List of heirs to the Swedish throne

This page is a list of heirs to the Swedish throne. The list includes all individuals who were considered to inherit the throne of the Kingdom of Sweden, either as heir apparent or as heir presumptive, since the accession of the House of Holstein-Gottorp on 25 March 1751. Those who succeeded as King of Sweden are shown in bold.

Heirs to the Swedish throne
Heir	Relationship to monarch (status)	Became heir		Ceased to be heir		Next in line of succession	Monarch
		Date	Reason	Date	Reason
Crown Prince Gustav	Eldest son Heir apparent	25 March 1751	Father became king	12 February 1771	Father died, became king	Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, brother	Adolf Fredrik
Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, (1st time)	Brother Heir presumptive	12 February 1771	Brother became king	1 November 1778	Son born to king	Prince Fredrik Adolf, Duke of Östergötland, brother	Gustav III
Crown Prince Gustav Adolf	Eldest son Heir apparent	1 November 1778	Born	29 March 1792	Father died, became king	Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, 1778–1782, uncle
						Prince Karl Gustav, Duke of Småland, 1782–1783, brother
						Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, 1783–1792, uncle
Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, (2nd time)	Uncle Heir presumptive	29 March 1792	Nephew became king	9 November 1799	Son born to king	Prince Fredrik Adolf, Duke of Östergötland, 1792–1798, brother	Gustav IV Adolf
						Prince Karl Adolf, Duke of Värmland, 1798, son
						Prince Fredrik Adolf, Duke of Östergötland, 1798–1799, brother
Crown Prince Gustav	Eldest son Heir apparent	9 November 1799	Born	29 March 1809	Father abdicated, family excluded from succession	Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, 1799–1802, great-uncle
						Prince Karl Gustav, Grand Duke of Finland, Duke of Småland, 1802–1805, brother
						Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, 1805–1809, great-uncle

In 1809 a coup d'état against King Gustav IV replaced him with his uncle Karl XIII. As the new king was childless, he and the ruling government arranged for the adoption of an heir from another royal house to succeed him.

Heirs to the Swedish throne
Heir	Relationship to monarch (status)	Became heir		Ceased to be heir		Next in line of succession	Monarch
		Date	Reason	Date	Reason
Crown Prince Karl August	Adopted son Heir apparent	January 1810	Adopted by king	28 May 1810	Died	none	Karl XIII
Crown Prince Carl Johan	Adopted son Heir apparent	21 August 1810	Elected as heir	5 February 1818	King died, became king	Prince Oscar, Duke of Södermanland, son
Crown Prince Oscar, Duke of Södermanland	Eldest son Heir apparent	5 February 1818	Father became king	8 March 1844	Father died, became king	none 1818–1826	Carl XIV Johan
						Prince Carl, Duke of Skåne, 1826–1844, son
Crown Prince Carl, Duke of Skåne	Eldest son Heir apparent	8 March 1844	Father became king	8 July 1859	Father died, became king	Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland, 1844–1852, brother	Oscar I
						Prince Oscar, Duke of Östergötland, 1852, brother
						Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland, 1852–1854, son
						Prince Oscar, Duke of Östergötland, 1854–1859, brother
Prince Oscar, Duke of Östergötland	Brother Heir presumptive	8 July 1859	Brother became king	13 September 1872	Brother died, became king	Prince Gustaf, Duke of Värmland, son	Carl XV
Crown Prince Gustaf, Duke of Värmland	Eldest son Heir apparent	13 September 1872	Father became king	8 December 1907	Father died, became king	Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland, 1872–1882, brother	Oscar II
						Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Skåne, 1882–1907, son
Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Skåne	Eldest son Heir apparent	8 December 1907	Father became king	29 October 1950	Father died, became king	Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, 1907–1947, son	Gustav V
						Prince Carl Gustaf, Duke of Jämtland, 1947–1950, grandson
Crown Prince Carl Gustaf, Duke of Jämtland	Grandson Heir apparent	29 October 1950	Grandfather became king	15 September 1973	Grandfather died, became king	Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland, uncle	Gustaf VI Adolf
Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland	Uncle Heir presumptive	15 September 1973	Nephew became king	13 May 1979	Son born to king	none	Carl XVI Gustaf
Crown Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland	Eldest son Heir apparent	13 May 1979	Born	1 January 1980	Succession law changed	Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland, great-uncle
Crown Princess Victoria, Duchess of Västergötland	Eldest daughter Heir apparent	1 January 1980	Succession law changed	Incumbent		Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland, 1980–2012, brother
						Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland, 2012–present, daughter

See also

• Duchies in Sweden
• Line of succession to the Swedish throne