Succession to the Swedish throne


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, making Sweden the first country to adopt absolute primogeniture. The Swedish crown had previously descended according to agnatic primogeniture, meaning that only males could inherit it. Though the change took effect in 1980, its application was backdated so that Crown Princess Victoria, who was born in 1977, became the first in line of succession.
On 7 October 2019, King Carl Gustaf of Sweden reduced the number members of the royal house, stripping five of his grandchildren of their royal highness status. The children will retain their titles of prince/princess and duke/duchess, but will not be expected to perform royal duties. The only two grandchildren of the king excluded from the move are the children of Crown Princess Victoria —-- Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar. The change does not affect the line of succession.

Line of succession

According to more recent adjustments to the Act of Succession, only King Carl XVI Gustaf's Lutheran legitimate descendants brought up in Sweden are presently entitled to succeed. A person loses his or her succession rights and deprives his or her descendants of their succession rights if he or she: