Ruler · 1882 – 1973

Gustaf VI Adolf

Lived 1882 – 1973; monarch. Monarch of Sweden (Sweden), 1950 – 1973.

Wikidata's English label: Gustaf VI Adolf 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: 1882 – 1973; 91 years
In office: 23 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Sweden
Left it: died in office; Wikidata's manner of death

Monarch of Sweden

Sweden · the 61st of 62 dated reigns · 970 – 1973

57 before

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 1950 – 1973 · 23 years · came to it aged 68

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

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