Editing Gustaf V (section)

===Crown Prince===
On 18 September 1872 his uncle [[Charles XV of Sweden|King Charles XV]] died, and Gustaf's father ascended the throne as King Oscar II. Upon his father's accession to the throne, Gustaf became crown prince of both Sweden and Norway at the age of 14. The new king and queen and their children now moved into the large Stockholm Palace, and the crown prince's schooling at the Beskowska School was interrupted, as he was now to receive his education as heir to the throne at the palace.

[[File:Minnesmedalj Gustav V och Victoria, 25567.jpg|thumb|Wedding medal for Gustaf and Victoria in 1881]]
On 20 September 1881 in [[Karlsruhe]], Germany, he married Princess [[Victoria of Baden]], the only daughter of [[Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden]] and [[Princess Louise of Prussia]].

[[File:Gustaf V of Sweden as Crown Prince 1893.jpg|thumb|left|Crown Prince Gustaf wears the [[Regalia of Sweden#Crown Prince coronet|Coronet of the Heir Apparent]] in 1893]]
[[File:Gustav the 5th., Swedish king, the son of Oscar the 2nd, king in1907 No-nb bldsa 1c050.jpg|thumb|Photograph of Crown Prince Gustaf, {{circa|1897}}]]
On 8 December 1907 King Oscar II died and the 49-year-old Gustaf succeeded his father as King of Sweden as the fifth monarch from the [[House of Bernadotte]].