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Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten

1906 - 1947

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Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (Gustaf Adolf Oscar Fredrik Arthur Edmund; 22 April 1906 – 26 January 1947) was a Swedish prince who for most of his life was second in the line of succession to the Swedish throne. He was the eldest son of Gustaf VI Adolf, who was crown prince for most of his son's life and ascended the Swedish throne three years after his son's death. The current king, Carl XVI Gustaf, is Prince Gustaf Adolf's son. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten has received more than 1,577,013 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten is the 49th most popular nobleman (up from 74th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 50th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Nobleman.

Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten is most famous for being the King of Sweden from 1973 to 1976.

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  • 75.52

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  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten ranks 49 out of 1,415. Before him are Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, Pope Leo IX, Princess Sophie of Bavaria, Ramesses III, Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and Princess Märtha of Sweden. After him are Albert, Prince Consort, Afonso de Albuquerque, Raynald of Châtillon, Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Alexandra Feodorovna, and Rollo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten ranks 11. Before him are Grace Hopper, Samuel Beckett, Puyi, Luchino Visconti, Aristotle Onassis, and Kurt Gödel. After him are Albert Hofmann, Maria Goeppert Mayer, Victor Vasarely, Josephine Baker, Hassan al-Banna, and Sayyid Qutb. Among people deceased in 1947, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten ranks 8. Before him are Henry Ford, Al Capone, Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, Philipp Lenard, Christian X of Denmark, and Rudolf Höss. After him are Aleister Crowley, Kurt Lewin, George II of Greece, Jozef Tiso, Victor Horta, and Raoul Wallenberg.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten ranks 34 out of 1,879. Before him are Charles X Gustav of Sweden (1622), Dieterich Buxtehude (1637), Tomas Tranströmer (1931), Charles IX of Sweden (1550), John III of Sweden (1537), and Princess Märtha of Sweden (1901). After him are Emanuel Swedenborg (1688), Charles XIII of Sweden (1748), Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844), Anders Zorn (1860), Charles XV of Sweden (1826), and Agnetha Fältskog (1950).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Sweden

Among noblemen born in Sweden, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten ranks 2. Before him are Princess Märtha of Sweden (1901). After him are Haakon VI of Norway (1340), Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (1912), Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden (1001), Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg (1584), Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (1977), Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (1979), Catherine Vasa of Sweden (1539), Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland (1973), Princess Margaretha of Sweden (1899), and Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (1982).

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