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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]
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
The following is a family tree of all the Kings of Sweden, from Eric the Victorious down to the ... Euphemia of Sweden (1317–1370) Valdemar IV of Denmark (1320 ...
The general trend of Scandinavian nobility seems to be that there were comparatively few large magnates and generally most had connections to the royalty. The sources on nobility in 13th century Scandinavia are, at least in the English language, few and far between when compared to other regions but there is still enough to get a good idea of the general composition.
The list of articles below is complete (as of July 15, 2009) with all legitimate monarchs included. Regarding alphabetical (and chronological) name sorting, note: Kings are always listed by official first name. Coal or Cole is listed here as Kol. Edmund is listed here as Emund. Filip is listed in English as Philip.
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
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 .
The title "King of Ireland" was created by an act of the Irish Parliament in 1541, replacing the Lordship of Ireland, which had existed since 1171, with the Kingdom of Ireland. British monarchs: An Irish groat depicting Philip and Mary. Henry VIII (1542–1547); Lord of Ireland 1509–1542; made king by the Crown of Ireland Act 1542