Talk:Gustaf V of Sweden

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So everyone who has once had a homosexual affair is bisexual?

--Fred-Chess 21:23, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

No, they´re homosexual ffs!--83.226.184.147 06:40, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

He apparently had several times. Actually, the question should be his self-definition re sexuality, as from the facts it could be possible that he was a homosexual (but repressed for a time, and forced himself to live in heterosexual marriage) but it is equally possible that he felt himself natural with both males and females (which would mean he was bisexual). A telling point is that he apparently never had a female lover but several male (which speaks volumes how voluntary he felt). 217.140.193.123 30 June 2005 19:18 (UTC)

No one have ever presented any evidence to support the theory that Gustav V was bi- or homosexual. Haijby was a small thief, he had been convicted of theft and fraud on several accounts. He was even a convicted murderer. He tried to black mail the court - saying that he had had an affair with the king - and they payed him a substantial amount of money. But that doesn't prof that there was any truth behind the accusations. 83.248.26.176 20:59, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

eh. So he was homosexual? Or has it been confirmed? Эйрон Кинни 19:05, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

The truth is that nobody knows. Haijby was a low-life, he even killed a policeman while escaping from prison and served time for the killing. His story is full of really strange statements. Haijby claimed that he had been seduced by the king when he was just 14 years old. It have been confirmed that Haijby and another boy scout was granted an audience with the king. It is also confirmed that the two boys (naturally) newer were alone with the king. When the accusations arose the other boy was tracked down, he witnessed that nothing strange had happened at the audience. 20 years after the audience Haijby wanted to open a restaurant. As he was a criminal he could not get the permits. In those days any citizen could complain about the authorities by turning to the king directly. Haijby was granted a second audience with the king, but this did not help him.

Haijby then started blackmailing the court - not the king but the court. Some court officials payed Haijby a lot of money over the years. It's not clear why they did it. It might be that they feared that the story was true, but it might also be that they were naive and that they simply were not used to this kind of business. The way these court officials handed over the money in dark alleys, dressed in trenchcoat and floppy hat, indicates that they were plain stupid. There have been a couple of investigations, and everything indicates that Haijby was a lier. There's simply no substance to his allegations.

It is of course possible that Gustav V was homosexual but the plain truth is that there are no evidence that he was - the accusations are all speculations, with nothing but Haijby's story to back them up. 83.248.30.142 15:28, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

I removed the part about the Haijby affair. The affair had nothing to do with the king himself and it's covered in a separate article. 83.248.25.135 16:43, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The King and Hermann Göring

Is there really a point in the Göring picture? I would like to see it removed. G5 was no nazi. --Dahlis 19:18, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

• He wasn't a Nazi, but he was very Pro-German, during both World War I and World War II. That is an important historical fact, and should be mentioned. -Bronks 26 February 2006

Yes it is but they way that its put forward isnt exactly objective. It was even worse before i edited it. --Dahlis 21:38, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

It should not be said that Gustav V or Prince Gustaf Adolf were friendly with the Nazis. Both the King and the Prince had meetings with Nazi leaders, but as far as anyone knows they were simply fulfilling their ceremonial functions as head of state. The Swedish Royal Court denies any connection between Gustaf Adolf and the Nazis, as mentioned in Aftonbladet today. As for Gustav V, it is wrong to say he was friendly with the Nazis, without describing it in the historical context and providing adequate evidence. For instance, he was fulfilling his royal duties when he met with Nazi leaders and gave them honorary orders. It doesnt necessarily reflect his own political views. Also, the royal family had family and cultural ties to the Germans, and strong conservative values as well. I think it should be written in a more nuanced and careful way. --Akseli 04:01, 9 March, 2006

The Swedish Social Democratic Party government and its current leader Göran Persson have been persuing a dedicated quest to enlighten people on the atrocities of the Nazis and how bad the Nazism is to counter xenophobic tendencies and hate-violence of the 1990s. So I'm not surprised the young people of today think it is important to mention the connection the king and prince had with Nazi Germany.

Of course, it is irrelevant -- the Nazi government wasn't that bad at first; they managed to salvage Germany and were regarded as the new wave in the world in the 1930s. They gave themself good press whilst doing it. I'm sure a lot of people were pro-German at the time. It doesn't matter. It's no big deal.

Fred-Chess 10:01, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

• According to Aftonbladet, it's true

Aftonbladet is a tabloid with very little credibility (their source in this article is by the way charged with arson). 83.248.25.135 16:43, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Coffee or Tea

I read that the king commuted the death sentence of a pair of identical twins on the condition that one drink tea and the other drink coffee three times a day. The imprisoned tea-drinker died first at age 83. It is recorded as the first study done on coffee & tea in regards to its effects. by BB

Interesting storry, but utterly false. 83.248.25.135 16:43, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Did Gustaf V of Sweden have any illegitimate children?

All information on this topic is greatly appreciated.