This is a list of
Swedish monarchs, that is, the
Kings and ruling Queens of Sweden, with
Regents and
Viceroys of the
Kalmar Union up until the present time.
The earliest record of what is generally considered to be a Swedish king appears in
Tacitus' work ''
Germania'', c. 100 AD (the king of the
Suiones). However, due to scant and unreliable sources before the 11th century, lists of succession traditionally start in the
10th century with king
Olof Skötkonung, and his father
Eric the Victorious, who also were the first Swedish kings to be baptized.
There are, however, lists of Swedish pagan monarchs with far older dates, but in many cases these kings appear in sources of disputed historical reliability. These records notably deal with the legendary
House of Yngling, and based on the Danish chronicler
Saxo Grammaticus, Erik Segersäll and Olof Skötkonung have often been classified as belonging to the Swedish house of Ynglings. However, according to Icelandic sources this line of kings was broken (see
Ingjald and
Ivar Vidfamne), and trace them back to
Sigurd Ring and
Ragnar Lodbrok (whom Saxo, on the other hand, considered to belong to the House of Yngling). As there is no evidence that Eric and Olof ever used the Yngling name themselves, modern historians instead refer to their family as the ''House of Munsö'', the ''House of Ivar and Ragnar Lodbrok'', the ''Old Dynasty'' or the ''House of Uppsala''.
In the 16th century,
Johannes Magnus constructed a mythical line of Swedish kings, beginning with
Magog, the son of
Japheth, to demonstrate the antiquity of the Swedish throne. On the basis of his list,
Eric XIV and
Charles IX adopted their high ordinals; previous monarchs with those names are traditionally numbered counting backward from Eric XIV and Charles IX.
Monarchs and Regents of Sweden
For lists of the prehistoric kings of Sweden see
★
Mythological kings of Sweden
★
Semi-legendary kings of Sweden
The House of Uppsala
★ c.
970- c.
995 :
Eric the Victorious (''Erik Segersäll'')
★ c.
995- c.
1022 :
Olof the Treasurer (''Olof Skötkonung'')
★ c.
1022-
1050 :
Anund Jacob (''Anund Jakob'') - and in south and east
Canute of Denmark
★
1050-
1060 :
Emund the Old (''Emund Gammal'')
===The
House of Stenkil===
★
1060-
1066 :
Stenkil (''Stenkil Ragnvaldsson'')
★
1066-
1067 :
Eric Stenkilsson (''Erik (VII) Stenkilsson'')
★
1066-
1067 :
Eric the Pagan (''Erik (VIII) Hedningen'')
★
1067-
1070 :
Halsten Stenkilsson (''Halsten'')
★
1070-
1075 :
Anund the Russian (''Anund gårdske'')
★
1075-
1079 :
Haakon the Red (''Håkan röde'')
★
1079-
1084 :
Inge the Elder (''Inge (I) den äldre'')
★
1084-
1087 :
Blot-Sweyn (''Blot-Sven'')
★
1087-
1088 :
Eric Årsäll
★
1087-
1105 :
Inge the Elder (''Inge (I) den äldre'')
★
1105-
1118 :
Philip Halstensson (''Filip Halstensson'')
★
1110-
1125 :
Inge the Younger (''Inge (II) den yngre'')
★
1125-
1126 :
Ragnvald Knaphövde (''killed before accepted in Västergötland'')
===The Houses of
Sverker and
Erik===
★
1130-
1156 :
Sverker the Elder/Sverker Clubfoot (''Sverker den äldre/Sverker Klumpfot, from
1125 in Östergötland'') - The House of
Sverker
★
1156-
1160 :
Erik the Saint (''Erik den helige'') - The House of
Eric
★
1160-
1161 :
Magnus Henriksen (Magnus Henriksson) - The House of Stenkil
★
1161-
1167 :
Karl Sverkerson (''Karl Sverkersson'') - The House of
Sverker
★
1167-
1196 :
Knut Ericson (''Knut Eriksson'') (''1167-1173 not in Östergötland; from 1173 also in Östergötland'') - The House of
Eric
★
1196-
1208 :
Sverker the Younger (''Sverker den yngre'') - The House of
Sverker
★
1208-
1216 :
Erik X (''Erik Knutsson'') - The House of
Eric
★
1216-
1222 :
Johan Sverkerson the Child (''Johan Sverkersson unge'') - The House of
Sverker
★
1222-
1229 :
Erik the Lisp and Lame (''Erik läspe och halte'') - The House of
Eric
★
1229-
1234 :
Knut the Tall (''Knut långe'')
★
1234-
1250 :
Erik the Lisp and Lame (''Erik läspe och halte'') - The House of
Eric
===The
House of Bjelbo===
★
1248-
1266 :
Birger Jarl (''reigning Jarl'')
★
1250-
1275 :
Valdemar (''Valdemar Birgersson'')
★
1275-
1290 :
Magnus Ladislaus (''Magnus Ladulås'', technically Magnus III)
★
1290-
1318 :
Birger (''Birger Magnusson'')
★
1318-
1319 : regent Mats Kettilmundsson
★
1319-
1364 :
Magnus Ericson (''Magnus Eriksson'', technically Magnus IV)
★
★
1356-
1359 :
Eric XII (''Erik Magnusson'')
★
★
1362-
1364 :
Haakon (''HÃ¥kan Magnusson'')
★
1363-
