List of Swedish monarchs
Template:Short description Template:For Template:Infobox monarchy This list records the monarchs of Sweden, from the late Viking Age to the present day. Sweden has continuously been a monarchy since the country's consolidation in the Viking Age and early Middle Ages, for over a thousand years.Template:Sfn The incumbent royal dynasty of Sweden is the House of Bernadotte, established on the throne in 1818.
HistoryEdit
There were organized political structures in Sweden before the kingdom was unified; based on archaeological evidence, early tribal societies are believed to have transitioned into organized chiefdoms in the first few centuries AD, perhaps spurred by contacts with the Roman Empire and the rest of Europe.Template:Sfn In the period AD 500–800, Scandinavian societies began adopting cultural elements from the newly established Germanic kingdoms in Europe, transitioning further into petty kingdoms.Template:Sfn
Archaeological evidence suggests that were numerous petty kingdoms throughout modern-day Sweden. Foreign sources and later native sources describe the later medieval kingdom as being composed of two main regions: Svealand (particularly around Lake Mälaren) and Götaland. Sources from as early as the Roman author Tacitus (Template:Circa 56–126) mention two main peoples or tribes in modern Sweden: the Svear (Swedes) and Götar (Geats); the Svear are mentioned in more foreign sources than the Götar, credited with military activities at sea.Template:Sfn The securely attested Swedish rulers in the Viking Age, predecessors of the later line of Swedish kings, ruled from the religious and political center of Old Uppsala; though its history before the Viking Age is poorly attested, it is probable that Old Uppsala had been a political and religious center since the Migration Period.Template:Sfn
The earliest historically attested Swedish rulers are 9th-century petty kings from the Vita Ansgarii, an account written Template:Circa 870 by Rimbert partly concerning Saint Ansgar's visit to Svealand.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn Some kings of Old Uppsala are also mentioned in later Icelandic texts and sagas.Template:Sfn The line of legendary Swedish kings from Icelandic tradition, called sagokungar in Swedish, are not generally treated as historical figures, though some may be based on actual chieftains or petty kings.Template:Sfn Some later king-lists deliberately extended the sequence of kings for nationalistic purposes, such as Johannes Magnus's Historia de omnibus Gothorum Sueonumque regibus (1554); supposed ancient kings mentioned in such sources are clearly fictional.Template:Sfn
The petty kingdoms eventually gave rise to more complex political structures and what is today considered the beginning of the Swedish kingdom developed over the course of the Viking Age and the subsequent Middle Ages. For a consecutive list from then, the first Swedish king of whom anything definite is known is the 10th-century Eric the Victorious, though the information reported about him in different sources is scarce. Eric's son Olof Skötkonung was the first king to be baptized in Sweden and is credited with founding a Christian kingdom. The early and then medieval Swedish kingdom was an elective monarchy, with kings being elected from particularly prominent families;Template:Sfn this practice did however often result in de facto dynastic successionTemplate:Sfn and the formation of royal dynasties, such as those of Eric (intermittently Template:Circa 1157–1250) and Bjelbo (1250–1364) as well as infighting between rival families.
From 1389 to 1523, Sweden was often united with Denmark and Norway under the kings of the Kalmar Union. Sweden's full independence was restored under Gustav I in 1523. He is often credited as the founder of modern Sweden,Template:Sfn and in 1544 he formally abandoned the previous elective monarchy in favor of hereditary succession.Template:Sfn Initially adopting the medieval "King of Swedes and Geats", Gustav I later adopted the lengthier title rex Svecorum Gothorum Vandalorumque ("king of the Swedes, Geats and Wends").Template:Sfn The last monarch to be titled as king of the Swedes, Geats and Wends was Gustaf VI Adolf (Template:Reign) since his successor, the present king Carl XVI Gustaf, upon his accession adopted the shortened title "King of Sweden".Template:Sfn
In 1980, the rule of succession was changed from agnatic to absolute primogeniture, to the benefit of Princess Victoria (born 1977), the current heir apparent.
