In the political history of Sweden, Gustaf V of Sweden is one of the names the record keeps returning to.
The record lists Gustaf V of Sweden as King of Sweden from 1907 to 1950.
Gustaf V of Sweden was born at Drottningholm Palace in 1858. His recorded nationality is Sweden. He was educated at Uppsala University.
The nineteenth century produced mass politics - parties, newspapers, franchises that widened by inches - and empire on a scale never seen before.
He served as Monarch of Sweden (1907–1950), crown prince (1872–1907) and heir apparent (1872–1907).
He is described as monarch, aristocrat and tennis player.
What survives of a political career is usually not the speeches but the institutions left behind.
Recognition followed: Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Order of the Black Eagle, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order and Order of the White Eagle.
That the career was made in Sweden is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Gustaf V of Sweden died in 1950, aged 92. The assessment continues, as it does for anyone who held power - which is the ordinary fate of a political life.
Achievements
- Monarch of Sweden (1907–1950)
- crown prince (1872–1907)
- heir apparent (1872–1907)
- Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
- Order of the Black Eagle
- Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- Order of the White Eagle
- Educated at Uppsala University
