'''Carl XVI Gustaf Folke Hubertus''', born April 30, 1946, is the current [[Monarchy in Sweden|monarch]] of [[Sweden]]. He succeded his grandfather Gustaf VI Adolf in 1973.
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'''Carl XVI Gustaf Folke Hubertus''', born April 30, 1946, is the current [[Monarchy in Sweden|monarch]] of [[Sweden]]. He succeeded his grandfather Gustaf VI Adolf in 1973.
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He is notable for being the first Swedish monarch to marry a commoner since the 16th century, having married the German-Brazilian Silvia Sommerlath. He is to be succeded by the couple's eldest child, Crown Princess Victoria.
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He is notable for being the first Swedish monarch to marry a commoner since the 16th century, having married the German-Brazilian Silvia Sommerlath. He is to be succeeded by the couple's eldest child, Crown Princess Victoria.