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Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten

1906 - 1947

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Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (Gustaf Adolf Oscar Fredrik Arthur Edmund; 22 April 1906 – 26 January 1947) was a Swedish prince who for most of his life was second in the line of succession to the Swedish throne. He was the eldest son of Gustaf VI Adolf, who was crown prince for most of his son's life and ascended the Swedish throne three years after his son's death. The current king, Carl XVI Gustaf, is Prince Gustaf Adolf's son. The prince was killed on 26 January 1947 in an airplane crash at Kastrup Airport, Copenhagen, Denmark. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten is the 64th most popular nobleman (down from 49th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 34th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Nobleman.

Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten is most famous for being the King of Sweden from 1973 to 1976.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten ranks 64 out of 1,415. Before him are Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Ludovico Sforza, Felipe VI of Spain, Albert I of Germany, Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, and Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy. After him are Edgar Ætheling, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, Raynald of Châtillon, Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, and Princess Märtha of Sweden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten ranks 16. Before him are Aristotle Onassis, Ernst Chain, Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Luchino Visconti, Emmanuel Levinas, and Josephine Baker. After him are Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Estée Lauder, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, Billy Wilder, Henri Charrière, and Vladimir Prelog. Among people deceased in 1947, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten ranks 9. Before him are Henry Ford, Al Capone, Christian X of Denmark, Rudolf Höss, Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, and Philipp Lenard. After him are George II of Greece, Kurt Lewin, Jozef Tiso, Raoul Wallenberg, Pierre Bonnard, and Fiorello H. La Guardia.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten ranks 40 out of 1,879. Before him are Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (1688), Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (1778), Agnetha Fältskog (1950), Gustaf Dalén (1869), Charles IX of Sweden (1550), and Allvar Gullstrand (1862). After him are Pär Lagerkvist (1891), Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844), Princess Märtha of Sweden (1901), John III of Sweden (1537), Emanuel Swedenborg (1688), and Benny Andersson (1946).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Sweden

Among noblemen born in Sweden, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten ranks 1. After him are Princess Märtha of Sweden (1901), Haakon VI of Norway (1340), Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg (1584), Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (1912), Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (1977), Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden (1001), Catherine Vasa of Sweden (1539), Princess Margaretha of Sweden (1899), Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland (1973), Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (1979), and Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (1982).

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