Everything about List Of Swedish Monarchs totally explained
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's 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
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.
In addition to the list below, the Swedish throne was also claimed by the kings of the
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from
1599 to
1660. Following his abdication
Sigismund continued to claim the throne from
1599 to his death in
1632. After his death the claim was continued by his sons
Władysław IV (from
1632 to
1648) and
John II Casimir (from
1648 to
1660).
Monarchs and Regents of Sweden
For lists of the prehistoric kings of Sweden see
c. 970- c. 995 : Eric VI 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)
1060-1066 : Stenkil (Stenkil Ragnvaldsson)
1066-1067 : Eric VII Stenkilsson (Erik Stenkilsson)
1066-1067 : Eric VIII the Pagan (Erik Hedningen)
1067-1070 : Halsten Stenkilsson (Halsten)
1070-1075 : Anund the Russian (Anund gårdske)
1075-1079 : Haakon the Red (Håkan röde)
1079-1084 : Inge I the Elder (Inge den äldre)
1084-1087 : Blot-Sweyn (Blot-Sven)
1087-1088 : Eric Årsäll
1087-1105 : Inge I the Elder (Inge den äldre), second time
1105-1118 : Philip Halstensson (Filip Halstensson)
1110-1125 : Inge II the Younger (Inge den yngre)
1125-1126 : Ragnvald Knaphövde (killed before accepted in Västergötland)
1130-1156 : Sverker I the Elder (also called Clubfoot, Sverker den äldre or Klumpfot; king from 1125 in Östergötland) - The House of Sverker
1156-1160 : Eric IX the Saint (Erik den helige) - The House of Eric
1160-1161 : Magnus Henriksen - The House of Stenkil
1161-1167 : Charles VII (Karl Sverkersson) - The House of Sverker
1167-1196 : Canute I Ericson (Knut Eriksson) (1167-1173 not in Östergötland; from 1173 also in Östergötland) - The House of Eric
1196-1208 : Sverker II the Younger (Sverker den yngre) - The House of Sverker
1208-1216 : Eric X (Erik Knutsson) - The House of Eric
1216-1222 : John I the Child (Johan Sverkersson unge) - The House of Sverker
1222-1229 : Eric XI the Lisp and Lame (Erik läspe och halte) - The House of Eric
1229-1234 : Canute II the Tall (Knut långe)
1234-1250 : Eric XI the Lisp and Lame (Erik läspe och halte; second time) - The House of Eric
1250-1275 : Valdemar I (Valdemar Birgersson)
1275-1290 : Magnus III Ladislaus (also Barnlock, Magnus Ladulås)
1290-1318 : Birger (Birger Magnusson)
1318-1319 : regent Mats Kettilmundsson
1319-1364 : Magnus IV Ericson (Magnus Eriksson, technically Magnus IV)
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)
1389-1412 : Margaret (Margareta Valdemarsdotter)
1396-1439 : Eric of Pomerania (Erik av Pommern)
1441-1448 : Christopher of Bavaria (Kristoffer av Bayern)
1448-1457 : Charles VIII (Karl Knutsson Bonde), first time
1457-1464 : Christian I of Sweden (Kristian I)
1464-1465 : Charles VIII (Karl Knutsson Bonde), secondtime
1467-1470 : Charles VIII (Karl Knutsson Bonde), third time
1497-1501 : John (II)/Hans of Sweden (Hans)
1520-1521 : Christian II of Sweden
1523-1560 : Gustav I (Gustav Vasa)
1560-1568 : Eric XIV (Erik XIV)
1568-1592 : John III (Johan III)
1592-1599 : Sigismund III Vasa (Sigismund)
1604-1611 : Charles IX (Karl IX)
1611-1632 : Gustav II Adolf (Gustav II Adolf)
1632-1654 : Christina (Kristina)
» Also known as The House of Wittelsbach Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Kleeburg or The House of Pfalz
1654-1660 : Charles X Gustav (Karl X Gustav)
1660-1697 : Charles XI (Karl XI)
1697-1718 : Charles XII (Karl XII)
1718-1720 : Ulrika Eleonora
1720-1751 : Frederick I (Fredrik I)
1751-1771 : Adolf Frederick (Adolf Fredrik)
1771-1792 : Gustav III
1792-1809 : Gustav IV Adolf
1809-1818 : Charles XIII (Karl XIII)
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 GustafFurther Information
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