Charles Philip, Duke of Södermanland

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For the present-day Prince Carl Philip, see Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland. For other Swedish Princes with the name Carl, see the list at Prince Carl of Sweden.

  Swedish Royalty
  House of Vasa

Gustav I Parents    Erik Johansson, Cecilia Månsdotter Children    Eric XIV, John III, Catherine, Cecilia, Magnus, Anna Maria, Sophia, Elizabeth, Charles IX Eric XIV Children    Sigrid, Gustav John III Children    Sigismund, Anna, John Sigismund Children    Władysław IV, John II Casimir, John Albert, Charles Ferdinand, Alexander Charles, Anna Catherine Constance Charles IX Children    Catherine, Gustav II Adolf, Maria Elizabeth, Christina, Charles Philip Grandson    Charles X Gustav Gustav II Adolf Children    Christina Christina

Duke Carl Philip (1601–1622) was the second surviving son of King Charles IX of Sweden and his second wife Christina of Holstein-Gottorp.

During the Time of Troubles in Russia, Carl Philip was one of the princes who were elected Tsar, in 1611.

When Charles IX died in 1611, his older son Gustavus Adolphus became King, while Carl Philip had his father's old duchy, centered at Nyköping, at his disposal. During his minority, the duchy was administered by his mother, Queen Mother Christina of Holstein-Gottorp.

Carl Philip joined the army and died from disease at Narva, Estonia. He was the last holder of a Swedish duchy. When Gustav III reintroduced the title in 1772, it was a mere honorary title.

He was secretly married to Elisabet Ribbing, and they had a daughter.