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Gustaf VI Adolf, Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf, född 11 november 1882 på Stockholms slott i Stockholm, död 15 september 1973 på Helsingborgs lasarett i Helsingborg, Malmöhus län, var Sveriges kung från den 29 oktober 1950 och fram till sin död.

Gustav VI Adolf, in full Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf, (born Nov. 11, 1882, Stockholm, Swed.—died Sept. 15, 1973, Hälsingborg [now Helsingborg]), king of the Swedes from 1950 to 1973, the last Swedish monarch to hold real political power after constitutional reforms initiated in 1971.

Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (11 November 1882-15 September 1973) was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death. Career Gustaf VI was the eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden. [1] Before becoming king he had been Crown Prince of Sweden. During this long period of time he became a scholar and an archaeologist. [2]

Gustaf VI Adolf was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden, and had been Crown Prince of Sweden for the preceding 43 years in the reign of his father. Gustaf VI Adolf was a lifelong amateur archeologist particularly interested in Ancient Italian cultures.

Source citation. King of Sweden. Name spelled as per 20th century legal usage (also known as Gustav Adolf). Belonging to the Bernadotte Dynasty, he reigned 1950-1973 and was also Duke of Scania. His parents were King Gustaf V and Queen Viktoria, a Zähringen Dynasty princess of Baden.