Editing Monarchy of Sweden (section)

== Symbols of the monarchy ==

=== Regalia ===
[[File:Royal crown of Sweden.jpg|thumb|left|upright|The [[Crown of Eric XIV]]]]

The [[regalia of Sweden]] are kept deep in the vaults of the {{ill|Treasury of Sweden|sv|Skattkammaren|lt=Treasury chamber}} ({{langx|sv|Skattkammaren}}), located underneath the [[Royal Palace in Stockholm]], in a museum which has been open to the public since 1970. Among the oldest objects in the collection are the sword of [[Gustav Vasa]] and the crown, orb, sceptre and key of [[King Erik XIV]]. The Regalia is state property and the government authority which holds it in trust is the [[Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency]].<ref name="History, The Treasury"/><ref name="Regal symbols"/>

The last king to have been crowned was [[Oscar II]]. His son and successor, [[Gustaf V]], abstained from having a coronation.<ref name="History, The Treasury"/> While the crowns and coronets have not been worn by Swedish royalty since 1907, they are nevertheless still displayed on royal occasions such as at weddings, [[Swedish_royal_baptisms|christenings]] and funerals. Until 1974, the crown and sceptre were also displayed on cushions beside the [[Silver Throne]] at the annual solemn opening of the [[Riksdag]] ({{langx|sv|Riksdagens högtidliga öppnande}}).<ref name="History, The Treasury">{{cite web|url=http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalpalaces/theroyalpalace/thetreasury/history.4.396160511584257f21800011991.html|title=History, The Treasury|publisher=[[Royal Court of Sweden]]|access-date=2014-02-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603222521/http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalpalaces/theroyalpalace/thetreasury/history.4.396160511584257f21800011991.html|archive-date=3 June 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Regal symbols">{{cite web|url=http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/monarchy/regalsymbols.4.396160511584257f2180001975.html|title=Regal symbols|publisher=[[Royal Court of Sweden]]|access-date=2014-02-23|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203211617/http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/monarchy/regalsymbols.4.396160511584257f2180001975.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalpalaces/theroyalpalace/thetreasury.4.396160511584257f2180002742.html|title=The Treasury|publisher=[[Royal Court of Sweden]]|access-date=2014-02-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603173313/http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalpalaces/theroyalpalace/thetreasury.4.396160511584257f2180002742.html|archive-date=3 June 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Royal orders of chivalry ===
[[File:Sv Ordenstkn 3.jpg|thumb|upright|The Royal Orders of Sweden constituting the Royal Order of Knights]]
The Royal orders have a historical basis, dating back to the 1606 founding of the now extinct [[Jehova Order]]. The Royal Orders of Knights of Sweden were only truly codified in the 18th century, with their formal foundation in 1748 by King [[Frederick I of Sweden|Frederick I]]. In 1974 the Riksdag significantly changed the conditions and criteria under which orders and decorations could be awarded: that no Swedish citizen outside the Royal Family is eligible to receive such decorations. The [[Order of the Seraphim]] ({{langx|sv|Serafimerorden}}) is only awarded to foreign [[head of state|heads of state]] and members of the Swedish and foreign royal families, while the [[Order of the Polar Star]] ({{langx|sv|Nordstjärneorden}}) was only to be bestowed on any non-Swedish citizen.<ref>[http://www.royalcourt.se/royalcourt/monarchy/orders.4.396160511584257f2180005150.html Orders] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516115947/http://www.royalcourt.se/royalcourt/monarchy/orders.4.396160511584257f2180005150.html |date=16 May 2011 }}, [http://www.royalcourt.se/royalcourt.4.367010ad11497db6cba800054503.html Swedish Royal Court] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722063753/http://www.royalcourt.se/royalcourt.4.367010ad11497db6cba800054503.html |date=22 July 2010 }}, date accessed 2014-10-22.</ref> Following the reforms, the [[Order of the Sword]] ({{langx|sv|Svärdsorden}}) and the [[Order of Vasa]] ({{langx|sv|Vasaorden}}) were no longer conferred: officially they were declared as "dormant". In 2022 the government proposed a new reform taking effect in 2023 that once again opened the Royal Orders so that they now may be awarded to Swedish citizens again. The Order of the Seraphim however was not affected by these changes.

Between 1975 and 2023, [[H. M. The King's Medal]] ({{langx|sv|H.M. Konungens medalj}}) was the highest honour that could be awarded to Swedish citizens other than members of the [[Swedish Royal Family|Royal Family]].

