list of Swedish monarchs
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{{Infobox monarchy
| royal_title = King
| realm = Sweden
| native_name = {{lang|sv|Sveriges konung}}
| coatofarms = Great coat of arms of Sweden.svg
| coatofarms_article = Greater coat of arms of Sweden
| image = Crafoord Prize D81 9141 (42282165922) (cropped).jpg
| incumbent = Carl XVI Gustaf
| incumbentsince = 15 September 1973
| his/her = His
| heir_apparent = Victoria
| date = Before {{circa}} 970
| residence = Stockholm Palace
Drottningholm Palace
| website = {{url|https://www.kungahuset.se/}}
| appointer = Elective monarchy (up to 1544)
{{nowrap|Hereditary monarchy (since 1544)}}
}}
This list records the monarchs of Sweden, from the late Viking Age to the present day. Sweden has continuously been a monarchy since the country's consolidation in the Viking Age and early Middle Ages, for over a thousand years.{{Sfn|Swedish Royal Court|}} The incumbent royal dynasty of Sweden is the House of Bernadotte, established on the throne in 1818.
History
{{See also|Monarchy of Sweden|Vendel Period|Viking Age}}
File:August Malmström-Bråvallaslaget.JPG, a legendary battle which supposedly took place in the 8th century, fought partly between the Svear and Götar]]
There were organized political structures in Sweden before the kingdom was unified; based on archaeological evidence, early tribal societies are believed to have transitioned into organized chiefdoms in the first few centuries AD, perhaps spurred by contacts with the Roman Empire and the rest of Europe.{{Sfn|Myhre|2003|pp=69, 72}} In the period AD 500–800, Scandinavian societies began adopting cultural elements from the newly established Germanic kingdoms in Europe, transitioning further into petty kingdoms.{{Sfn|Myhre|2003|pp=81–82}}
Archaeological evidence suggests that were numerous petty kingdoms throughout modern-day Sweden. Foreign sources and later native sources describe the later medieval kingdom as being composed of two main regions: Svealand (particularly around Lake Mälaren) and Götaland. Sources from as early as the Roman author Tacitus ({{Circa}} 56–126) mention two main peoples or tribes in modern Sweden: the Svear (Swedes) and Götar (Geats); the Svear are mentioned in more foreign sources than the Götar, credited with military activities at sea.{{Sfn|Lindkvist|2003|p=|pp=221–222}} The securely attested Swedish rulers in the Viking Age, predecessors of the later line of Swedish kings, ruled from the religious and political center of Old Uppsala; though its history before the Viking Age is poorly attested, it is probable that Old Uppsala had been a political and religious center since the Migration Period.{{Sfn|Myhre|2003|p=88}}
File:Gamla Upplsa museum.jpg, the center of the proto-historic Swedish petty kingdom which gave rise to the medieval Swedish kingdom]]
The earliest historically attested Swedish rulers are 9th-century petty kings from the Vita Ansgarii, an account written {{Circa}} 870 by Rimbert partly concerning Saint Ansgar's visit to Svealand.{{Sfn|Line|2007|p=46}}{{Sfn|Harrison|2011}} Some kings of Old Uppsala are also mentioned in later Icelandic texts and sagas.{{Sfn|Lindkvist|2003|p=222}} The line of legendary Swedish kings from Icelandic tradition, called sagokungar in Swedish, are not generally treated as historical figures, though some may be based on actual chieftains or petty kings.{{Sfn|Harrison|2011}} Some later king-lists deliberately extended the sequence of kings for nationalistic purposes, such as Johannes Magnus's Historia de omnibus Gothorum Sueonumque regibus (1554); supposed ancient kings mentioned in such sources are clearly fictional.{{Sfn|Harrison|2011}}
The petty kingdoms eventually gave rise to more complex political structures and what is today considered the beginning of the Swedish kingdom developed over the course of the Viking Age and the subsequent Middle Ages. For a consecutive list from then, the first Swedish king of whom anything definite is known is the 10th-century Eric the Victorious, though the information reported about him in different sources is scarce. Eric's son Olof Skötkonung was the first king to be baptized in Sweden and is credited with founding a Christian kingdom. The early and then medieval Swedish kingdom was an elective monarchy, with kings being elected from particularly prominent families;{{Sfn|Lindkvist|2003|p=224}} this practice did however often result in de facto dynastic succession{{Sfn|Lindkvist|2003|p=225}} and the formation of royal dynasties, such as those of Eric (intermittently {{Circa}} 1157–1250) and Bjelbo (1250–1364) as well as infighting between rival families.
