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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.
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* 1 Monarchs and Regents of Sweden
o 1.1 The House of Uppsala
o 1.2 The House of Stenkil
o 1.3 The Houses of Sverker and Erik
o 1.4 The House of Bjelbo
o 1.5 Monarchs of the Kalmar Union and Regents (Riksföreståndare)
o 1.6 The House of Vasa
o 1.7 The House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken
o 1.8 The House of Hesse
o 1.9 The House of Holstein-Gottorp
o 1.10 The House of Bernadotte
* 2 References
* 3 See also

[edit] Monarchs and Regents of Sweden

For lists of the prehistoric kings of Sweden see

* Mythological kings of Sweden
* Semi-legendary kings of Sweden

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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)
o 1356-1359 : Eric XII (Erik Magnusson)
o 1362-1364 : Haakon (Håkan Magnusson)
* 1363-1389 : Albert of Mecklenburg (Albrekt av Mecklenburg)
* 1385-1387 : Olof Haakonson (in opposition to Albert; pretender of the Swedish crown)

[edit] Monarchs of the Kalmar Union and Regents (Riksföreståndare)
Charles VIII
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

[edit] The House of Vasa
Gustav I
Gustav I

* 1523-1560 : Gustav I (Gustav Vasa)
o 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)
o As Duke Charles, regent 1599-1604
* 1611-1632 : Gustav II Adolf (Gustav II Adolf)
* 1632-1654 : Christina (Kristina)
o 1632-1648 : Władysław IV Vasa titular king of Sweden
o 1648-1660 : John II Casimir titular king of Sweden

[edit] The House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken

Also known as The House of Wittelsbach Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Kleeburg or The House of Pfalz

Charles XI
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

[edit] The House of Hesse

* 1720-1751 : Frederick I (Fredrik I)

[edit] The House of Holstein-Gottorp
Gustav III
Gustav III

* 1751-1771 : Adolf Frederick (Adolf Fredrik)
* 1771-1792 : Gustav III
* 1792-1809 : Gustav IV Adolf
o 1792-1796 : Charles, Duke of Södermanland, regent
* 1809-1818 : Charles XIII (Karl XIII)

[edit] 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
Charles XIV John

[edit] References

* 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., Åberg Nils. Kings and Rulers of Sweden. Vincent Publications, 2002 (ISBN 91-87064-35-9).

[edit] 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

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