=== Royal residences ===
{{Main|Crown palaces in Sweden}}

The Royal Palaces (including the [[Royal Palace in Stockholm]], [[Drottningholm Palace]], [[Haga Palace]], [[Rosendal Palace]], [[Ulriksdal Palace]], [[Rosersberg Palace]], [[Tullgarn Palace]] and [[Gripsholm Castle]]) are government property, managed by the [[National Property Board of Sweden|National Property Board]] ({{langx|sv|Statens fastighetsverk}}) and are at the disposal of the Monarch, an arrangement that has been in place since the beginning of the 19th century.<ref name="Svenska folkets slott">{{cite web|url=http://www.sfv.se/Documents/Kulturvarden/2013_03/Svenska_folkets_slott.pdf|title=Svenska folkets slott|publisher=[[Statens fastighetsverk]]|language=sv|access-date=2014-10-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810142752/http://www.sfv.se/Documents/Kulturvarden/2013_03/Svenska_folkets_slott.pdf|archive-date=10 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="State administration in Sweden">{{cite web|url=http://www.government.se/sb/d/15479/nocache/true/a/183485/dictionary/true|title=State administration in Sweden|publisher=[[Government of Sweden]]|access-date=2014-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113102346/http://www.government.se/sb/d/15479/nocache/true/a/183485/dictionary/true|archive-date=13 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> There are also residences which are held privately by the [[Swedish Royal Family|Royal Family]], such as [[Solliden Palace]] on the island of [[Öland]], a cottage in [[Storlien]] in the [[Jämtland]] and Villa Mirage in [[Sainte-Maxime]] in southern France (originally acquired by [[Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland|Prince Bertil]]).<ref name="Interests">{{cite web|url=http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/hmkingcarlxvigustaf/interests.4.396160511584257f2180003500.html|title=Interests|publisher=[[Royal Court of Sweden]]|access-date=2014-11-13|archive-date=5 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505204755/http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/hmkingcarlxvigustaf/interests.4.396160511584257f2180003500.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==== Royal Palace ====
{{Main|Stockholm Palace}}
[[File:Kunliga slottet 2 copy1.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Stockholm Palace|Royal Palace]] in Stockholm, as seen from the tower of the [[Stockholm Cathedral|Cathedral]]]]
The '''Royal Palace''' ({{lang|sv|Kungliga slottet}}), also known as '''Stockholm Palace''' ({{langx|sv|Stockholms slott}}), is the [[official residence]] of the king. The Royal Palace is located on ''[[Stadsholmen]]'' ("City Island"), commonly known as ''[[Gamla Stan]]'' ("the Old Town") in the national capital city [[Stockholm]].

The offices of the king, other members of the [[Swedish Royal Family]], and the offices of the [[Royal Court of Sweden|Royal Court]] are located in the palace. The Royal Palace is used for representative purposes and State occasions by the king.<ref name="The Royal Palace of Stockholm"/> The Royal Palace is guarded by ''[[Royal Guards (Sweden)|Högvakten]]'', a [[royal guard]], consisting of regular service members of the [[Swedish Armed Forces]].<ref name="About the Royal Guards" /> The tradition of having a regular unit of the [[Swedish Army|Army]] guarding at the royal residence dates back to 1523.<ref name="About the Royal Guards" /> Until the mid-19th century, the royal guards also maintained law and order in the city and provided firefighting services.<ref name="About the Royal Guards">{{cite web|url=http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/en/about/the-royal-guards/about-the-royal-guards/|title=About the Royal Guards|publisher=[[Swedish Armed Forces]]|access-date=2014-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301103817/http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/en/about/the-royal-guards/about-the-royal-guards/|archive-date=1 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Image:Slottet Tre Kronor 1661.jpg|thumb|The castle ''[[Tre Kronor (castle)|Tre Kronor]]'', located on the site of today's palace, in a painting from 1661 by [[Govert Dircksz Camphuysen]]]]
The southern façade faces the grand style slope ''[[Slottsbacken]]'';{{clarify|slope to/from what?|date=October 2014}} the eastern façade borders ''[[Skeppsbron]]'', a quay which passes along the eastern waterfront of the old town; on the northern front ''[[Lejonbacken]]'' is a system of ramps named for the [[Medici lions]], sculptures on the stone railings; and the western wings border the open space ''[[Högvaktsterrassen]]''. The Royal Palace in Stockholm is unique among European royal residences in that large portions of it are open year-round to visitors, who pay entrance fees.<ref name="The Royal Palace of Stockholm"/>

The first building on this site was a [[fortress]] with a [[keep]] built in the 13th century by [[Birger Jarl]] to defend the entry into [[Lake Mälaren]]. The fortress gradually grew to a castle, known as ''[[Tre kronor (castle)|Tre Kronor]]'': named after the spire on the centre tower with [[Three Crowns]], which have become the Swedish national symbol.{{#tag:ref|The [[Stockholm City Hall]], built in 1927, has a similar spire with [[Three Crowns]] on its tower.|group="n"|name="n88"}} In the late 16th century, work was done to transform the castle into a [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance]] palace during the reign of [[John III of Sweden|John III]]. In 1690, it was decided that the castle be rebuilt in [[Baroque]] style in a design by [[Nicodemus Tessin the Younger]]. In 1692, work began on the northern row. However, much of the old castle was destroyed in a disastrous fire on 7 May 1697.

