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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. [67] 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)
The current king of Sweden is Carl XVI Gustaf, while his heir is Crown Princess Victoria. [ 14 ] The Swedish monarch has numerous residences, primarily state-owned but some privately owned; their official residence and workplace is Stockholm Palace , while Drottningholm Palace serves as the monarchy's private residence.
Andorra, Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden are fully democratic states in which the monarch has a limited, largely, or entirely ceremonial role. Andorra is unique among all existing monarchies, as it is a diarchy, with the Co-Princeship being shared by the President of France and the Bishop of Urgell. This ...
Carl Gustaf was born on 30 April 1946 at 10:20 [4] in Haga Palace in Solna, Stockholm County.He was the youngest of five children and the only son of Sweden's Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla.
Roman numerals, used to distinguish related rulers with the same name, [7] have been applied where typical. In political and sociocultural studies, monarchies are normally associated with hereditary rule; most monarchs, in both historical and contemporary contexts, have been born and raised within a royal family.
Prior to the creation of the office, Sweden had no official head of government separate from the king; the country in periods was an absolute monarchy. However, several figures had formerly attained de facto status as leader of the government. Today, the prime minister holds the most influential political role in Sweden. [2]
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
Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Contribute Help; ... Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden (1212–1254) Eric XI (1216–1250) r. 1222–1229 ...