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The line of succession to the Swedish throne is determined by the Act of Succession (), originally approved jointly by the Riksdag of the Estates assembled in Örebro and King Charles XIII in 1810.
In 1979, the Riksdag introduced absolute primogeniture, meaning that the eldest child of the monarch, regardless of gender, is first in the line of succession. The change entered into force on 1 January 1980, The Swedish crown had previously (since 1810) descended according to agnatic primogeniture, meaning that only males could inherit it.
- (1) Crown Princess Victoria, Duchess of Västergötland (born 1977)
- (2) Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland (born 2012)
- (3) Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne (born 2016)
- (4) Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (born 1979)
- (5) Prince Alexander, Duke of Södermanland (born 2016)
- (6) Prince Gabriel, Duke of Dalarna (born 2017)
- (7) Prince Julian, Duke of Halland (born 2021)
- (8) Princess Ines, Duchess of Västerbotten (born 2025)
- (9) Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (born 1982)
- (10) Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland (born 2014)
- (11) Prince Nicolas, Duke of Ångermanland (born 2015)
- (12) Princess Adrienne, Duchess of Blekinge (born 2018)
Eligibility
According to more recent adjustments (than 1810) to the Act of Succession, only King Carl XVI Gustaf's Lutheran legitimate descendants brought up in Sweden are presently entitled to succeed.
See also
- List of Swedish monarchs