternal grandparents
King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway
Princess Josephine of Leuchtenberg (Queen Josefina of Sweden and Norway)

Paternal great-grandparents
King Carl XIV of Sweden and Norway
Desiree Clary (Queen Desideria of Sweden and Norway)
Eugene de Beauharnais
Princess Augusta of Bavaria





Maternal grandparents
Prince Wilhelm of Nassau
Princess Pauline of Wurttemberg

Maternal great-grandparents
Prince Charles Christian of Nassau-Weilburg
Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau
Prince Frederick of Wurttemberg
Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel