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Also Known As Silvia Renate Sommerlath
Born December 23, 1943 (age 82) • Heidelberg • Germany
Notable Family Members spouse Carl XVI Gustaf • daughter Crown Princess Victoria
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Carl Bildt
prime minister of Sweden
Gustav Adolphus
Gustavus Adolphus
king of Sweden
Stefan Löfven
Stefan Löfven
prime minister of Sweden
Charles XII
Charles XII
king of Sweden
Fredric Westin: portrait of Charles XIV John
Charles XIV John
king of Sweden and Norway
Ulf Kristersson
Ulf Kristersson
prime minister of Sweden
Magdalena Andersson
Magdalena Andersson
prime minister of Sweden
Gustav I Vasa
Gustav I Vasa
king of Sweden
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Axel, Count Oxenstierna
chancellor of Sweden
Christina, engraving by Cornelis Visscher, 1650.
Christina
queen of Sweden
Freiherr von Pufendorf
Samuel, baron von Pufendorf
German jurist and historian
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Fredrik Reinfeldt
prime minister of Sweden
Dag Hammarskjold, wearing a blue suit and tie, sits at a desk with a world map on the wall behind him.
Dag Hammarskjöld
Swedish statesman and secretary-general of the United Nations
Charles XI
Charles XI
king of Sweden
Olof Palme and Gro Harlem Brundtland sit closely together, conversing and smiling, in a formal indoor setting with other people and flowers visible in the foreground.
Olof Palme
prime minister of Sweden
Gustav III
Gustav III
king of Sweden
Göran Persson
Göran Persson
prime minister of Sweden
Charles IX
Charles IX
king of Sweden
Charles X Gustav
Charles X Gustav
king of Sweden
Blix, Hans
Hans Blix
Swedish diplomat