He was formally without political powers (although he was chairman of the Swedish foreign committee), but had some public influence. During his reign Sweden adopted a new order of succession, as a law of absolute primogeniture went into effect 1 January 1980 (retroactively, as his son, Crown Prince Carl Philip, who was then a few months old, lost his status as Crown Prince and instead became Prince of Sweden). His motto was: "For Sweden - with the times" ("För Sverige i tiden"). Victoria I, Queen of Sweden (1977-2063) Princess Madeleine (1982-2072)
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| - Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (Monarchist restoration)
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| - He was formally without political powers (although he was chairman of the Swedish foreign committee), but had some public influence. During his reign Sweden adopted a new order of succession, as a law of absolute primogeniture went into effect 1 January 1980 (retroactively, as his son, Crown Prince Carl Philip, who was then a few months old, lost his status as Crown Prince and instead became Prince of Sweden). His motto was: "For Sweden - with the times" ("För Sverige i tiden"). Victoria I, Queen of Sweden (1977-2063) Princess Madeleine (1982-2072)
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| - He was formally without political powers (although he was chairman of the Swedish foreign committee), but had some public influence. During his reign Sweden adopted a new order of succession, as a law of absolute primogeniture went into effect 1 January 1980 (retroactively, as his son, Crown Prince Carl Philip, who was then a few months old, lost his status as Crown Prince and instead became Prince of Sweden). His motto was: "For Sweden - with the times" ("För Sverige i tiden"). He married 19 June 1976 at Stockholm Cathedral to the German citizen Silvia Renate Sommerlath, and had with her the following issue: Victoria I, Queen of Sweden (1977-2063) Prince Carl Philip, who became a commoner 2015 (when he got married without the King's and the government's permission) and adopted his wife's surname Hellqvist (living 1979-2055) Princess Madeleine (1982-2072)
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