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)