Gustaf VI Adolf

King of Sweden

11 November 1882 Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden

15 September 1973(1973-09-15) (90) Helsingborg Hospital, Helsingborg, Sweden

NamesOscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf

King of Sweden Gustaf VI AdolfGustaf VI Adolf in November 1962King of SwedenReign29 October 1950 – 15 September 1973PredecessorGustaf VSuccessorCarl XVI GustafPrime ministers See list Tage Erlander Olof Palme Born(1882-11-11 ) 11 November 1882 Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, SwedenDied15 September 1973(1973-09-15) (aged 90) Helsingborg Hospital, Helsingborg, SwedenBurial25 September 1973 Royal Cemetery, SolnaSpouse Princess Margaret of Connaught ​ ​(m. 1905 ; died 1920 )​ Lady Louise Mountbatten ​ ​(m. 1923 ; died 1965 )​ Issue Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten Sigvard Bernadotte Ingrid, Queen of Denmark Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland Carl Johan Bernadotte HouseBernadotteFatherGustaf V of SwedenMotherVictoria of BadenReligionChurch of Sweden Gustaf VI Adolf (Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf; 11 November 1882 – 15 September 1973) was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death. The eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden, he had been Crown Prince for the preceding 42 years in the reign of his father. Shortly before his death, he approved the constitutional changes which removed the Swedish monarchy's last nominal political powers. He was a lifelong amateur archeologist particularly interested in Ancient Italian cultures.