Tessin rebuilt the damaged [[palace]], and work continued for another 63 years. Semicircular wings around the outer western [[courtyard]] were finished in 1734, the palace church was finished in the 1740s, and the exterior was finished in 1754. The royal family moved to the palace with the southwest, southeast, and northeast wings finished. The northwest wing was finished in 1760. In the north, ''Lejonbacken'' (the "Lion's Slope") was rebuilt from 1824 to 1830.

==== Drottningholm Palace ====
{{Main|Drottningholm Palace}}
[[File:Drottningholm Palace viewed from east 2005-08-14.jpg|left|thumb|Drottningholm Palace, a [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage Site]], is the home residence of the King and Queen.<ref name="Drottningholm Palace"/>]]
'''Drottningholm Palace''' ({{langx|sv|Drottningholms slott}}) is located at [[Drottningholm]] on the island of [[Lovön]] (in [[Ekerö Municipality]] of [[Stockholm County]]), and is one of [[Royal Palaces in Sweden|Sweden's Royal Palaces]]. It was originally built in the late 16th century. It has served as a residence of the Swedish royal family members for most of the 18th and 19th centuries. Apart from being the current private residence of the King and Queen, Drottningholm Palace is a popular tourist attraction.<ref name="Drottningholm Palace"/>

The gardens and park areas surrounding Drottningholm Palace and adjacent to its buildings are one of the main attractions for the tourists that visit the palace each year. The gardens have been established in stages since the palace was first built, resulting in many different styles.<ref name="Drottningholm Palace Park">{{cite web|url=http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalpalaces/drottningholmpalace/thepalacepark.4.396160511584257f2180001860.html|title=Drottningholm Palace Park|publisher=[[Royal Court of Sweden]]|access-date=2014-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603222418/http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalpalaces/drottningholmpalace/thepalacepark.4.396160511584257f2180001860.html|archive-date=3 June 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The royal domain of Drottningholm is a well-preserved milieu from the 17th and 18th centuries, inspired by French buildings such as the [[Chateau of Versailles]], and is a UNESCO [[World Heritage Site]], principally because of the [[Drottningholm Palace Theatre]] and the [[Chinese Pavilion at Drottningholm]]. It was added to the [[World Heritage List]] in 1991.<ref name="The World Heritage">{{cite web|url=http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalpalaces/drottningholmpalace/theworldheritage.4.396160511584257f2180002024.html|title=The World Heritage|publisher=[[Royal Court of Sweden]]|access-date=2014-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208203358/http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalpalaces/drottningholmpalace/theworldheritage.4.396160511584257f2180002024.html|archive-date=8 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==== Haga Palace ====
{{Main|Haga Palace}}
[[Image:Haga slott 2008b.jpg|thumb|Haga Palace is the residence of [[Crown Princess Victoria]] and her family.]]
'''Haga Palace''' ({{langx|sv|Haga slott}}), formerly known as the '''Queen's Pavilion''' ({{langx|sv|Drottningens paviljong}}), is located in the [[Hagaparken|Haga Park]], [[Solna Municipality]] in [[Metropolitan Stockholm]]. The palace, built between 1802{{spaced ndash}}1805, was modelled after balletmaster [[Louis Gallodier]]'s Italian villa at [[Drottningholm]] by architect [[Carl Christoffer Gjörwell]] on appointment by [[King Gustaf IV Adolf]] for the royal children. It has been the home or summer house of several members of the Swedish royal family – notably it was the birthplace of the present King [[Carl XVI Gustaf]] – until 1966 when [[King Gustaf VI Adolf]] transferred its disposal to the [[Prime Minister of Sweden|prime minister]] and it was turned into a guest house for distinguished foreign official visitors ([[heads of state]] and [[heads of government]] et cetera).<ref name="Buildings in Haga Park">{{cite web|url=http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalpalaces/hagapark/buildingsinhagapark.4.1a6f639212652d9b15a80005035.html|title=Buildings in Haga Park|publisher=[[Royal Court of Sweden]]|access-date=2014-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603222856/http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalpalaces/hagapark/buildingsinhagapark.4.1a6f639212652d9b15a80005035.html|archive-date=3 June 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In April 2009, it was announced by Prime Minister [[Fredrik Reinfeldt]] that the rights of disposal of the palace would be transferred back to the King and thus could be used by [[Crown Princess Victoria]] and her husband, [[Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland]].<ref name="Regeringen återlämnar Haga slott">{{cite web|url=http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/11817/a/125035|title=Regeringen återlämnar Haga slott|language=sv|publisher=[[Government of Sweden]]|access-date=2014-11-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426215817/http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/11817/a/125035|archive-date=26 April 2009}}</ref> They moved into the palace in the autumn after their [[Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling|wedding on 19 June 2010]].<ref name="Haga Palace">{{cite web|url=http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/hrhcrownprincessvictoria/hagapalace.4.1a6f639212652d9b15a800016931.html|title=Haga Palace|publisher=[[Royal Court of Sweden]]|access-date=2014-11-13|archive-date=8 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708124230/http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/hrhcrownprincessvictoria/hagapalace.4.1a6f639212652d9b15a800016931.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>