Ruler · 1858 – 1950

Gustaf V

Lived 1858 – 1950; monarch. Monarch of Sweden (Sweden), 1907 – 1950.

Wikidata's English label: Gustaf V of Sweden.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1858 – 1950; 92 years
In office: 43 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Sweden
Left it: died in office; Wikidata's manner of death

Monarch of Sweden

Sweden · the 60th of 62 dated reigns · 970 – 1973

56 before

Oscar I of Sweden1844 – 1859

Charles XV1859 – 1872

Oscar II1872 – 1907

Gustaf V1907 – 1950

Gustaf VI Adolf1950 – 1973

Carl XVI Gustaf1973 – …

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1907 – 1950 · 43 years · came to it aged 49

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: died in officeWikidata's manner of death: natural causes; influenza

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