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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, [11] and in 1544 he formally abandoned the previous elective monarchy in favor of hereditary succession. [12]
Kingdom of Sweden: King of Sweden: 1405 (deposed 1389) Margaret: Go-Komatsu: Japan: Emperor of Japan: 5 October 1412 Shōkō: Gregory XII Papal States: Pope: 4 July 1415 Martin V: Murad II Ottoman Empire: Ottoman Sultan: August 1444 Mehmed II: Go-Hanazono: Japan: Emperor of Japan: 21 August 1464 Go-Tsuchimikado: Charles I: Norway: King of ...
These are lists of political office-holders in Ireland. ... High Kings of Ireland; Kings of Ireland; Lords of Ireland; President of Dáil Éireann (During the revolution)
Main articles: List of Swedish monarchs, List of Finnish monarchs. 1389–1412: Margaret I (Margareta) 1396–1439: Eric of Pomerania (Erik av Pommern) 1438–1441: Regent Karl Knutsson Bonde; 1441–1448: Christopher of Bavaria (Kristoffer av Bayern) 1448: Regents Bengt and Nils Jönsson Oxenstierna; 1448–1457: Charles VIII (Karl Knutsson Bonde)
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
List of monarchs may refer to: List of current sovereign monarchs; List of current constituent monarchs; List of monarchs by nickname; List of fictional monarchs; List of longest-reigning monarchs; A king list, used as an early form of periodisation
The names of Connacht, Ulster, Leinster and Munster are still in use, now applied to the four modern provinces of Ireland. The following is a list of the main Irish kingdoms and their kings: Kings of Ailech (5th century to 1185) Kings of Airgíalla (?-1590) Kings of Connacht (406–1474) Kings of Leinster (634 to 1603 or 1632 (de facto))
This led to a period in which it was unclear whether or not the King of Ireland was indeed the Irish head of state, as he retained a role as representative of the state in foreign affairs. This situation came to an end in 1949 when the Republic of Ireland Act came into force, stripping the King of his role in foreign affairs and making the ...