House of Bernadotte
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Désirée Clary |
8 November 1777 | 17 August 1798 | 5 February 1818 husband's accession |
8 March 1844 husband's death |
17 December 1860 | Charles XIV John | ||
Josephine of Leuchtenberg |
(Beauharnais) |
14 March 1807 | 19 June 1823 | 8 March 1844 husband's accession |
8 July 1859 husband's death |
7 June 1876 | Oscar I | |
Louise of the Netherlands |
(Orange-Nassau) |
5 August 1828 | 19 June 1850 | 8 July 1859 husband's accession |
30 March 1871 | Charles XV | ||
Sofia of Nassau |
(Nassau-Weilburg) |
9 July 1836 | 6 June 1857 | 18 September 1872 husband's accession |
8 December 1907 husband's death |
30 December 1913 | Oscar II | |
Victoria of Baden |
(Zähringen) |
7 August 1862 | 20 September 1881 | 8 December 1907 husband's accession |
4 April 1930 | Gustaf V | ||
Louise of Battenberg |
(Battenberg) |
13 July 1889 | 3 November 1923 | 29 October 1950 husband's accession |
7 March 1965 | Gustaf VI Adolf | ||
Silvia Renate Sommerlath | 23 December 1943 | 19 June 1976 | Incumbent | - | Carl XVI Gustaf |
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