Sculptures of Swedish rulers

Sculptures of Swedish rulers have been created since the 17th century. Most of the Swedish royal sculptures are located in Stockholm. Many of these can be seen in the city center around Stockholm Palace, in Gamla stan, Riddarholmen, Kungsträdgården and Stadshusterassen. Uppsala and Rottneros Park have three sculptures each. Gothenburg, Karlskrona, Örebro and Halmstad have two sculptures each.

List of sculptures

Ruler

(incl. de facto rulers)

 Year Sculptor City Place Notes Coordinates
Birger jarl 1854 Bengt Erland Fogelberg Stockholm Birger Jarls Torg,
Riddarholmen		 59°19′30.38″N 18°3′49.87″E / 59.3251056°N 18.0638528°E
Magnus III 1984 Rune Karlzon Jönköping Skolgatan
Torkel Knutsson c. 1907
 Ville Vallgren Vyborg, Russia 60°42′33″N 28°44′39″E / 60.70917°N 28.74417°E
Margaret 1960 Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen Roskilde, Denmark in front of ROV Center equestrian statue
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson 1865 Carl Gustaf Qvarnström Örebro Stortorget 59°16′19.3″N 15°12′45″E / 59.272028°N 15.21250°E
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson 1916 Christian Eriksson Stockholm
Sunne kommun		 Kornhamnstorg in Gamla stan
Rottneros Sculpture Park		 See: sv:Bågspännaren 59°19′22″N 18°04′17″E / 59.32278°N 18.07139°E


