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]

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The Silver Throne, used by Swedish monarchs since 1650

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] Though the change took effect in 1980, its application was backdated so that Crown Princess Victoria, who was born in 1977, became the first in line of succession.

Line of succession
Victoria and her daughter, Estelle, are first and second in line to the throne, respectively.

Eligibility

According to more recent adjustments (than 1810) to the Act of Succession, only King Carl XVI Gustaf's Lutheran legitimate descendants brought up in Sweden are presently entitled to succeed.[6][16] 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[16]
  • ceases to be a Lutheran (Article 4)[6][16]
  • marries without the consent of the Government (Article 5)[6][16] or
  • ascends the throne of another state by election, inheritance or marriage without the consent of the monarch and the Riksdag (Article 8)[6][16]

On 7 October 2019, King Carl Gustaf of Sweden reduced the number of members of the royal house, stripping five of his grandchildren of their royal highness status. The children will retain their titles of prince/princess and duke/duchess, but will not be expected to perform royal duties. The only two grandchildren of the king excluded from the move are the children of Crown Princess Victoria - Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar.[17] It has been confirmed that this move did not affect the line of succession.[18]

See also

References
  1. "Act of Succession" (PDF). Riksdag. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  2. "Successionsordning (1810:0926)" (in Swedish). Riksdag. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  3. "H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf - Biography". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Retrieved 22 December 2013. King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia have three children: Crown Princess Victoria, born on 14 July 1977, Prince Carl Philip, born on 13 May 1979 and Princess Madeleine, born on 10 June 1982. Under the Order of Succession introduced in 1980 by the Swedish Parliament, the throne passes to the eldest child.
  4. "H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria - Biography". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Retrieved 22 December 2013. In accordance with the 1979 Act of Succession, which entered into force on 1 January 1980, Crown Princess Victoria is heir to the Swedish throne.
  5. "Duties of the Monarch". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Retrieved 22 December 2013. By this principle, which Sweden is the first country to have introduced, the throne passes to the eldest child, whether male or female.
  6. Constitutional Law in Sweden. Kluwer Law International. 2011. pp. 42–44. ISBN 978-9041134356. Retrieved 22 December 2013. Thus, no freedom of religion exists for the royal family.
  7. "H.R.H. Princess Estelle - Biography". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Retrieved 22 December 2013. Princess Estelle is second in the line of succession, following Crown Princess Victoria.
  8. "H.R.H. Prince Oscar - Biography". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Retrieved 19 June 2016. Princess Oscar is third in the line of succession, following Princess Estelle.
  9. "H.R.H. Prince Carl Philip - Biography". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Retrieved 22 December 2013. Prince Carl Philip is fourth in line of succession, after Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Estelle, and Prince Oscar.
  10. "HRH Prince Alexander - Biography". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Retrieved 14 March 2018. In accordance with the 1979 Act of Succession, which entered into force on 1 January 1980, Prince Alexander is fifth in line of succession, after Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Estelle, Prince Oscar and Prince Carl Philip.
  11. "HRH Prince Gabriel - Biography". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Retrieved 14 March 2018. In accordance with the 1979 Act of Succession, which entered into force on 1 January 1980, Prince Gabriel is sixth in line of succession, after Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Estelle, Prince Oscar, Prince Carl Philip and Prince Alexander.
  12. "H.R.H. Princess Madeleine - Biography". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Retrieved 22 December 2013. Princess Madeleine is fifth in the line of succession, following Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Estelle, Prince Oscar, and Prince Carl Philip.
  13. "H.R.H. Princess Leonore - Biography". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Retrieved 13 June 2014. In accordance with the 1979 Act of Succession, which entered into force on 1 January 1980, Princess Leonore is sixth in the line of succession, following Princess Madeleine.
  14. "H.R.H. Prince Nicolas - Biography". www.kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. Retrieved 11 December 2015. In accordance with the 1979 Act of Succession, which entered into force on 1 January 1980, Prince Nicolas is seventh in the line of succession, following Princess Leonore.
  15. H.K.H. Prinsessan Adrienne Josephine Alice, hertiginna av Blekinge
  16. "The Act of Succession". www.legislationline.org. Retrieved 22 December 2013. The right of succession to the throne of Sweden is vested in the male and female descendants of King Carl XVI Gustaf's ... issue in direct line of descent. In this connection, older siblings and their descendants have precedence over younger siblings and their descendants... The King shall always profess the pure evangelical faith, as adopted and explained in the unaltered Confession of Augsburg and in the Resolution of the Uppsala Meeting of the year 1593, princes and princesses of the Royal House shall be brought up in that same faith and within the Realm. Any member of the Royal Family not professing this faith shall be excluded from all rights of succession... A prince or princess of the Royal House may not marry unless the Government has given its consent thereto upon an application from The King. Should a prince or princess marry without such consent, that prince or princess forfeits the right of succession for himself, his children and their descendants... A prince or princess of the Swedish Royal House may not become the sovereign ruler of a foreign state whether by election, succession, or marriage without the consent of The King and the Riksdag. Should this occur, neither he nor she nor their descendants shall be entitled to succeed to the throne of Sweden.
  17. Swedish royals: Five of King's grandchildren no longer official members
  18. Swedish version of king's decree 2019-10-07
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