- King of Sweden by the death of his father the 29th of October 1950.
- Son of King Gustaf V and Queen Victoria of Baden.
- His sons Sigvard, Bertil, and Carl renounced his right to the throne when each married commoners.
- His first in-laws were Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught (son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert) and Princess Margaret Louise of Prussia Duchess of Connaught. His set of-in laws were Prince Louis of Battenberg and Victoria Mountbatten, the parents of Louis Mountbatten and Princess Alice of Battenberg.
- Great-grandfather of Carl Prinz von Hohenzollern, Hubertus von Hohenzollern, Kronprinsessan Victoria, Prins Carl Philip, and Prinsessan Madeleine.
- Great-grandfather of Frederik X, Prins Joachim, Prins Gustav af Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Prinsesse Alexandra af Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Crown Prince of Greece Pavlos, Prince Nikolaos, and Theodora Greece. Great-great-grandfather of Kronprins Christian, H.E. Greve Nikolai, and H.E. Greve Felix.
- Grandson of King Oscar II and Drottning Sophia.
- Grandfather of King Carl XVI Gustaf, H.M. Queen Margrethe of Denmark, Prinsesse Benedikte, and Queen Anne-Marie.
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