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Queen Silvia of Sweden

Queen consort of Sweden · Sweden · Born 1943 · age 82

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She's been Queen of Sweden for nearly fifty years, but she wasn't born into royalty - Silvia Sommerlath married into the throne in 1976 and became the country's first commoner queen consort in modern history.

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A life in dates

2026Seraphim MedalAward2017Bavarian Order of MeritAward2015Knight Grand Cross of the Order for Merits to LithuaniaAward2013Grand Order of Queen JelenaAward2011Order of the White EagleAward2008Grand Cross of the Order of Prince HenryAward1999Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st classAward1995Order of the Three Stars, 1st ClassAward1994Honorary Doctor of Linköping UniversityAward1991Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAward1989Gold medal of the Spanish National Research CouncilAward1982Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. OlavAward1981Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the FalconAward1979Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the CatholicAward1943Born23 December 1943

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Awards

Seraphim Medal2026
Honorary Doctor of the University of Stirling2023
Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III2021
Bavarian Order of Merit2017
King Harald V's Jubilee Medal 1991-20162016
Knight Grand Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania2015
Martin Buber Award2014
Cross of Recognition2014
Grand Order of Queen Jelena2013
Order of the White Star, 1st Class2011
Order of the White Eagle2011
Courage Award2009
Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania2008
Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry2008
Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg2007
Decoration for Exceptional Merits2004
Honorary Doctor of the University of Gothenburg1999
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class1999
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class1995
Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class1995
Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great1995
Honorary Doctor of Linköping University1994
Honorary Doctor at Karolinska Institutet1993
Stefansmedaljen1992
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic1991
Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Turku1990
Gold medal of the Spanish National Research Council1989
Knight of the Order of the Elephant1985
Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau1983
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland1982
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav1982
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon1981
Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1979
Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic1979
Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria1979
Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Order of the Crown of the Realm
Steiger Award
Order of Merit, 1st class

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Born Silvia Renate Sommerlath on 23 December 1943, she entered public life when she married King Carl XVI Gustaf in 1976, a union that made her Sweden's queen consort. The marriage produced three children: Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip, and Princess Madeleine. She has held the title for nearly five decades, a tenure that spans the better part of Sweden's contemporary monarchy.

Country
Sweden
Type
Historical Figure
Status
living
Dates
Born 1943 · age 82

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