Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland

Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Duke of Värmland (Carl Philip Edmund Bertil, born 13 May 1979), is a Swedish prince. He is the second child of three children and only son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden.

He was born in Stockholm Palace at Stockholm County, He held the title of Crown Prince of Sweden for seven months, because Sweden had male-preference primogeniture (brothers inherit before sisters). On 1 January 1980 the Act of Succession was changed to introduce absolute succession. Since then, Carl Philip has been second in the line of succession after his elder sister, Crown Princess Victoria. 

However, because the United Kingdom still has male-preference primogeniture for people born before 2011, Carl Philip is ahead of his elder sister in the line of succession to the British throne.

Carl Philip was christened at The Royal Palace Church on 31 August 1979. His godparents are Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland, Prince Leopold of Bavaria, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, and Princess Birgitta of Sweden.

He married Sofia Hellqvist on 13 June 2015. They have four children:
 Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil, Duke of Södermanland (born on 19 April 2016, Danderyd Hospital)
 Prince Gabriel Carl Walther, Duke of Dalarna (born on 31 August 2017, Danderyd Hospital)
 Prince Julian Herbert Folke, Duke of Halland (born on 26 March 2021, Danderyd Hospital)
 Princess Ines Marie Lilian Silvia, Duchess of Västerbotten (born on 7 February 2025, Danderyd Hospital)
 Titles and Styles 
 13 May 1979-31 December 1979: His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Sweden, Duke of Varmland 
 1 January 1980-present His Royal Highness Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, The Duke of Varmland 

National honors
 Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim 
 Commander of the Royal Order of the Polar Star (KNO)
 Knight of the Royal Order of Charles XIII (RCXIII, not worn as Prince Carl Philip is not Freemason)
 Recipient of the King Carl XVI Gustaf's Jubilee Commemorative Medal I (30 April 1996) 
 Recipient of the Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel's Wedding Commemorative Medal (8 June 2010)
 Recipient of the King Carl XVI Gustaf's Jubilee Commemorative Medal II (23 August 2013)
 Recipient of the King Carl XVI Gustaf's Jubilee Commemorative Medal III (30 April 2016) 
 Recipient of the King Carl XVI Gustaf's Jubilee Commemorative Medal IV (15 September 2023)
 Recipient of the Uppland Medal of Merit 
 Recipient of the Swedish Armed Forces Conscript Medal 
 Recipient of the Swedish National Defense College Commemorative Medal 
 Recipient of the Swedish Veterans Federation-Peace Berets Medal of Merit in Gold (22 January 2013)  
 Foreign Honors
 Bulgaria: Member 1st Class of the Order of the Balkan Mountains 
 Brazil: Grand Cross of the Order of Rio Branco
 Chile: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit
 Estonia: Member 1st Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana 
 Finland: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland 
 France: Grand Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honor (30 January 2024)
 Germany: Grand Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 
 Greece: Grand Cross of the Order of Honor 
 Iceland: Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon 
 Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2 November 2018)
 Jordan: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan 
 Lativa: Grand Officer of the Order of the Three Stars 
 Luxembourg: Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau 
 Malaysia: Honorary Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (2005)
 Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (11 October 2022)
 Norway: Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (1 September 2005)
 Romania: Grand Cross of the Order of Faithful Service 
 Spain: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (16 November 2021)
 Tunisia: Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit 
 Military Ranks 
 December 2002: Second Lieutenant 
 14 December 2004: Lieutenant 
 December 2007: Captain
 1 October 2014: Major

Other websites

The Royal Court of Sweden: Prince Carl Philip
Bernadotte and Galliera princely inheritance (in Swedish)

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