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Both of King Carl Gustaf’s parents are great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. His father Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Västerbotten was the son of Princess Margaret of Connaught, the daughter of Queen Victoria’s son Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught. His mother Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the daughter of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the son of Queen Victoria’s son Prince Leopold of the United Kingdom, Duke of Albany.

All King Carl Gustaf’s ancestors from the last five generations are royal except for one great-great-great-grandmother Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsøe who was a member of a Danish noble family descended illegitimately from King Christian V of Denmark and his mistress Sophie Amalie Moth. Among his ancestors from the last five generations are monarchs of the current monarchies of Sweden and the United Kingdom and the monarchs of the former German monarchies of Anhalt, Baden, German Empire, Nassau, Prussia, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Schaumburg-Lippe, and Waldeck-Pyrmont.

Parents, Grandparents, Great-Grandparents, Great-Great-Grandparents, and Great-Great-Great-Grandparents of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (born April 30, 1946)

• Unofficial Royalty: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
• Unofficial Royalty: Kingdom of Sweden Index

The links below are from Unofficial Royalty or Wikipedia.

Parents

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King Carl Gustaf’s parents

• Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Västerbotten (1906-1947)
• Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1908-1972)

Grandparents

• King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882-1973)
• Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882-1920)
• Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884-1954)
• Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1885-1970)

Great-Grandparents

• King Gustaf V of Sweden (1858-1950)
• Princess Victoria of Baden (1862-1930)
• Prince Arthur of the United Kingdom, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942)
• Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (1860-1917)
• Prince Leopold of the United Kingdom, Duke of Albany (1853-1884)
• Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1861-1922)
• Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1855-1934)
• Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1860-1932)

Great-Great-Grandparents

• King Oscar II of Sweden (1829-1907)
• Princess Sophia of Nassau (1836-1913)
• Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden (1826-1907)
• Princess Louise of Prussia (1838-1923)
• Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1861)
• Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (1819 – 1901)
• Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1828-1885)
• Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau (1837-1906)
• Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1861)
• Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (1819 – 1901)
• Georg Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1831-1893)
• Princess Helena of Nassau (1831-1888)
• Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1814 – 1885)
• Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe (1821 – 1899)
• Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1829 – 1880)
• Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1835-1900)

Great-Great-Great-Grandparents

Wilhelm I, German Emperor, King of Prussia and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, great-great-great-grandparents; Credit – Wikipedia

• King Oscar I of Sweden (1799-1859)
• Princess Josephine of Leuchtenberg (1807-1876)
• Wilhelm, Duke of Nassau (1792-1839)
• Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1810-1856)
• Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden (1790-1852)
• Princess Sofia of Sweden (1801 – 6 July 1865)
• Wilhelm I, German Emperor, King of Prussia (1797-1888)
• Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1811-1890)
• Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1784-1844)
• Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1800-1831)
• Prince Edward of the United Kingdom, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767-1820)
• Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1786-1861)
• Prince Karl of Prussia (1801-1883)
• Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1808-1877)
• Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt (1794-1871)
• Princess Frederica of Prussia (1796-1850)
• Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1784-1844)
• Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1800-1831)
• Prince Edward of the United Kingdom, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767-1820)
• Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1786-1861)
• Georg II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1789-1845)
• Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1802-1858)
• Wilhelm, Duke of Nassau (1792-1839)
• Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1810-1856)
• Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1785-1831)
• Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (1789-1867)
• Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1784-1860)
• Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1796-1869)
• Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1798-1869)
• Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsøe (1797-1867)
• Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1794-1860)
• Princess Feodora of Leiningen (1807-1872) (half-sister of Queen Victoria)

Sources:

• Leo’s Genealogics Website
• The Peerage
• Wikipedia

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