Monarchs and regents of SwedenEdit
House of Munsö (970–1060)Edit
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| Portrait | Name | Reign | Succession | Marriage(s) | Life details |
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| Eric (VII)Template:Efn "the Victorious" Erik Segersäll |
Template:Circa 970Template:Efn – c. 995 (c. 25 years) |
First king about whom anything definite is knownTemplate:Efn | Sigrid the Haughty (?) (2 children) |
c. 945 – c. 995 (aged approx. 50) Attributed various wives and children in different sourcesTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn | |
| File:Olaf Scotking of Sweden coin c 1030.jpg | Olof "Skötkonung"Template:Efn |
c. 995 – c. 1022 (c. 27 years) |
Son of Eric the Victorious | Estrid of the Obotrites (2 children) |
c. 980 – c. 1022 (aged approx. 42) Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn |
| File:Anund Jakob coin.png | Anund Jacob Anund Jakob |
c. 1022 – 1050 (c. 28 years) |
Son of Olof | Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir (childless?) |
c. 1008 – 1050 (aged approx. 42) Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn |
| Emund "the Old" Emund den gamle |
c. 1050 – 1060 (10 years) |
Illegitimate son of Olof | Astrid Njalsdotter (?) (2 children) |
Died 1060 Last king of the House of MunsöTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn |
House of Stenkil (1060–1125/1130)Edit
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| Stenkil Stenkil Ragnvaldsson |
c. 1060 – 1066 (c. 6 years) |
Possibly son-in-law of EmundTemplate:Efn | "Ingamoder" (?) (at least 2 children) |
Died c. 1066 Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn | |
| Eric and EricTemplate:Efn Erik och Erik (historicity disputed) |
c. 1066 (?) (briefly) |
Recorded in only one sourceTemplate:Efn as two pretenders who fought each other after Stenkil's death. | Nothing recorded | Nothing knownTemplate:Efn | |
| Halsten Halsten Stenkilsson |
c. 1066 – 1068Template:Sfn (c. 2 years) |
Son of Stenkil | Unknown queen (at least 2 children) |
Few life details known. Deposed c. 1068. Possibly later returned to rule as co-ruler with his (likely younger) brother Inge I.<ref name="Ingenordisk">The article Inge in Nordisk familjebok (1910).</ref>Template:Sfn | |
| Anund "from Russia" Anund Gårdske (historicity disputed) |
c. 1068 – 1076Template:Sfn (?) (c. 8 years) |
Recorded in only one sourceTemplate:Efn as elected king after Halsten's deposition | Nothing recorded | Few life details known; said to have come from Kievan Rus'. Deposed c. 1076.<ref name="Nationalanund">The article Anund in Nationalencyklopedin.</ref>Template:Sfn | |
| File:Hovgarden runsten 2008a.JPG | Håkan "the Red" Håkan Röde |
1070s (?) | Possibly great-grandson of Eric the VictoriousTemplate:Sfn | Nothing recorded | Few life details known. Different sources place Håkan either as the predecessor of Stenkil or Inge.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn |
| File:Ingold the Elder grave drawing.jpg | Inge "the Elder" Inge den äldre |
c. 1078 – 1112 (c. 34 years) |
Son of Stenkil. Seized power, either from Anund or Håkan. | Helena (4 children) |
Died c. 1112 Ended the period of anarchy begun after Stenkil's death. Maybe deposed c. 1081–1083 before regaining the throne.<ref name="Ingenordisk" />Template:Sfn |
| Sweyn ("Blot-Sweyn") Blot-Sven (historicity disputed) |
c. 1081 – 1083 (c. 2 years) |
Possibly son-in-law of Stenkil. Said to have usurped the throne. | Nothing recorded | Few life details known. Historicity disputed on account of poor source material.Template:Sfn Either deposed or succeeded by his son.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn | |
| Eric (VIII)Template:Efn "Årsäll" Erik Årsäll (historicity disputed) |
c. 1083 (?) (briefly) |
Possibly son of Sweyn, who some sources record him as succeeding | Nothing recorded | Few life details known. Historicity disputed on account of poor and contradictory sources.Template:Sfn Deposed by Inge if historical.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn | |
| Philip Filip Halstensson |
c. 1100 – 1118Template:Sfn (c. 18 years) |
