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The old principle of agnatic primogeniturePrimogeniture is inheritance by the first-born of the entirety of a parent's wealth, estate or office. Primogeniture often occurs in regulating royal succession to the throne in a monarchy. Agnatic primogeniture is inheritance by the oldest surviving male, which meant that the throne was inherited by the eldest male child of the preceding monarch, was replaced by the principle of full cognatic primogeniturePrimogeniture is inheritance by the first-born of the entirety of a parent's wealth, estate or office. Primogeniture often occurs in regulating royal succession to the throne in a monarchy. Agnatic primogeniture is inheritance by the oldest surviving male. This meant that the throne would be inherited by the eldest child without regard to sex, and Sweden was the first country to adopt it.
As a Princess, and as heir to the throne, Victoria is prohibited by the Swedish constitution from becoming the regentFor the insecticide 'Regent', see Regent (insecticide A regent is an acting governor. In a monarchy, a regent usually rules due to the actual monarch's absence, incapacity, or minority. In the case of Finland and Hungary, military officers served as regen and head of another state, either by election, succession or marriage, unless approval is granted by the King and the ParliamentRiksdag is also the Swedish name of the Parliament of Finland. The Riksdag or Sveriges Riksdag is the Parliament of Sweden. The Riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members, which are publicly elected on a proportional basis to serve four year terms., by forfeit of all rights of succession for herself and her heirs.
Victoria attended a state elementary school and a private gymnasiumA gymnasium is a school of secondary education in parts of Europe. The word "" (gymnasium) was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men. At some countries there is a notion of progymnasium which (secondary school) in StockholmStockholm ['stɔkhɔlm, ˘stɔkhɔlm] is the capital and the largest City of Sweden. The City of Stockholm is administratively a municipality within Stockholm County, the population of the city proper is 761,721 (2004), with, from which she graduated in 1996. Afterwards, she has studied for a year at Université Catholique de l'Ouest in AngersAngers is a city in France in the departement of Maine-et-Loire, 191 m. of Paris by the Western railway to Nantes, the capital of the former Anjou province. An industrialized city of approximately 150,000 people (around 250,000 with the metropolitan area), France, and for two years at Yale University in the United States. She has also spent considerable time studying and following the work of the Swedish government at the local, national and EU levels, as well as familiarizing herself with the Swedish economy. She also has been an advocate and spokesperson for anorexia nervosa, a starving sickness she suffered from for several years.
In addition to her studies, Victoria has worked as a trainee at the United Nations in New York and at the Swedish Embassy in Washington, DC, and she has also served three weeks in the Swedish army. She has increasingly often participated in official state visits and other responsibilities in preparation for her role as the head of state.
Her first major, official visit was on 18-20 October 2004 in Budapest, Hungary, where she opened an exhibition of great historical significance.
Victoria's namesday on March 12 and her birthday on July 14 are official flag days in Sweden.
See also: King of Sweden, Constitution of Sweden, Politics of Sweden, Swedish Royal Family
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