Swedish royal family
The Swedish royal family since 1818 has consisted of members of the Swedish Royal House of Bernadotte, closely related to the King of Sweden. Today those members who are recognized by the king are entitled to royal titles and styles, and perform official engagements and ceremonial duties of state. The extended family of the King consists of other close relatives who are not royal and thus do not represent the country officially.
History
A Swedish royal family, as closely related to a head of state, has been able to be identified as existent from as early as the 10th century A.D., with more precise detail added during the two or three centuries that followed. An exceptional case is that of Saint Bridget who outside of Sweden became known as the Princess of Nericia, a title which appears to have been a noble, rather than a royal one, since she was not the daughter of a king. Historically confirmed monarchs are listed officially by the Swedish Royal Court.Until the 1620s Swedish provinces were granted as territorial appanages to royal princes which, as dukes thereof, they governed semi-autonomously. Beginning during the reign of Gustav III, and as codified in § 34 of the 1772 Instrument of Government, provincial dukedoms have existed in the royal family as nominal non-hereditary titles only, without any inherent property ownership or trust attached to them; although several members of the royal family have maintained a special public connection to, and sometimes a secondary residence in, "his or her duchy".
The son of a Swedish king has usually held the princely title as a royal dynast, but on a rare occasion also as a rank of nobility, or as a courtesy title for an ex-dynast.
Members
Royal House
The Swedish Royal Court lists the following persons as members of the Royal House :- King Carl XVI Gustaf
- Queen Silvia
- *Crown Princess Victoria, Duchess of Västergötland
- *Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland
- **Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland
- **Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne,
- *Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland
- *Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland
- *Princess Madeleine, [Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland],
Royal Family
The Royal Court lists the following persons additionally as members of the Royal Family :- Prince Alexander, Duke of Södermanland
- Prince Gabriel, Duke of Dalarna
- Prince Julian, Duke of Halland
- Princess Ines, Duchess of Västerbotten
- Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland
- Prince Nicolas, Duke of Ångermanland
- Princess Adrienne, Duchess of Blekinge
- Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, widow of John Ambler
- Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, married to Consul General Tord Magnuson
Relationships of current members
- Red-framed persons are deceased.