King Gustaf V

Known for ActingBorn 1858-06-16Died 1950-10-29Drottningholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf; 16 June 1858 – 29 October 1950) was King of Sweden from 8 December 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Reigning from the death of his father Oscar II in 1907 to his own death nearly 43 years later, he holds the record of being the oldest monarch of Sweden with the third-longest reign after Magnus IV (1319–1364) and his own great-grandson, Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–present). He was also the last Swedish monarch to exercise his royal prerogatives, which largely died with him, although they were formally abolished only with the remaking of the Swedish constitution in 1974. He was the first Swedish king since the High Middle Ages not to have a coronation and so never wore the king's crown, a practice that has continued ever since.Read more

Movies & web series

A Little Rascal

Triumph Over Violence

I gult och blått

English Royal Couple Visits Stockholm

Sverige och kriget

GW berättar - Göring i Sverige

Med folket för fosterlandet

Konung Gustaf V in memoriam

40 år med kungen

The Director is Busy

Skådetennis

Kuningas Kustaa vierailee presidenttimme luona

Fälttjänstövningarna i Södermanland

The Three Nordic Kings Meet in Malmo

King Gustaf Visits Ystad

Gustaf V and Queen Victoria in Berlin

Oscar II's Funeral