From 1389 to 1523, Sweden was often united with Denmark and Norway under the kings of the Kalmar Union. Sweden's full independence was restored under Gustav I in 1523. He is often credited as the founder of modern Sweden,{{Sfn|Hogan|Hogan|2006|p=38}} and in 1544 he formally abandoned the previous elective monarchy in favor of hereditary succession.{{Sfn|Lockhart|2004|p=8}} Initially adopting the medieval "King of Swedes and Geats", Gustav I later adopted the lengthier title rex Svecorum Gothorum Vandalorumque ("king of the Swedes, Geats and Wends").{{sfn|Hildebrand|1884–1885|p=59}} The last monarch to be titled as king of the Swedes, Geats and Wends was Gustaf VI Adolf ({{Reign|1950|1973}}) since his successor, the present king Carl XVI Gustaf, upon his accession adopted the shortened title "King of Sweden".{{Sfn|Lindqvist|2021|p=17}}
In 1980, the rule of succession was changed from agnatic to absolute primogeniture, to the benefit of Princess Victoria (born 1977), the current heir apparent.
Monarchs and regents of Sweden
{{For|legendary rulers prior to Eric the Victorious, only appearing in later tales|list of legendary kings of Sweden}}
= House of Munsö (970–1060) =
{{Main|House of Munsö}}
{{legend|#FFE5C3|Munsö dynasty}}
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| style="background-color: #FFE5C3" |Eric (VII){{Efn|name=EricAndCharles|Swedish monarchs in the Middle Ages and before did not use regnal numbers. In the 16th century, kings Eric XIV and Charles IX assumed ahistorical and exaggerated regnal numbers based on the fictitious Swedish history Historia de omnibus Gothorum Sueonumque regibus, which invented several kings of both names. Later kings enumerated themselves after them, and the exaggerated regnal numbers have also been retroactively applied to the earlier kings named Eric and Charles.{{sfn|Persson|Oldrup|2010|pp=76–77}} The numbering used for earlier kings in this list follows the count in Historia de omnibus Gothorum Sueonumque regibus for consistency, which for instance means counting Eric Årsäll but not "Eric and Eric".}} "the Victorious" Erik Segersäll |{{Circa}} 970{{Efn|Eric's accession is traditionally dated to 970, but the date is highly uncertain. Modern scholars often maintain that he died c. 995 but omit the year of his accession.{{sfn|Lindkvist|2003|p=223}}}} – c. 995 |First king about whom anything definite is known{{Efn|Sources on Eric's parentage are contradictory. Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum (c. 1075) by the German chronicler Adam of Bremen describes him as the son of Emund Eriksson and the later 13th-century Icelandic saga Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks describes him as the son of Björn Eriksson.{{sfn|Sprague|2007|p=345}}}} |Sigrid the Haughty (?) |c. 945 – c. 995 Attributed various wives and children in different sources{{Sfn|Lindkvist|2003|p=223}}{{Sfn|Lindqvist|2006|p=Sigrid Storråda}} |
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| style="background-color: #FFE5C3" |Olof |c. 995 – c. 1022 |Son of Eric the Victorious |Estrid of the Obotrites |c. 980 – c. 1022 {{Sfn|Lindkvist|2003|p=223}}{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}}{{Sfn|Lindqvist|2006|p=Estrid}}{{Sfn|Mueller-Vollmer|Wolf|2022|p=280}} |
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| style="background-color: #FFE5C3" |Anund Jacob |c. 1022 – 1050 |Son of Olof |Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir |c. 1008 – 1050 {{Sfn|Lindkvist|2003|p=224}}{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}}{{Sfn|Mueller-Vollmer|Wolf|2022|p=133}}{{Sfn|Holman|2009|p=262}} |
| style="background-color: #FFE5C3" |Emund "the Old" Emund den gamle |c. 1050 – 1060 |Illegitimate son of Olof |Astrid Njalsdotter (?) |Died 1060 Last king of the House of Munsö{{Sfn|Lindkvist|2003|p=224}}{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}} |
= House of Stenkil (1060–1125/1130) =
{{Main|House of Stenkil}}
{{legend|#cfffde|Stenkil dynasty}}
{{legend|#FFE5C3|Munsö dynasty}}