Son of Halsten. Appears to have begun his reign as a co-ruler with Inge the Elder. | Ingegerd of Norway (childless) |
Died 1118 Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn | |
| Inge "the Younger" Inge (den yngre) Halstensson |
c. 1118Template:Sfn – 1125Template:Sfn/1130Template:Sfn (c. 7–12 years) |
Son of Halsten. Possibly initially co-ruler with Philip. | Ulvhild Håkansdotter (childless) |
Died c. 1130Template:Sfn Likely the last male-line member of Stenkil's dynasty.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn | |
| Ragnvald "Knaphövde" |
1120s/1130s (?)Template:Sfn (briefly?) |
No known connection to previous kings. Recorded in Västgötalagen as the successor of Inge II and predecessor of Sverker I. | Nothing recorded | Few life details knownTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn |
Houses of Sverker and Eric (1125/1130–1250)Edit
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| Magnus I "the Strong" Magnus (den starke) Nilsson (status disputed) |
c. 1125 – 1130Template:Sfn or c. 1130 – 1134Template:Sfn (c. 4–5 years) |
Grandson of Inge the Elder.<ref>Saxo Grammaticus, Danmarks kronike, II, p. 55-6.</ref> Attested only as a pretender in the Gesta Danorum; perhaps never recognized as king.Template:Sfn | Richeza of Poland (2 children) |
Died in 1134Template:Sfn Elected king but failed to establish his power; killed in 1134Template:Sfn at the Battle of Fotevik. | |
| Non-contemporary depiction | Sverker I "the Elder" Sverker den äldre |
c. 1130Template:Sfn – 25 December 1156Template:Sfn (c. 26 years) |
Either no previous royal connectionTemplate:Sfn or grandson of Sweyn.Template:Sfn Elected in opposition to Magnus I.Template:Sfn | Ulvhild Håkansdotter (at least 4 children) Richeza of Poland (1 child?) |
Died 25 December 1156 Assassinated, allegedly by the pretender Magnus II.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn |
| File:Eric the Holy of Sweden (crop).jpg | Eric (IX)Template:Efn "the Holy" Erik (den helige) Jedvardsson |
c. 1157Template:Sfn – 18 May 1160Template:Sfn (c. 3 years) |
Cousin of Sverker I | Christina of Denmark (4 children) |
c. 1120 – 18 May 1160Template:Sfn (aged approx. 40) Attempted to christianize Finland. Murdered by the pretender Magnus II and later canonized, becoming Sweden's patron saint.Template:Sfn |
| Magnus II Magnus Henriksson |
18 May 1160 – 1161 (1 year) |
Great-grandson of Inge I. Seized power after murdering Eric IX. | Bridget Haraldsdotter (childless) |
Died in 1161 Killed in battle against Charles VII.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn | |
| File:Karl-sverkersson.jpg | Charles (VII)Template:Efn Karl Sverkersson |
c. 1157 – 12 April 1167Template:Sfn (c. 10 years; ruled all of Sweden from 1161 onwards) |
Son of Sverker I. Initially ruled in Västergötland in opposition to Eric IX; later overthrew Magnus II. | Christina Hvide (at least 1 child) |
1130 – 12 April 1167 (aged 37) Murdered by Canute I, who succeeded him as king.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn |
| File:Coin of Canute I of Sweden c. 1180.jpg | Canute I Knut Eriksson |
12 April 1167 – 1196 (29 years) |
Son of Eric IX. Seized power after murdering Charles VII. | Cecilia Johansdotter (name disputed) (5 children) |
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| Kol (status disputed) |
1170s (several years) |
Sons (?) of Sverker I. Ruled together in Östergötland, in opposition to Canute I. | Nothing recorded | Few life details knownTemplate:Sfn | |
| Boleslaw Burislev (status disputed) |
1170s (several years) |
Nothing recorded | Few life details knownTemplate:Sfn | ||
| File:Coin of Sweartgar II of Sweden c. 1200.jpg | Sverker II "the Younger" Sverker (den yngre) Karlsson |
1196 – 1208 (12 years) |
Son of Charles VII | Benedicta Hvide (at least 1 child) |
c. 1164 – 17 July 1210 (aged c. 46) Deposed after the Battle of Lena. Killed at the Battle of Gestilren while trying to retake the throne.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn |
| Ingegerd Birgersdotter (at least 1 child) | |||||
| File:Erik-knutsson.gif | Eric (X)Template:Efn "the Survivor" Erik Knutsson |
1208 – 10 April 1216 (8 years) |
