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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.
Sweden's monarchy is amongst the oldest in the world, with a regnal list stretching back to the tenth century, starting with Eric the Victorious; the Swedish monarchy has, for the past thousand years, undergone cycles of decline and strengthening, culminating in the modern constitutional monarchy. [7]
Family tree of Swedish monarchs. 2 languages. ... Euphemia of Sweden (1317–1370) Valdemar IV of Denmark (1320–1375) Magnus IV (1316–1374) r. 1319–1364: Albert
1 Titles held by the monarch of Sweden. Toggle Titles held by the monarch of Sweden subsection. 1.1 Kingdoms and Princely States. 1.2 Duchies. 1.3 Count Palatine. 1.4 ...
Swedish monarchs includes three queens regnant also to be found under Swedish queens and one duchess regent also found under Swedish princesses. The list of articles below is complete (as of July 15, 2009) with all legitimate monarchs included. Regarding alphabetical (and chronological) name sorting, note:
The legendary kings of Sweden (Swedish: sagokonungar, sagokungar, lit. 'saga kings / fairy tale kings') according to legends were rulers of Sweden and the Swedes who preceded Eric the Victorious and Olof Skötkonung, the earliest reliably attested Swedish kings. The stories of some of these kings may be embellished tales of local rulers or ...
Pages in category "Monarchy of Sweden" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
This is a list of Swedish governments and rulers, from the end of the Kalmar Union until the breakthrough of parliamentarism. 1521-1523 : Regent Gustaf Eriksson Vasa (Continued as king) 1523-1560 : King Gustaf I of Sweden; 1560-1568 : King Eric XIV of Sweden; 1568-1592 : King John III of Sweden; 1592-1599 : King Sigismund of Sweden