Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden , Duchess of Västergötland (full name in Swedish: Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée , born 14 July 1977) is the heiress apparent to the throne of Sweden . She is the daughter and oldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia .
Victoria was born on 14 July 1977 at Karolinska University Hospital in Solna. She is eldest child and elder daughter of Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden . Victoria has two younger siblings, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine .
Victoria married her former personal trainer, Daniel Westling , on 19 June 2010. They have two children, They were born at Karolinska University Hospital in Solna:
14 July 1977 – 31 December 1979: Her Royal Highness Princess Victoria of Sweden
1 January 1980 – 9 January 1980: Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Sweden
9 January 1980 – present : Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Sweden, The Duchess of Västergötland
National Honors
Member Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (LoK KMO)
Member of the Royal Family Decoration of King Carl Gustaf (14 July 1995)
Recipient of the King Carl XVI Gustaf's Jubilee Commemorative Medal IV (15 September 2023)
Recipient of the King Carl XVI Gustaf's Jubilee Commemorative Medal III (30 April 2016)
Recipient of the King Carl XVI Gustaf's Jubilee Commemorative Medal II (23 August 2013)
Recipient of the King Carl XVI Gustaf's Jubilee Commemorative Medal (30 April 1996)
Swedish National Defense College Commemorative Medal (9 January 2008)
Swedish Soldiers Homes Association Medal in Gold no 1 (May 2021)
Foreign Honors
Austria: Grand Cross, Special Class of the Order Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria
Belgium: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold
Brazil: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross
Bulgaria: Grand Cross of the Order of the Balkan Mountains
Chile: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit
Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (14 July 1995)
Estonia: Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, Grand Cross of the Order of the White Star
Finland: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose
France: Grand Cross of the Order of National Merit, Grand Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honor (30 January 2024)
Germany: Grand Cross, 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Greece: Grand Cross of the Order of Honor
Iceland: Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon
Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Japan: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum
Jordan: Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance
Lativa: Grand Officer of the Order of the Three Stars
Lithuania: Commander Grand Cross of the Order of Grand Duke Gediminas
Luxembourg: Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau
Malaysia: Honorary Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
Monaco: Knight of the Order of Grimaldi, Recipient of the Prince Albert II Investiture Medal
Netherlands: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (11 October 2022)
Norway: Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (1 July 1995)
Romania: Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania
South Korea: Grand Gwanghwa Medal of the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit
Spain: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (16 November 2021)
Tunisia: Grand Officer of the Order of the Republic
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Spouses Children Children's spouses
Children Children's spouses
Children Children's spouses
Queen Victoria***
Princess Ingeborg***
Grandchildren
Children Children's spouses
Crown Princess Margaret***
Queen Louise***
Princess Maria Pavlovna***
Grandchildren
Children Children's spouses
Princess Sibylla***
Princess Lilian***
Grandchildren Grandchildren's spouses
Children Children's spouses Grandchildren
**also prince/princess of Norway ^lost his title due to an unequal marriage ***Prince/Princess of Sweden by marriage only
Swedish princesses by birth
The generations show descent from
Gustav I , from the House of Vasa, and continues through the Houses of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Holstein-Gottorp; and the
Bernadotte , the adoptive heirs of the House of Holstein-Gottorp, who were adoptive heir of the Palatinate-Zweibrückens.
1st generation
Catharina, Countess of Ostfriesland
Cecilia, Margravine of Baden-Rodemachern
Anna, Countess Palatine of Veldenz
Sophia, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg
Elizabeth, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch
2nd generation
Princess Sigrid
Princess Anna
Catharina, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken
Princess Maria Elizabeth, Duchess of Östergötland[2]
3rd generation
Anna Catharina Constance, Hereditary Countess Palatine of Neuburg[3]
Queen Christina
Maria Eufrosyne, Countess Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie
5th generation
Hedvig Sophia, Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp
Queen Ulrika Eleonora
6th generation 7th generation
Princess Sophia Albertina
9th generation
Sophie, Grand Duchess of Baden
Princess Amalia
Cecilia, Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
10th generation
Carola, Queen of Saxony
Princess Eugenie[1]
11th generation 12th generation 13th generation 14th generation 15th generation 16th generation 1 also princess of Norway 2 also princess of Sweden by marriage 3 also princess of Poland and Lithuania by birth
Current heirs of monarchies (list)
Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania
See also: Current monarchs of sovereign states
Heirs to the throne of the Sweden
Heirs who succeeded are shown in italics
Grand Commanders
1958: Tunku Kurshiah
1958: Tunku Ismail
1958: Tunku Munawir
1958: Tengku Yahya Petra
1958: Leong Yew Koh
1958: Raja Uda
1958: Tan Cheng Lock
1959: Abdul Razak Hussein
1959: Henry Lee Hau Shik
1959: Tengku Budriah
1961: Abdul Malek Yusuf
1964: Abang Openg
1964: Mustapha Harun
1967: Pengiran Ahmad Raffae
1968: Syed Sheh Shahabudin
1970: Syed Sheh Barakbah
1970: Tuanku Bujang
1970: Sharifah Rodziah Barakbah
1972: Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid
1975: Fuad Stephens
1976: Sardon Jubir
1976: Syed Zahiruddin
1977: Mohd Hamdan Abdullah
1978: Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
1978: Ahmad Koroh
1979: Mohamad Adnan Robert
1982: Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
1982: Awang Hassan
1987: Tunku Ibrahim Ismail
1989: Ahmad Zaidi Adruce
1989: Hamdan Sheikh Tahir
1989: Mohammad Said Keruak
1989: Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin
1996: Sakaran Dandai
2003: Ahmadshah Abdullah
2003: Mahathir Mohamad
2004: Mohd Khalil Yaakob
2009: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
2011: Juhar Mahiruddin
2014: Abdul Taib Mahmud
2020: Mohd Ali Rustam
2021: Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak
Honorary Grand Commanders