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| style="background-color: #cfffde" |Stenkil Stenkil Ragnvaldsson |c. 1060 – 1066 |Possibly son-in-law of Emund{{Efn|Stenkil is traditionally held to have married "Ingamoder", a daughter of Emund the Old, but sources are too scanty to confidently establish whether this took place. He was also connected to the Munsö dynasty through his father Ragnvald Ulfsson being the nephew of Sigrid the Haughty, mother of Olof Skötkonung.{{sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}}}} | style="background-color: #FFE5C3" |"Ingamoder" (?) |Died c. 1066 {{Sfn|Lindkvist|2003|p=224}}{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}} |
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| style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Eric and Eric{{Efn|name=EricAndCharles |
Erik och Erik
(historicity disputed)
| style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |c. 1066 (?)
(briefly)
| style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Recorded in only one source{{Efn|name=er|Eric and Eric are recorded only by Adam of Bremen and are not included in any of the known medieval king lists on Swedish rulers, neither native Swedish lists nor Icelandic sources.{{sfn|Sävborg|2015|p=207}} Liljegren (2004) highlights their dubious history by describing them as "the most anonymous royal figures in Sweden's history" and further states that the period immediately after Stenkil appears to have lacked any real king, with "magnates [standing against] magnates".{{sfn|Liljegren|2004|p=17}}}} as two pretenders who fought each other after Stenkil's death.
| style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Nothing recorded
| style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Nothing known{{Efn|Older tradition describes one of the Erics as a son of Stenkil ("Eric Stenkilsson") and the other as the pagan son of a daughter of Eric the Victorious ("Eric the Heathen"), though these assumptions cannot be substantiated by the historical record.{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953a}}}}
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| style="background-color: #cfffde" |Halsten
Halsten Stenkilsson
|c. 1066 – 1068{{Sfn|Nyberg|2018|loc=Chapter 6}}
(c. 2 years)
|Son of Stenkil
|Unknown queen
(at least 2 children)
|Few life details known. Deposed c. 1068. Possibly later returned to rule as co-ruler with his (likely younger) brother Inge I.[https://runeberg.org/nfbl/0346.html The article Inge in Nordisk familjebok (1910).]{{Sfn|Nyberg|2018|loc=Chapter 6}}
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| style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Anund "from Russia"
Anund Gårdske
(historicity disputed)
| style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |c. 1068 – 1076{{Sfn|Nyberg|2018|loc=Chapter 6}} (?)
(c. 8 years)
| style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Recorded in only one source{{Efn|Anund Gårdske is recorded only by Adam of Bremen and is not included in any of the known medieval king lists on Swedish rulers, neither native Swedish lists nor Icelandic sources.{{sfn|Sävborg|2015|p=207}}}} as elected king after Halsten's deposition
| style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Nothing recorded
| style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Few life details known; said to have come from Kievan Rus'. Deposed c. 1076.The article Anund in Nationalencyklopedin.{{Sfn|Nyberg|2018|loc=Chapter 6}}
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| style="background-color: #FFE5C3" |Håkan
"the Red"
Håkan Röde
|1070s (?)
|Possibly great-grandson of Eric the Victorious{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953e}}
|Nothing recorded
|Few life details known. Different sources place Håkan either as the predecessor of Stenkil or Inge.{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953e}}{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953d}}
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| style="background-color: #cfffde" |Inge
"the Elder"
Inge den äldre
|c. 1078 – 1112
(c. 34 years)
|Son of Stenkil. Seized power, either from Anund or Håkan.