1389 :
Albert of Mecklenburg (''Albrekt av Mecklenburg'')
★
1385-
1387 :
Olof Haakonson (''in opposition to Albert; pretender of the Swedish crown'')
===Monarchs of the
Kalmar Union and Regents (''Riksföreståndare'')===
Charles VIII
★
1389-
1412 :
Margaret (''Margareta Valdemarsdotter'')
★
1396-
1439 :
Eric of Pomerania (''Erik av Pommern'')
★
1435-
1436 : Regent
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (''rikshövitsman'')
★
1438-
1440 : Regent
Charles Knutsson (Bonde) (Karl Knutsson Bonde)
★
1441-
1448 :
Christopher of Bavaria (''Kristoffer av Bayern'')
★
1448-
1448 : Regents
Bengt Jönsson (Oxenstierna) and
Nils Jönsson (Oxenstierna)
★
1448-
1457 :
Charles (VIII) Knutsson (Karl Knutsson Bonde)
★
1457-
1457 : Regents
Jöns Bengtsson (Oxenstierna), archbishop of Upsala, and
Erik Axelsson (Tott)
★
1457-
1464 :
Christian I of Sweden (''Kristian I'')
★
1464-
1465 :
Charles Knutsson (Karl Knutsson Bonde), again
★
1465-
1465 : Regent
Kettil Karlsson (Vasa), bishop of Linköping
★
1465-
1466 : Regent
Jöns Bengtsson (Oxenstierna)
★
1466-
1467 : Regent
Erik Axelsson (Tott)
★
1467-
1470 :
Charles Knutsson (Karl Knutsson Bonde), again
★
1470-
1497 : Regent
Sten Sture the Elder (''Sten Sture den äldre'')
★
1497-
1501 :
John (II)/Hans of Sweden (''Hans'')
★
1501-
1503 : Regent
Sten Sture the Elder
★
1504-
1511 : Regent
Svante Nilsson (''Svante Nilsson, herre till Ekesjö'')
★
1512-
1512 : Regent
Erik Arvidsson Trolle
★
1512-
1520 : Regent
Sten Sture the Younger (''Sten Sture den yngre'')
★
1520-
1521 :
Christian II of Sweden
===The
House of Vasa===
Gustav I
★
1523-
1560 :
Gustav I (''Gustav Vasa'')
★
★ As
Gustav Eriksson (Vasa), regent
1521-
1523
★
1560-
1568 :
Eric XIV (''Erik XIV'')
★
1568-
1592 :
John III (''Johan III'')
★
1592-
1599 :
Sigismund III Vasa (''Sigismund'') (
1599-
1632 titular king of Sweden)
★
1604-
1611 :
Charles IX (''Karl IX'')
★
★ As
Duke Charles, regent
1599-
1604
★
1611-
1632 :
Gustav II Adolf (Gustav II Adolf)
★
1632-
1654 :
Christina (''Kristina'')
★
★
1632-
1648 :
Władysław IV Vasa titular king of Sweden
★
★
1648-
1660 :
John II Casimir titular king of Sweden
===The
House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken===
:''Also known as 'The House of
Wittelsbach Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Kleeburg' or 'The House of Pfalz'''
Charles XI
★
1654-
1660 :
Charles X Gustav (''Karl X Gustav'')
★
1660-
1697 :
Charles XI (''Karl XI'')
★
1697-
1718 :
Charles XII (''Karl XII'')
★
1718-
1720 :
Ulrika Eleonora
===
The House of Hesse===
★
1720-
1751 :
Frederick I (''Fredrik I'')
===
The House of Holstein-Gottorp===
Gustav III
★
1751-
1771 :
Adolf Frederick (''Adolf Fredrik'')
★
1771-
1792 :
Gustav III
★
1792-
1809 :
Gustav IV Adolf
★
★
1792-
1796 :
Charles, Duke of Södermanland, regent
★
1809-
1818 :
Charles XIII (''Karl XIII'')
===
The House of Bernadotte===
★
1818-
1844 :
Charles XIV John (''Karl XIV Johan''/''Jean Baptiste Bernadotte'')
★
1844-
1859 :
Oscar I
★
1859-
1872 :
Charles XV (''Karl XV'')
★
1872-
1907 :
Oscar II
★
1907-
1950 :
Gustaf V
★
1950-
1973 :
Gustaf VI Adolf
★ Since
1973 :
Carl XVI Gustaf
Charles XIV John
References
★ http://www.royalcourt.se/themonarchytheroyalcourt/theswedishmonarchy/themonarchyinsweden/themonarchsofsweden.4.19fe5e61065eb9aeea80004278.html
★ ''The Cambridge History of Scandinavia. Vol.I''. Cambridge University Press, 2003 (ISBN 0521472997
★ Morby John E. ''Dynasties of the World''. Oxford University Press, 2002 (ISBN 0-19-860473-4).
★ Liljegren, Bengt. ''Rulers of Sweden''. Historiska Media, 2004 (ISBN 91-85057-63-0).
★ Lagerqvist Lars O., Ã…berg Nils. ''Kings and Rulers of Sweden''. Vincent Publications, 2002 (ISBN 91-87064-35-9).
See also
★
Royal mottos of Swedish monarchs
★
Line of succession to the Swedish Throne
★
Swedish monarchs family tree
★
Heirs of Sverker dynasty
★
List of Swedish queens
★
List of Swedish governments
★
Realm of Sweden
★
Lands of Sweden
★
Provinces of Sweden
★
Dominions of Sweden
★
Politics of Sweden
★
Government of Sweden
★
Constitution of Sweden
★
Riksdag,
Riksdag of the Estates
★
Monarch of Sweden
★
Prime Minister of Sweden
★
List of Swedes
★
List of Swedish politicians
★
List of Swedish military commanders
★
Finnish rulers
★
Estonian rulers
★
Danish monarchs
★
Norwegian monarchs
★
Icelandic rulers
★
Pomeranian rulers
★
Lists of incumbents
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