Editing Carl XVI Gustaf (section)

== Use of remaining power ==
[[File:Sveriges Nationaldag 2013-4.jpg|thumb|A new Swedish double duchy was created for [[Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland|Princess Madeleine]] (left) in 1982, whereas her husband in 2013 declined to become a Swedish citizen, prince, and duke, and is called [[Christopher O'Neill|''Herr'' Christopher O'Neill]] in Sweden]]
So empowered as head of the [[House of Bernadotte]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bramstång |first1=Gunnar |title=Tronrätt, bördstitel och hustillhörighet |date=1990 |publisher=Juristförlaget i Lund |isbn=91-544-2081-4 |language=sv}}</ref> King Carl Gustaf, since he was enthroned in 1973, has made a number of personal decisions regarding the titles and positions of relatives and family members, including the demotion of a sister, elevation of several [[commoner]]s to royalty, rebuff of an elderly uncle's wishes and the creation of new Swedish titles and duchies.
* 1974: his sister [[Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson|Christina]] married a non-royal Swedish man and Carl Gustaf followed the example which his grandfather and predecessor had set for two of Christina's older sisters with like marriages, so Christina was removed from the [[Swedish royal family#Royal House|Royal House]], no longer a ''Royal Highness'' and was given the courtesy title ''Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson'' (a special non-royal, non-noble style first invented in 1953 by [[King Haakon VII of Norway]] for his granddaughter [[Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen|Ragnhild]]).
* 1976: his own choice, taking advantage of his constitutional prerogative as king when he married a non-royal German-Brazilian woman, saw her created ''Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden''.
* 1976: his paternal uncle [[Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland|Bertil]] (later that year) married the non-royal British woman who had lived with Bertil for decades, and (with Bertil's titles) Carl Gustaf created her a ''Royal Highness'' Princess of Sweden and Duchess of Halland.
* 1977: his daughter [[Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden|Victoria]] was born, and in 1980, Carl Gustaf created her Duchess of Västergötland (which has had duchesses before).
* 1979: his son [[Carl Philip]] was born, and Carl Gustaf created him Duke of Värmland (which has had dukes before).
* 1982: his daughter [[Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland|Madeleine]] was born, and Carl Gustaf created a new duchy for her as Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland.
* 1983: his paternal uncle [[Sigvard Bernadotte|Sigvard]], since 1934 no longer Prince of Sweden because of a non-royal marriage to a German woman, supported by legal experts<ref>[http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/0105/14/kung.html Article] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020064118/http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/0105/14/kung.html |date=20 October 2017 }} by Petter Ovander in ''[[Aftonbladet]]'' 14 May 2001 quoting three attorneys</ref> announced his own title as ''Prince Sigvard Bernadotte'', 18 years later clearly citing a great-uncle [[Prince Oscar Bernadotte]]'s title as his main precedent;<ref>[https://www.svd.se/lang-kamp-for-prinstitel-forgaves Article] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020063817/https://www.svd.se/lang-kamp-for-prinstitel-forgaves |date=20 October 2017 }} by Anita Bergmark in ''[[Svenska Dagbladet]]'' 2 May 2002</ref> however, Sigvard died in 2002 with Carl Gustaf never having responded to his uncle's statement, and with the [[Royal Court of Sweden]] consistently refusing to honor it.
* 2003: his paternal grandfather's first cousin [[Prince Carl Bernadotte|Carl]] died, and Carl Gustaf formally recognized his Belgian title by allowing ''[[Prince Bernadotte|Prince]] Carl Bernadotte'' on the gravestone at the [[Kungliga begravningsplatsen|Royal Cemetery]] which is owned by the king; in 2014 he did the same there, allowing Carl's widow's name as ''Princess [[Princess Kristine Bernadotte|Kristine]] Bernadotte'' when she died.
* 2010: his daughter Victoria married a non-royal Swede whom Carl Gustaf created a ''Royal Highness'' Prince of Sweden and (with her title) Duke of Västergötland.
* 2012: his granddaughter [[Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland|Estelle]] was born and created Duchess of Östergötland (which has had duchesses before).
* 2013: his daughter Madeleine married a non-royal British American who declined Swedish citizenship, and Carl Gustaf gave him the special courtesy title of ''Herr'' (with a capital h).
* 2014: his granddaughter Leonore was born and created Duchess of Gotland (which also previously has been a duchy).
* 2015: his son Carl Philip married a non-royal Swede whom Carl Gustaf created a ''Royal Highness'' Princess of Sweden and (with the son's title) Duchess of Värmland.
* 2015: his grandson Nicolas was born, and Carl Gustaf created a new duchy for him as Duke of Ångermanland.
* 2016: his grandson [[Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne|Oscar]] was born and created Duke of Scania (which has had dukes before).
* 2016: his grandson Alexander was born (later that year) and created Duke of Södermanland (which has had dukes before).
* 2017: his grandson Gabriel was born and created Duke of Dalarna (which has had dukes before).
* 2018: his granddaughter Adrienne was born, and Carl Gustaf created a new duchy for her as Duchess of Blekinge.
* 2019: Carl Gustaf issued a statement rescinding the [[Royal highness|royal status]] of his grandchildren Leonore, Nicolas, Alexander, Gabriel and Adrienne in an effort to more strictly associate Swedish royalty to the office of the head of state; the five are still to be styled as princes/princesses and dukes/duchesses of their provinces, and they remain in the line of succession to the throne.<ref>[https://www.kungahuset.se/kungafamiljen/aktuellahandelser/aktuellt/forandringarinomdetkunglhuset.5.18cc416116d61fe304a869f.html Swedish communiqué] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506230127/https://www.kungahuset.se/kungafamiljen/aktuellahandelser/aktuellt/forandringarinomdetkunglhuset.5.18cc416116d61fe304a869f.html |date=6 May 2021 }} of king's decree 7 October 2019</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/media/pressreleases/pressreleases/communiqueonchangestotheroyalhouse.5.18cc416116d61fe304a87b6.html |title=Communiqué on changes to The Royal House – Sveriges Kungahus |publisher=[[Royal Court of Sweden]] |access-date=8 October 2019 |archive-date=29 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129080934/https://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/media/pressreleases/pressreleases/communiqueonchangestotheroyalhouse.5.18cc416116d61fe304a87b6.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.euronews.com/2019/10/07/sweden-s-king-removes-royal-titles-from-five-of-his-grandchildren |title=Sweden's king removes five of his grandchildren from royal house |date=7 October 2019 |website=euronews |language=en |access-date=8 October 2019 |archive-date=1 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801070209/https://www.euronews.com/2019/10/07/sweden-s-king-removes-royal-titles-from-five-of-his-grandchildren |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2021: his grandson Julian was born and created Duke of Halland (which has had dukes before) with the same standing of 2019 as his elder brothers.
* 2025: his granddaughter Ines was born and created Duchess of Västerbotten with the same standing of 2019 as her elder brothers.