|Helena
(4 children)
|Died c. 1112
Ended the period of anarchy begun after Stenkil's death. Maybe deposed c. 1081–1083 before regaining the throne.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}}
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| style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Sweyn ("Blot-Sweyn")
Blot-Sven
(historicity disputed)
| style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |c. 1081 – 1083
(c. 2 years)
| style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Possibly son-in-law of Stenkil. Said to have usurped the throne.
| style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Nothing recorded
| style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Few life details known. Historicity disputed on account of poor source material.{{Sfn|Sävborg|2017|pp=79, 91}} Either deposed or succeeded by his son.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}}{{Sfn|Sävborg|2017|pp=79, 91}}{{Sfn|Adolfsson|2010}}
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| style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Eric (VIII){{Efn|name=EricAndCharles}}
"Årsäll"
Erik Årsäll
(historicity disputed)
| style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |c. 1083 (?)
(briefly)
| style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Possibly son of Sweyn, who some sources record him as succeeding
| style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Nothing recorded
| style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Few life details known. Historicity disputed on account of poor and contradictory sources.{{Sfn|Sävborg|2017|pp=61, 62}} Deposed by Inge if historical.{{Sfn|Adolfsson|2010}}{{Sfn|Sävborg|2017|pp=61, 62}}
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| style="background-color: #cfffde" |Philip
Filip Halstensson
|c. 1100 – 1118{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953b}}
(c. 18 years)
|Son of Halsten. Appears to have begun his reign as a co-ruler with Inge the Elder.
|Ingegerd of Norway
(childless)
|Died 1118
{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}}{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953b}}
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| style="background-color: #cfffde" |Inge
"the Younger"
Inge (den yngre) Halstensson
|c. 1118{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953b}} – 1125{{sfn|Liljegren|2004|p=27}}/1130{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}}
(c. 7–12 years)
|Son of Halsten. Possibly initially co-ruler with Philip.
|Ulvhild Håkansdotter
(childless)
|Died c. 1130{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}}
Likely the last male-line member of Stenkil's dynasty.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}}{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953c}}
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|Ragnvald
"Knaphövde"
|1120s/1130s (?){{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953d}}
(briefly?)
|No known connection to previous kings. Recorded in Västgötalagen as the successor of Inge II and predecessor of Sverker I.
|Nothing recorded
|Few life details known{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953d}}{{sfn|Liljegren|2004|p=28}}
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= Houses of Sverker and Eric (1125/1130–1250) =
{{Main|House of Sverker|House of Eric|House of Estridsen}}
{{legend|#DBCFC9|Estridsen dynasty}}
{{legend|#e3e4ff|Sverker dynasty}}
{{legend|#fcdfdc|Eric dynasty}}
{{legend|#e5edad|Bjelbo dynasty}}
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| style="background-color: #DBCFC9" |Magnus I "the Strong" Magnus (den starke) Nilsson (status disputed) |c. 1125 – 1130{{sfn|Liljegren|2004|p=27}} or c. 1130 – 1134{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}} |Grandson of Inge the Elder.Saxo Grammaticus, Danmarks kronike, II, p. 55-6. Attested only as a pretender in the Gesta Danorum; perhaps never recognized as king.{{Sfn|Sävborg|2015|p=219}} |Richeza of Poland |Died in 1134{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}} Elected king but failed to establish his power; killed in 1134{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}} at the Battle of Fotevik. |
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| style="background-color: #e3e4ff" |Sverker I |c. 1130{{sfn|Liljegren|2004|p=29}} – 25 December 1156{{Sfn|Venning|2023|loc=Sovereigns of Sweden}} |Either no previous royal connection{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953i}} or grandson of Sweyn.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}} Elected in opposition to Magnus I.{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953i}} |Ulvhild Håkansdotter |Died 25 December 1156 Assassinated, allegedly by the pretender Magnus II.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}}{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953i}} |
