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Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden

1882 - 1973

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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 in 1973. He was the eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden. Before Gustaf Adolf acceded to the throne, he was crown prince for nearly 43 years during his father's reign. As king, and shortly before his death, he gave his approval to constitutional changes which removed the Swedish monarchy's last political powers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden is the 374th most popular politician (down from 276th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 11th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Politician.

Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden is most famous for his leadership during World War II. He was the King of Sweden from 1950 until 1973. He was born in 1882 and died in 1973.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden ranks 374 out of 19,576. Before him are Shimon Peres, Edgar the Peaceful, Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Catherine I of Russia, Ludwig II of Bavaria, and Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are B. R. Ambedkar, Charles VII of France, Herod Agrippa, Hugh Capet, Charles IX of France, and Charles the Bald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden ranks 5. Before him are James Joyce, Igor Stravinsky, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Virginia Woolf. After him are Wilhelm Keitel, Georges Braque, Sigrid Undset, Max Born, Georgi Dimitrov, Ion Antonescu, and Wilhelm, German Crown Prince. Among people deceased in 1973, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden ranks 8. Before him are J. R. R. Tolkien, Bruce Lee, Pablo Neruda, David Ben-Gurion, Salvador Allende, and Erich von Manstein. After him are Lyndon B. Johnson, Pearl S. Buck, Fulgencio Batista, W. H. Auden, Walter Ulbricht, and İsmet İnönü.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden ranks 12 out of 1,879. Before him are Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626), Selma Lagerlöf (1858), Tycho Brahe (1546), Anders Celsius (1701), Ingmar Bergman (1918), and Svante Arrhenius (1859). After him are August Strindberg (1849), Olof Palme (1927), Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779), Oscar II of Sweden (1829), Dag Hammarskjöld (1905), and Charles XII of Sweden (1682).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden ranks 4. Before him are Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946), Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1594), and Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626). After him are Olof Palme (1927), Oscar II of Sweden (1829), Charles XII of Sweden (1682), Sigismund III Vasa (1566), Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), Charles XV of Sweden (1826), Charles XIII of Sweden (1748), and Gustav III of Sweden (1746).

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