My understanding is that the Salic law got introduced in Sweden with this dynasty. Before, females had limited rights to the throne: Queen Christina succeeded her father, King Gustavus Adolphus. And Queen Ulrica Eleonora acquired the throne through election, after the extinction of the male line.
Correct.
The sisters of King Carl XVI Gustaf neither requested nor received consent for their marriages, because they had no succession rights to forfeit. So their choices of husbands were irrelevant.
Actually, the Act of Succession stated that Princesses needed the King's consent to marry, despite the fact that they had no successional rights.
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