- She became heir apparent to the Swedish throne on January 1, 1980, after the Swedish Parliament passed an amendment to the Act of Succession that established absolute primogeniture. Prior to that, succession was limited to males. The process to change the succession began shortly after Victoria's birth, and during the two years it took to pass the amendment, her brother Carl Philip was born, who was briefly heir apparent but was displaced when the change went into effect. Victoria is set to become the modern world's first ruling queen to inherit a throne despite having a living legitimate and eligible brother.
- Her given names honour various relatives. Her first name comes primarily from her great-great-grandmother Victoria of Baden, queen consort of Sweden. Her other names honour her great-aunt Ingrid of Sweden; her maternal grandmother, Alice Soares de Toledo; and her ancestor Désirée Clary, queen consort of Sweden; and her paternal aunt and godmother, Princess Désirée.
- Is related by blood to the Danish royal family, the Greek royal family, the Spanish royal family, the British royal family and the Norwegian royal family.
- In May 1999, she was an intern at the Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C. Victoria completed a study program at the Government Offices in 2001. In 2003, Victoria's education continued with visits to Swedish businesses, a study and intern program in agriculture and forestry, as well as completion of the basic soldier training at SWEDINT (the Swedish Armed Forces International Centre).
- Oldest daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia.
- Victoria studied for a year (1996-97) at the Catholic University of the West at Angers in France, and in the fall term of 1997 participated in a special program following the work of the Riksdag. From 1998 to 2000, Victoria resided in the United States, where she studied various subjects at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
- Older sister of Prins Carl Philip and Prinsessan Madeleine of Sweden.
- Engaged to Prins Daniel in February 2009.
- Had a Labrador named Jambo.
- Hobbies: painting, walking and skiing.
- Studied French at the Centre International D'Études Françaises at the Université Catholique de L'Ouest in Angers, France 1996-1997. Studied at Yale University 1998-2000.
- Gave birth to her first child at age 34, a girl, on February 23, 2012. Her name is Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary (Her Royal Highness Princess Estelle of Sweden). Child's father is her husband Prins Daniel.
- Lives in Haga slott (castle) where her father King Carl XVI Gustaf was born.
- Sister-in-law of Prinsessan Sofia and Christopher O'Neill.
- Her second child, Oscar Carl Olof (His Royal Highness Prince Oscar of Sweden), was born on 2 March 2016.
- Her children were born at Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, the same hospital where she was born.
- Met future husband Daniel Westling at his gym in 2001.
- She is expected to become the second queen regnant of a sovereign state named Victoria, after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, who is also her great-great-great-grandmother. She won't become Queen Victoria II though, since she will be the monarch of a different country. She also isn't named after Victoria, at least directly. She was named after her grandmother Victoria of Baden, who was named after her aunt by marriage Princess Royal Victoria, who was named after her mother Queen Victoria.
- Speaks English, German and French.
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