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| style="background-color: #fcdfdc" |Eric (IX){{Efn|name=EricAndCharles}} |c. 1157{{sfn|Liljegren|2004|p=31}} – 18 May 1160{{Sfn|Venning|2023|loc=Sovereigns of Sweden}} |Cousin of Sverker I | style="background-color: #DBCFC9" |Christina of Denmark |c. 1120 – 18 May 1160{{Sfn|Venning|2023|loc=Sovereigns of Sweden}} Attempted to christianize Finland. Murdered by the pretender Magnus II and later canonized, becoming Sweden's patron saint.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}} |
| style="background-color: #DBCFC9" |Magnus II Magnus Henriksson |18 May 1160 – 1161 |Great-grandson of Inge I. Seized power after murdering Eric IX. |Bridget Haraldsdotter |Died in 1161 Killed in battle against Charles VII.{{Sfn|Venning|2023|loc=Sovereigns of Sweden}}{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953j}} |
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| style="background-color: #e3e4ff" |Charles (VII){{Efn|name=EricAndCharles}} |c. 1157 – 12 April 1167{{Sfn|Venning|2023|loc=Sovereigns of Sweden}} |Son of Sverker I. Initially ruled in Västergötland in opposition to Eric IX; later overthrew Magnus II. |Christina Hvide |1130 – 12 April 1167 Murdered by Canute I, who succeeded him as king.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}}{{Sfn|Venning|2023|loc=Sovereigns of Sweden}}{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953k}} |
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| style="background-color: #fcdfdc" |Canute I |12 April 1167 – 1196 |Son of Eric IX. Seized power after murdering Charles VII. |Cecilia Johansdotter |Before 1150 – 1196 {{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}}{{Sfn|Venning|2023|loc=Sovereigns of Sweden}}{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953l}} |
| style="background-color: #e3e4ff" |Kol (status disputed) |1170s | rowspan="2"|Sons (?) of Sverker I. Ruled together in Östergötland, in opposition to Canute I. |Nothing recorded |Few life details known{{Sfn|Harrison|2014|loc=Kol och Burislev}} |
| style="background-color: #e3e4ff" |Boleslaw Burislev (status disputed) |1170s |Nothing recorded |Few life details known{{Sfn|Harrison|2014|loc=Kol och Burislev}} |
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|rowspan=2 style="background-color: #e3e4ff" |Sverker II |rowspan=2|1196 – 1208 |rowspan=2|Son of Charles VII |Benedicta Hvide |rowspan=2|c. 1164 – 17 July 1210 Deposed after the Battle of Lena. Killed at the Battle of Gestilren while trying to retake the throne.{{Sfn|Venning|2023|loc=Sovereigns of Sweden}}{{sfn|Liljegren|2004|p=37}}{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953m}} |
style="background-color: #e5edad" |Ingegerd Birgersdotter (at least 1 child) |
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| style="background-color: #fcdfdc" |Eric (X){{Efn|name=EricAndCharles}} |1208 – 10 April 1216 |Son of Canute I. Seized power after defeating Sverker II in battle. | style="background-color: #DBCFC9" |Rikissa of Denmark |1180 – 10 April 1216 {{Sfn|Venning|2023|loc=Sovereigns of Sweden}}{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953n}} |
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| style="background-color: #e3e4ff" |John I |10 April 1216 – 10 March 1222 |Son of Sverker II |Unmarried and childless |1201 – 10 March 1222 Died of illness as the last male-line member of Sverker's dynasty.{{Sfn|Venning|2023|loc=Sovereigns of Sweden}}{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953f}} |
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| style="background-color: #fcdfdc" |Eric (XI){{Efn|name=EricAndCharles}} |March 1222 – 1229 |Son of Eric X | style="background-color: #e5edad" |Catherine Sunesdotter |1216 – 2 February 1250 Largely overshadowed by prominent statesmen. Deposed and in exile 1229–1234.{{Sfn|Venning|2023|loc=Sovereigns of Sweden}}{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953h}} |
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| style="background-color: #fcdfdc" |Canute II |1229 – 1234 |Relative of the House of Eric. Elected king after the deposition of Eric XI. |Unknown queen |Died 1234 {{Sfn|Venning|2023|loc=Sovereigns of Sweden}}{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953g}} |