59°48′06.31″N 13°07′19.52″E / 59.8017528°N 13.1220889°E

Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson 1932 Christian Eriksson Stockholm
Sunne kommun		 outside Stockholm City Hall
Rottneros Sculpture Park
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson 1919 Karl Hultström Falun Kristine kyrka 60°36′28″N 15°37′52″E / 60.60778°N 15.63111°E
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson 1935 Carl Eldh Arboga in front of Heliga Trefaldighetskyrka
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (1926) Carl Milles Sunne kommun Rottneros Sculpture Park 59°48′06.31″N 13°07′19.52″E / 59.8017528°N 13.1220889°E
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson 1936 Stig Blomberg Örebro Armory in Örebro Castle 59°16′26″N 15°12′55″E / 59.27389°N 15.21528°E
Charles VIII 1480s unknown artist Gripsholm Castle,
Mariefred		 National Portrait Gallery wood carving 59°15′22″N 17°13′09″E / 59.25611°N 17.21917°E
Sten Sture the Elder 1925 Carl Milles Uppsala Kronåsen See sv:Sten Sturemonumentet
equestrian statue		 59°50′45.3″N 17°38′41.7″E / 59.845917°N 17.644917°E
Sten Sture the Elder 1489 unknown artists Stockholm in Storkyrkan wood carving
See: sv:Sankt Göran och draken, Gamla stan		 59°19′33″N 18°04′13″E / 59.32583°N 18.07028°E
Sten Sture the Elder 1912 unknown artists Stockholm Köpmantorget, Österlånggatan bronze replica 59°19′30.39″N 18°4′24.87″E / 59.3251083°N 18.0735750°E
Gustav Vasa 1774 Pierre Hubert L'Archevêque Stockholm in front of House of Nobility First full-body statue of a ruler in Sweden 59°19′32.59″N 18°3′57.76″E / 59.3257194°N 18.0660444°E
Gustav Vasa 1864 Carl Gustaf Qvarnström Västerås Vasa Park bust
Västerås' first public sculpture
Gustav Vasa 1827 Bengt Erland Fogelberg Uppsala Courtyard, Uppsala Castle bust 59°51′12″N 17°38′09″E / 59.85333°N 17.63583°E
Gustav Vasa 1903 Anders Zorn Mora Morastrand
Gustav Vasa 1925 Carl Milles Stockholm inside Nordic Museum 59°19′44.8″N 18°5′37.2″E / 59.329111°N 18.093667°E
Gustav Vasa 1924 Ida Matton Gävle Kvarnparken
Gustav Vasa 1851 Johan Tobias Sergel Kalmar Stadsparken at Kalmar Castle bust 56°39′37.5″N 16°21′29.9″E / 56.660417°N 16.358306°E
Eric XIV
John III 1982 Per Nilsson-Öst Hudiksvall Harbor
Sigismund 1644 Clemente Molli Warsaw Castle Square
Charles IX 1904 John Börjeson Gothenburg Kungsportsplatsen See sv:Karl IX:s ryttarstaty i Göteborg
equestrian statue		 57°42′16.21″N 11°58′10.69″E / 57.7045028°N 11.9696361°E
Charles IX 1926 Christian Eriksson Karlstad
Charles IX 1998 Anna Laaksonen Nyköping In front of Sörmland Museum bust
Gustavus Adolphus 1796 Pierre Hubert L'Archevêque Stockholm Gustav Adolfs torg 59°19′45.94″N 18°4′7.69″E / 59.3294278°N 18.0688028°E
Gustavus Adolphus end of 18th century Johan Tobias Sergel Svartsjö Palace, Färingsö Slottsparken marble 59°21′46″N 17°43′40″E / 59.36278°N 17.72778°E
Gustavus Adolphus 1856 Bengt Erland Fogelberg Bremen, Germany outside Bremen Cathedral first casting
melted down c. 1942		 53°04′31″N 8°48′32″E / 53.07528°N 8.80889°E
Gustavus Adolphus 1854 Bengt Erland Fogelberg Gothenburg Gustav Adolfs torg See sv:Gustav II Adolfs staty, Göteborg 57°42′25.56″N 11°58′0.57″E / 57.7071000°N 11.9668250°E
Gustavus Adolphus 1992 Bengt Erland Fogelberg Turku, Finland in front of Turku Hovrätt only full-figure statue of a Swedish ruler in Finland
Gustavus Adolphus 1992 Bengt Erland Fogelberg Tartu, Estonia In front of main building of University of Tartu 58°22′53.28″N 26°43′13.27″E / 58.3814667°N 26.7203528°E
Gustavus Adolphus 1928 Otto Strandman Tartu, Estonia in front of main building of University of Tartu replaced in 1992 by Fogelberg's statue 58°22′53.28″N 26°43′13.27″E / 58.3814667°N 26.7203528°E
Gustavus Adolphus 1911 Harald Sörensen-Ringi Sundsvall Stora torget
Gustavus Adolphus
and Christian IV of Denmark		 1952 Edvin Öhrström Halmstad in front of Stadshuset Kungamötet (meeting of kings)
Gustavus Adolphus 1952 Axel Wallenberg Borås Stora Torget bust
Gustavus Adolphus 1921 Gösta Almgren Luleå Stadsparken bust
Gustavus Adolphus 1924 Otto Strandman Umeå In front of Umeå rådhus bust
Gustavus Adolphus 1886 Ludwig Brunow Lützen, Germany
Gustavus Adolphus 1932 St. Peter, Minnesota, USA Gustavus Adolphus College bust 44°19′25″N 93°58′18″W / 44.3235555°N 93.971738°W
Gustavus Adolphus
and Axel Oxenstierna		 1780s unknown Färingsö in Ekerö kommun Park of Svartsjö Palace Marble sculpture group, commissioned by Gustav III 59°21′43.08″N 17°43′40.88″E / 59.3619667°N 17.7280222°E
Christina 1923 Aron Sandberg Stockholm
Christina 2000 Thomas Frisk Halmstad Drottning Kristina-passagen bust
Charles X Gustav 1896 John Börjeson Malmö Stortorget 55°36′22.08″N 13°0′0.88″E / 55.6061333°N 13.0002444°E
Charles X Gustav 1915 Theodor Lundberg Uddevalla Kungstorget
Charles X Gustav 1917 Gustaf Malmquist Stockholm in front of Nordic Museum 59°19′45″N 18°05′37″E / 59.32917°N 18.09361°E
Charles XI c. 1700 Bernard Foucquet Stockholm Courtyard of Stockholm Palace unrealized project of Nicodemus Tessin the Younger 59°19′37″N 18°04′18″E / 59.32694°N 18.07167°E
Charles XI 1897 John Börjeson Karlskrona Stortorget 56°9′38″N 15°35′9″E / 56.16056°N 15.58583°E
Charles XI 19th century John Börjeson Stockholm Courtyard of Stockholm Palace 59°19′37″N 18°04′18″E / 59.32694°N 18.07167°E
Charles XII 1747, cast in 1749 Jacques-Philippe Bouchardon Stockholm Stockholms Palace bust 59°19′37″N 18°04′18″E / 59.32694°N 18.07167°E
Charles XII 1868 Johan Peter Molin Stockholm Kungsträdgården 59°19′48.08″N 18°4′19.93″E / 59.3300222°N 18.0722028°E
Ulrika Eleonora
Frederick I 1767 Jacques-Philippe Bouchardon (?) Stockholm Kungsträdgården, since removed bust
Adolf Frederick
Gustav III 1808 Johan Tobias Sergel Stockholm Skeppsbron modeled 1793, cast 1799 59°19′36.29″N 18°4′29.9″E / 59.3267472°N 18.074972°E
Gustav III 1923 Johan Tobias Sergel Gothenburg
Hällefors		 Näckrosdammen, Göteborg
Mästarnas Park 		bust 57°41′42.31″N 11°58′58.7″E / 57.6950861°N 11.982972°E
59°47′2.36″N 14°31′3.69″E / 59.7839889°N 14.5176917°E
Gustav IV Adolf Johan Tobias Sergel Solna Orangerimuseet marble bust of Gustav IV Adolf as a child
Charles XIII 1821 Erik Gustaf Göthe Stockholm Kungsträdgården 59°19′53″N 18°4′17″E / 59.33139°N 18.07139°E
Charles XIII 1902 Johan Niklas Byström Karlskrona Hoglands park marble
Karl XIV Johan 1846 Ludwig Schwanthaler Norrköping Karl Johans park 58°35′40″N 16°11′4″E / 58.59444°N 16.18444°E
Charles XIV John 1854 Bengt Erland Fogelberg Stockholm Slussplan 59°19′19.01″N 18°4′23.89″E / 59.3219472°N 18.0733028°E
Charles XIV John 1875 Brynjulf Bergslien Oslo in front of Royal Palace equestrian statue 59°55′01″N 10°43′39″E / 59.91694°N 10.72750°E
Charles XIV John 1919 Alfred Ohlsson Örebro Storgatan
Charles XIV John 1854 Bengt Erland Fogelberg Uppsala Engelska parken bust 59°51′16″N 17°37′44″E / 59.85444°N 17.62889°E
Oscar I
Charles XV 1909 Charles Friberg Stockholm Lejonslätten, Djurgården 59°19′40″N 18°5′50″E / 59.32778°N 18.09722°E
Oscar II 1897 Marstrand bust

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