Son of Canute I. Seized power after defeating Sverker II in battle. | Rikissa of Denmark (5 children) |
1180 – 10 April 1216 (aged c. 36) Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn |
| File:Coin of John I of Sweden c. 1220.jpg | John I Johan Sverkersson |
10 April 1216 – 10 March 1222 (Template:Age in years, months and days) |
Son of Sverker II | Unmarried and childless | 1201 – 10 March 1222 (aged c. 21) Died of illness as the last male-line member of Sverker's dynasty.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn |
| File:Eric Lisper-Halter of Sweden at Vinköl.jpg | Eric (XI)Template:Efn "the Lisp and Lame" Erik Eriksson |
March 1222 – 1229 (7 years) (first reign) |
Son of Eric X | Catherine Sunesdotter (childless) |
1216 – 2 February 1250 (aged c. 34) Largely overshadowed by prominent statesmen. Deposed and in exile 1229–1234.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn |
| File:Canute II of Sweden coin 1905.jpg | Canute II "the Tall" Knut Holmgersson |
1229 – 1234 (5 years) |
Relative of the House of Eric. Elected king after the deposition of Eric XI. | Unknown queen (at least 2 children) |
Died 1234 Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn |
| File:Eric Lisper-Halter of Sweden at Vinköl.jpg | Eric (XI)Template:Efn "the Lisp and Lame" Erik Eriksson |
1234 – 2 February 1250 (16 years) (second reign) |
Returned and regained power after Canute II's deathTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn | Catherine Sunesdotter (childless) |
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House of Bjelbo (1250–1364)Edit
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| Portrait | Name | Arms | Reign | Succession | Marriage(s) | Life details |
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| File:Waldemar of Sweden (1240s) bust 2009 Skara (2).jpg | Valdemar Valdemar Birgersson |
File:Coats of arms family sv Valdemar Birgersson.svg | 1250 – 22 July 1275 (25 years) |
Grandson of Eric X and son of the prominent statesman Birger Jarl | Sophia of Denmark (6 children) |
1239 – 26 December 1302 (aged c. 63) Deposed after losing the Battle of Hova (1275). Continued to try to regain parts of the kingdom before being imprisoned in 1288.Template:Sfn |
| File:Magnus III Barnlock of Sweden as Duke bust 2009 Skara (2).jpg | Magnus III "Barnlock" Magnus (Ladulås) Birgersson |
File:Armoiries de Suède (Gelre modernise).svg | 22 July 1275 – 18 December 1290 (Template:Age in years, months and days) |
Grandson of Eric X and son of the prominent statesman Birger Jarl. Seized power after defeating Valdemar in battle. | Helvig of Holstein (5 children) |
Died 18 December 1290 Template:Sfn |
| File:Birger of Sweden (1280) c 1322.jpg | Birger Birger Magnusson |
18 December 1290 – March/April 1318 (28 years and 5/6 months) |
Son of Magnus III | Martha of Denmark (4 children) |
1280 – 31 May 1321 (aged c. 41) Deposed and forced into exile by supporters of his brother Eric in 1318.Template:Sfn | |
| Regency of Duchess Ingeborg (March/April 1318 – 8 July 1319) | ||||||
| File:Kung Magnus Erikssons domsigill.jpg | Magnus IV Magnus Eriksson |
File:Armoiries de Suède (Gelre modernise).svg | 8 July 1319 – 15 February 1364 (Template:Age in years, months and days) |
Grandson of Magnus III | Blanche of Namur (5 children) |
c. 1316 – 1 December 1374 (aged c. 58) Also king of Norway (1319–1355). Deposed in favor of Albert and imprisoned until 1371; thereafter lived in exile in Norway.Template:Sfn |
| File:Eric of Sweden (1339) seal 1905.jpg | Eric (XII)Template:Efn Erik Magnusson |
17 October 1356 – 20 June 1359 (Template:Age in years, months and days) |
Son of Magnus IV. Initially ruled in opposition to his father; became co-ruler following reconciliation in 1359. | Beatrice of Bavaria (childless) |
In or before 1339 – 20 June 1359 (aged at least 20) Template:Sfn | |
| File:Hacon VI of Norway seal c 1363.jpg | Håkan Håkan Magnusson |
File:Armoiries de Hakon VI de Norvège et de Suède.svg | 15 February 1362 – 15 February 1364 (Template:Age in years, months and days) |
Son of Magnus IV, co-ruler with his father | Margaret of Denmark (ruling queen 1389–1412) (1 child) |
