In 1980 Sweden adopted equal primogeniture, meaning that the eldest child of the monarch, regardless of gender, takes precedence in the line of succession. Sweden had previously (since 1810) used agnatic primogeniture, meaning that only males could inherit the throne. See also: Order of succession
Since the succession of Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte as King Charles XIV John on 5 February1818, the following persons have been in the succession, in this order:
