Portrait of Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne

Birthday profile

Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne

son of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland

Born
March 2, 2016
Age in 2026
10
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
2016

About Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne

Prince Oscar of Sweden, Duke of Skåne (Oscar Carl Olof; born 2 March 2016) is the younger child and only son of Crown Princess Victoria and her husband, Prince Daniel. He is a grandson of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia and is third in the line of succession to the Swedish throne, after his mother and his sister, Princess Estelle. == Birth == Prince Oscar was born on 2 March 2016 at Karolinska University Hospital in Solna. His birth was greeted by two 21-gun salutes on the island of Skeppsholmen, opposite Stockholm Palace. His names and title of Duke of Skåne were announced the following day by his maternal grandfather, the King. A Te Deum thanksgiving service was held in the palace's Royal Chapel on 3 March 2016 to celebrate his birth. Prince Oscar was christened on 27 May 2016 at the Royal Chapel of Stockholm Palace in Stockholm, Sweden. His godparents are King Frederik X of Denmark (then Crown Prince); Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway; his maternal aunt Princess Madeleine of Sweden; his mother's cousin Oscar Magnuson; and his father's cousin Hans Åström. He was christened in the family's antique christening gown which was first worn by his great grandfather Prince Gustaf Adolf when he was christened in 1906. His name and date of christening were added in embroidery to the gown.

Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.

Career and life highlights

Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne timeline

  1. He was christened in the family's antique christening gown which was first worn by his great grandfather Prince Gustaf Adolf when he was christened in 1906.
  2. Prince Oscar was born on 2 March 2016 at Karolinska University Hospital in Solna.

The world when Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne was born

Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne was born in 2016. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2016

  • #1 song"Love Yourself" – Justin Bieber
  • Top movieMoonlight
  • Top TV showNCIS
  • Best-selling bookThe Girl on the Train – Paula Hawkins

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series for first time in 108 years
  • Top headlineDonald Trump elected president
  • Technology milestonePokémon Go takes over the world
  • Defining fadPokémon Go
  • Notable inventionAirPods
  • World population7.41 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBarack Obama
  • Sports championChicago Cubs (World Series)
  • Also wonCleveland Cavaliers (NBA)
  • U.S. population323.0M

2016 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20162026
Gas$2.14$3.45/gal
Average home$232,500$435,000
Average income$70,849$67,500
Minimum wage$7.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$8.65$11.95
Postage stamp$0.47$0.73
Population323.0M341 million

Sources and editorial standards

This profile combines a biographical source with structured birthday and historical context. Sources recorded for this profile: Wikipedia, Lex.dk. See our editorial policy for sourcing, corrections, and review standards.

Read the source biography on Wikipedia. Wikipedia text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.