1340 – 11 September 1380 (aged c. 40) Also king of Norway (1343–1380). Deposed in favor of Albert, tried to reclaim Sweden until his defeat at the Siege of Stockholm in 1371.Template:Sfn |
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House of Mecklenburg (1364–1389)Edit
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| File:Albert of Sweden effigy 2010.jpg | Albert of Mecklenburg Albrekt av Mecklenburg |
File:Armoiries du Roi Albert de Suède de 1363-1389.svg | 15 February 1364 – 24 February 1389 (Template:Age in years, months and days) |
Great-grandson of Magnus III of Sweden | Richardis of Schwerin (2 children) Agnes of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1 child) |
c. 1340Template:Sfn – 1 April 1412 (aged c. 72) Also Duke of Mecklenburg (1384–1412). Defeated by Margaret at the Battle of Åsle and then deposed.Template:Sfn |
Monarchs and regents during the Kalmar Union (1389–1523)Edit
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| File:Margarethe von daenemark.jpg | Margaret Margareta Valdemarsdotter |
File:Margaret I of Denmark arms.png | 24 February 1389 – 28 October 1412 (Template:Age in years, months and days) |
Queen of Denmark and Norway; widow of Håkan Magnusson. Also a descendant of Eric X of Sweden. Defeated Albert with support from the Swedish nobility. | Håkan Magnusson (king 1362–1364) (1 child) |
March 1353 – 28 October 1412 (aged 59) Also queen of Denmark and Norway as ruler of the Kalmar Union. Did not remarry after Håkan's death. Died suddenly of plague in 1412.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn |
| File:Erik-af-Pommern 1424 (cropped).jpg | Eric (XIII)Template:Efn of Pomerania Erik av Pommern |
File:Eric of Poméranie.svg | 23 July 1396 – 24 September 1439 (Template:Age in years, months and days) |
Grand-nephew, designated heir, and initially co-ruler of Margaret. Also a descendant of Magnus III of Sweden.Template:Efn | Philippa of England (childless) Cecilia (childless) |
1381/1382 – 3 May 1459Template:Sfn (aged 76–78) Also king of Denmark and Norway as ruler of the Kalmar Union. Deposed in Sweden twice (1434–1435 and 1436); regained power until deposed in all three kingdoms in 1439.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn |
| Regency of Charles Knutsson Bonde (later King Charles VIII; October 1438 – Autumn 1440) | ||||||
| File:Christopher of Bavaria crop.jpg | Christopher of Bavaria Kristofer av Bayern |
File:Armoiries de Christophe de Bavière.svg | Autumn 1441 – 6 January 1448 (6 years and a few months) |
Nephew of Eric XIII | Dorothea of Brandenburg (childless) |
26 February 1416 – 6 January 1448 (aged 31) Also king of Denmark and Norway as ruler of the Kalmar UnionTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn |
| Regency of Bengt Jönsson Oxenstierna and Nils Jönsson Oxenstierna (January – 20 June 1448) | ||||||
| File:Carl II of Sweden 15th century by Bernt Notke 1982.jpg | Charles (VIII)Template:Efn Karl Knutsson Bonde |
File:Armoiries de Karl Knutson de Suède.svg | 20 June 1448 – 24 February 1457 (Template:Age in years, months and days) (first reign) |
Swedish nobleman, elected king in Sweden after Christopher's death in opposition to the union monarchs | Birgitta Turesdotter (2 children) Catherine Karlsdotter (8 children) Christina Abrahamsdotter (2 children) |
Died 15 May 1470 Also king of Norway (1449–1450).Template:Sfn Deposed twice (1457–1464 and 1465–1467), both times due to the influence of Archbishop Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna.Template:Sfn |
| First regency of Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna and Erik Axelsson Tott (March – 23 June 1457) | ||||||
| File:Christian I of Denmark, Norway & Sweden 1440s.jpg | Christian I Kristian I |
File:Christian II of Denmark arms.png | 23 June 1457 – 23 June 1464 (Template:Age in years, months and days) |
Husband of Dorothea of Brandenburg, widow of Christopher. Also a descendant of Magnus III of Sweden. Accepted as king in Sweden after the deposition of Charles VIII. | Dorothea of Brandenburg (5 children) |
February 1426 – 21 May 1481 (aged 55) Also king of Denmark and Norway as ruler of the Kalmar Union. Deposed in Sweden in 1464.Template:Sfn |
