List of Swedish monarchs

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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.

There are lists of Swedish pagan monarchs with dates far older than these. These records contain the early kings, of the House of Yngling. However these records are in many cases derived from historical romances and therefore of dubious historical authenticity. Because of this, lists of succession traditionally start with the first baptized Christian king of Sweden, Olof Skötkonung, and his father Erik Segersäll. Based on the Danish chronicler Saxo Grammaticus, these have often been classified as belonging to the Swedish house of Ynglings. However, the sagas tell that 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.

History of Sweden


Contents

[edit] Monarchs and Regents of Sweden

For lists of the prehistoric kings of Sweden see

[edit] The House of Munsö or Uppsala

[edit] The House of Stenkil

[edit] The Houses of Sverker and Erik

[edit] The House of Bjelbo

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

Charles VIII
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Charles VIII

[edit] The House of Vasa

Gustav I
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Gustav I

[edit] The House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken

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

[edit] The House of Hesse

[edit] The House of Holstein-Gottorp, also sometimes called the Younger Vasa

Gustav III
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Gustav III

[edit] The House of Bernadotte

Charles XIV John
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Charles XIV John

[edit] References

  • The Cambridge History of Scandinavia. Vol.I. Cambridge University Press, 2003 (ISBN 0-521-42799-7).
  • 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

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