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Gustaf V of Sweden

Drottningholm Palace, 16 Jun 1858 – Drottningholm Palace, 29 Oct 1950

16 facts1 source

Facts and their sources

  • Born16 Jun 1858, Drottningholm Palacenot verified1 source
  • MarriedVictoria of Badennot verified1 source
  • Titlecrown prince, 1872–1907or heir apparent, 1872–1907 · Monarch of Sweden, 1907–1950not verified1 source
  • Titleheir apparent, 1872–1907or crown prince, 1872–1907 · Monarch of Sweden, 1907–1950not verified1 source
  • TitleMonarch of Sweden, 1907–1950or crown prince, 1872–1907 · heir apparent, 1872–1907not verified1 source
  • EventCourtyard Crisis, 1914or Courtyard Speech, 1914 · Peasant armament support march, 1914 · Midsummer crisis, 1941 · King Gustaf V's funeral, 1950not verified1 source
  • EventPeasant armament support march, 1914or Courtyard Speech, 1914 · Courtyard Crisis, 1914 · Midsummer crisis, 1941 · King Gustaf V's funeral, 1950not verified1 source
  • EventCourtyard Speech, 1914or Courtyard Crisis, 1914 · Peasant armament support march, 1914 · Midsummer crisis, 1941 · King Gustaf V's funeral, 1950not verified1 source
  • EventMidsummer crisis, 1941or Courtyard Speech, 1914 · Courtyard Crisis, 1914 · Peasant armament support march, 1914 · King Gustaf V's funeral, 1950not verified1 source
  • EventKing Gustaf V's funeral, 1950or Courtyard Speech, 1914 · Courtyard Crisis, 1914 · Peasant armament support march, 1914 · Midsummer crisis, 1941not verified1 source
  • Died29 Oct 1950, Drottningholm Palacenot verified1 source
  • MotherSophia of Nassaunot verified1 source
  • FatherOscar II of Swedennot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 16 Jun 1858

    Born in Drottningholm Palace

  2. 1872–1907

    Crown prince

  3. 1872–1907

    Heir apparent

  4. 1882–1889

    3 children are born

  5. 1907–1950

    Monarch of Sweden

  6. 1914

    Courtyard Crisis

  7. 1914

    Peasant armament support march

  8. 1914

    Courtyard Speech

  9. 1941

    Midsummer crisis

  10. 1950

    King Gustaf V's funeral

  11. 29 Oct 1950

    Dies in Drottningholm Palace, aged 92

Family

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During his lifetime

He lived through 11 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Drottningholm Palace.

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The 1850s · Gustaf V is born in Drottningholm Palace

In the news1856

First Swedish railway opens (1856)

The first railway line in Sweden opened in 1856, traveling twelve miles from Örebro to Ervalla.

Getting around

Horse-drawn posting and boat transport

In the mid-19th century, travelers used the government-organized posting system (skyssvesenet) to hire horses and carriages from designated farms, with a boy accompanying them to return the equipment. Along the coast, travelers relied on boat transport (båtskyss) where routes were not connected by road.

In Europe1845–1852

The Great Famine in Ireland

Potato blight ruined harvests: a million Irish people died and a million more emigrated, many to America.

Daily life

Homes and heating with cast-iron stoves

In many rural homes, the main room served as a multi-purpose living space where the family gathered around a hearth or, increasingly, a cast-iron stove, which was considered a luxury item. Kitchens began to separate from the living area, though in many homes, the stove remained the primary source of heat for the entire household.

What people wore

Festive red shirts with luxury buttons

In the Lule region, men would sometimes wear a special red shirt or jersey known as a "kreop" on the first day of a church feast, which featured shiny, expensive metal buttons.

Music

Fiddles on every farm

During the mid-1800s, the fiddle was the most common folk instrument, and it is believed there was a fiddle on every farm by the end of the century.

At the table

Eating sour milk from common troughs

Peasant families often ate sour milk, known as fillebunke, from a large common wooden trough using individual wooden spoons. They would decorate the surface with ginger and brown sugar before eating.