| File:Carl II of Sweden 15th century by Bernt Notke 1982.jpg | Charles (VIII))Template:Efn Karl Knutsson Bonde |
File:Armoiries de Karl Knutson de Suède.svg | 9 August 1464 – 30 January 1465 (Template:Age in years, months and days) (second reign) |
Returned to power after the deposition of Christian ITemplate:Sfn | (see entry for previous reign) | (see entry for previous reign) |
| Regency of Kettil Karlsson Vasa (26 December 1464 – 11 August 1465) | ||||||
| Second regency of Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (11 August 1465 – 18 October 1466) | ||||||
| Second regency of Erik Axelsson Tott (18 October 1466 – 12 November 1467) | ||||||
| File:Carl II of Sweden 15th century by Bernt Notke 1982.jpg | Charles (VIII)Template:Efn Karl Knutsson Bonde |
File:Armoiries de Karl Knutson de Suède.svg | 12 November 1467 – 15 May 1470 (Template:Age in years, months and days) (third reign) |
Returned to power with the support of regent Erik Axelsson TottTemplate:Sfn | (see entry for previous reign) | (see entry for previous reign) |
| First regency of Sten Sture the Elder (16 May 1470 – 6 October 1497) | ||||||
| File:King john of denmark and norway.jpg | John II Johan II / Hans |
File:John I of Denmark arms.png | 6 October 1497 – 1 August 1501 (Template:Age in years, months and days) |
Son of Christian I. Accepted as king in Sweden after already having reigned in Denmark and Norway for twenty years. | Christina of Saxony (5 children) |
8 July 1455 – 20 February 1513 (aged 57) Also king of Denmark and Norway as ruler of the Kalmar Union. Deposed in Sweden in favor of Sten Sture the Elder's return as regent.Template:Sfn |
| Second regency of Sten Sture the Elder (12 November 1501 – 14 December 1503) | ||||||
| Regency of Svante Nilsson (21 January 1504 – 31 December 1511/2 January 1512) | ||||||
| Regency of Eric Trolle (January – 23 July 1512) | ||||||
| Regency of Sten Sture the Younger (23 July 1512 – 3 February 1520) | ||||||
| File:Lucas Cranach (I) - Bildnis Christians II., König von Dänemark (MbK, Leipzig).jpg | Christian II "the Tyrant" Kristian II |
File:Christian II of Denmark arms.png | 1 November 1520 – 23 August 1521 (Template:Age in years, months and days) |
Son of John II. Accepted as king in Sweden after conquering the country from regent Sten Sture the Younger. | Isabella of Austria (6 children) |
2 July 1481 – 25 January 1559 (aged 77) Also king of Denmark and Norway as ruler of the Kalmar Union. Deposed following the Stockholm Bloodbath. Later also deposed in Denmark and Norway.Template:Sfn |
| Regency of Gustav Vasa (later King Gustav I; 23 August 1521 – 6 June 1523) | ||||||
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House of Vasa (1523–1654)Edit
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House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken (1654–1720)Edit
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House of Hesse (1720–1751)Edit
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| File:Fredrik av Hessen.jpg | Frederick I Fredrik I |
File:Armoiries du Roi Frederik Ier de Suède.svg | 24 March 1720 – 25 March 1751 (Template:Age in years, months and days) |
Husband and designated successor of Ulrika Eleonora | Luise Dorothea of Prussia (childless) |
18 April 1676 – 25 March 1751 (aged 74) Template:Sfn |
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| Ulrika Eleonora (ruling queen 1719–1720) (childless) |
House of Holstein-Gottorp (1751–1818)Edit
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House of Bernadotte (1818–present)Edit
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See alsoEdit
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- Constitution of Sweden
- Government of Sweden
- Kings of Sweden family tree
- Line of succession to the Swedish Throne
- List of Swedish consorts
- List of Swedish governments
- Politics of Sweden
- Prime Minister of Sweden
- Riksdag, Riksdag of the Estates
- Royal mottos of Swedish monarchs
- Swedish royal family
- List of Danish monarchs
- List of Norwegian monarchs
- List of Finnish rulers
- Lists of incumbents
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