Top 10: The Swedish Line Of Succession - Everything To Know

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Swedish royal family line of succession to the throne Sweden royals heir King Queen future Carl Gustaf Silvia

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Sweden is currently ruled by King Carl XVI Gustaf. But what does the line of succession to the Swedish throne look like? In this gallery, we break down the Top 10 and everything to know on the Royal Family.

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King Carl Gustaf of Sweden

Carl Gustaf has been King since 1973 and he's in his 70s today. The Swedish line of succession is made up of his and Queen Silvia's three children and their grandchildren. Here are the Top 10 in line to the throne...

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1: Princess Victoria of Sweden

Princess Victoria is the heir to the Swedish throne. She's the eldest of the King and Queen's three children. For centuries, succession in the Swedish monarchy followed the male-preference system, but female heirs gained equal rights in 1980. The change made Victoria the next monarch.

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2: Princess Estelle

After her mother Princess Victoria, Princess Estelle is next in line to the throne. Sweden should have consecutive Queens after over 300 years without one.

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3: Prince Oscar

Third in line to the throne is Prince Oscar. Born in 2016, he is the younger of Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel's two children.

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4: Prince Carl Philip of Sweden

In another time, Prince Carl Philip would have been Sweden's next ruler. But with the monarchy's shift to equality for male and female heirs, he comes after his older sister Princess Victoria in the line of succession.

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5–6: Prince Alexander and Prince Gabriel

Prince Carl Philip's sons follow him in the line of succession. His eldest boys Prince Alexander and Prince Gabriel stand in fifth and sixth place respectively.

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7: Prince Julian

To date, Prince Carl Philip and his wife Princess Sofia have three children. After Alexander and Gabriel, their youngest son Prince Julian comes in seventh in the line of succession.

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8: Princess Madeleine

In line to the throne, Princess Madeleine stands eighth. The youngest child of King Carl Gustaf, she follows her siblings Victoria and Carl Philip and their children.

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9–10: Princess Leonore and Prince Nicolas

Round out the Top 10 in the Swedish line of succession are Princess Madeleine's children. She actually has three kids with her husband Chris O'Neill. Princess Leonore is ninth and Prince Nicolas is tenth, with the youngest Princess Adrienne standing eleventh.

Swedish Royal Family: Line Of Succession After The King

King Carl Gustaf has been on the Swedish throne since 1973, and he's in his 70s today. For centuries, succession in the Swedish monarchy followed the male-preference system, but female heirs were given equal rights in 1980.

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Currently, the Swedish line of succession is made up of King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia's three children and their grandchildren. Click through the gallery slides above to see the Top 10 in line to Sweden's throne.

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