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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. [1] The incumbent royal dynasty of Sweden is the House of Bernadotte, established on the throne in 1818.
1818; 207 years ago () Founder: Charles XIV John: Current head: Carl XVI Gustaf: Final ruler: Norway: Oscar II: Titles: King of Sweden "By the Grace of God, King of the Swedes, the Goths and the Wends" (used until 1973) Former titles. King of Norway (1818–1905) "By the Grace of God, King of Norway" Prince of Pontecorvo: Estate(s) Sweden ...
Erik was born in early 1339 as the eldest son of King Magnus Eriksson (1316–1374) who ruled both Sweden and Norway. [1] When Magnus' second son, Haakon, was born the following year, Magnus decided to divide the kingdoms between his sons.
King of Sweden: 14th century – present King of the Swedes * c. 1000: 14th century King of the Goths * 12th century 1973 King of the Wends * 1540 Grand Prince of Finland * 1581 1720 King of Norway * 1814 1905
(1748–1818) r. 1809–1818: Charles XIV John (1763–1844) Elected Crown Prince by the Riksdag 1810 r. 1818–1844: Eugène de Beauharnais (1781–1824) Princess Augusta of Bavaria (1788–1851) Gustav IV Adolf (1778–1837) r. 1792 – 1809: Oscar I (1799–1859) r. 1844–1859: Josephine of Leuchtenberg (1807–1876) Leopold, Grand Duke of ...
This is a list of heads of state of Finland; that is, the kings of Sweden with regents and viceroys of the Kalmar Union, the grand dukes of Finland, a title used by most Swedish monarchs and Russian emperors, up to the two-year regency following the independence in 1917, with a brief flirtation with a truly domestic monarchy.
King of Sweden r. 1771–1792 1746–1792: Charles XIII King of Sweden r. 1809–1818 King of Norway r. 1814–1818 1748–1818: William Duke of Oldenburg r. 1785–1823 1754–1823: Peter I Grand Duke of Oldenburg r. 1823–1829 1755–1829: Paul I Emperor of Russia r. 1796–1801 1754–1801: Gustav IV Adolf King of Sweden r. 1792–1809 1778 ...
During his long reign of 26 years (34 years if one counts his time as regent from 1810 to 1818), the population of the Kingdom was so increased that the inhabitants of Sweden alone became equal in number to those of Sweden and Finland before the latter province was torn from the former, the national debt was paid off, a civil and a penal code ...