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| style="background-color: #fcdfdc" |Eric (XI){{Efn|name=EricAndCharles}} |1234 – 2 February 1250 |Returned and regained power after Canute II's death{{Sfn|Venning|2023|loc=Sovereigns of Sweden}}{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953g}} | style="background-color: #e5edad" |Catherine Sunesdotter |(see entry for previous reign) |
= House of Bjelbo (1250–1364) =
{{Main|House of Bjelbo}}
{{legend|#e5edad|Bjelbo dynasty}}
{{legend|#DBCFC9|Estridsen dynasty}}
{{legend|#c7d9c1|Wittelsbach dynasty}}
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| style="background-color: #e5edad" |Valdemar |65px |1250 – 22 July 1275 |Grandson of Eric X and son of the prominent statesman Birger Jarl | style="background-color: #DBCFC9" |Sophia of Denmark |1239 – 26 December 1302 Deposed after losing the Battle of Hova (1275). Continued to try to regain parts of the kingdom before being imprisoned in 1288.{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953t}} |
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| style="background-color: #e5edad" |Magnus III |rowspan=2|65px |22 July 1275 – 18 December 1290 |Grandson of Eric X and son of the prominent statesman Birger Jarl. Seized power after defeating Valdemar in battle. |Helvig of Holstein |Died 18 December 1290 {{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953t}} |
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| style="background-color: #e5edad" |Birger |18 December 1290 – March/April 1318 |Son of Magnus III | style="background-color: #DBCFC9" |Martha of Denmark |1280 – 31 May 1321 Deposed and forced into exile by supporters of his brother Eric in 1318.{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953s}} |
colspan=7 style="background-color: white"|Regency of Duchess Ingeborg (March/April 1318 – 8 July 1319) |
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| style="background-color: #e5edad" |Magnus IV |rowspan=2|65px |8 July 1319 – 15 February 1364 |Grandson of Magnus III |Blanche of Namur |c. 1316 – 1 December 1374 Also king of Norway (1319–1355). Deposed in favor of Albert and imprisoned until 1371; thereafter lived in exile in Norway.{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953r}} |
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| style="background-color: #e5edad" |Eric (XII){{Efn|name=EricAndCharles}} |17 October 1356 – 20 June 1359 |Son of Magnus IV. Initially ruled in opposition to his father; became co-ruler following reconciliation in 1359. | style="background-color: #c7d9c1" |Beatrice of Bavaria |In or before 1339 – 20 June 1359 {{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953q}} |
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| style="background-color: #e5edad" |Håkan |65px |15 February 1362 – 15 February 1364 |Son of Magnus IV, co-ruler with his father | style="background-color: #DBCFC9" |Margaret of Denmark |1340 – 11 September 1380 Also king of Norway (1343–1380). Deposed in favor of Albert, tried to reclaim Sweden until his defeat at the Siege of Stockholm in 1371.{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953p}} |
= House of Mecklenburg (1364–1389) =
{{Main|House of Mecklenburg}}
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|Albert |65px |15 February 1364 – 24 February 1389 |Great-grandson of Magnus III of Sweden |Richardis of Schwerin |c. 1340{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953o}} – 1 April 1412 Also Duke of Mecklenburg (1384–1412). Defeated by Margaret at the Battle of Åsle and then deposed.{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953o}} |
= Monarchs and regents during the Kalmar Union (1389–1523)=
{{main|Kalmar Union}}
{{legend|#DBCFC9|Estridsen dynasty}}
{{legend|#c7d9c1|Wittelsbach dynasty}}
{{legend|#ffe3f9|Oldenburg dynasty}}
{{legend|#e5edad|Bjelbo dynasty}}
{{legend|#dce6e8|Vasa dynasty}}
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| style="background-color: #DBCFC9" |Margaret |65px |24 February 1389 – 28 October 1412 |Queen of Denmark and Norway; widow of Håkan Magnusson. Also a descendant of Eric X of Sweden. Defeated Albert with support from the Swedish nobility. | style="background-color: #e5edad" |Håkan Magnusson |March 1353 – 28 October 1412 Also queen of Denmark and Norway as ruler of the Kalmar Union. Did not remarry after Håkan's death. Died suddenly of plague in 1412.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=123}}{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953u}} |
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|Eric (XIII){{Efn|name=EricAndCharles}} |65px |23 July 1396 – 24 September 1439 |Grand-nephew, designated heir, and initially co-ruler of Margaret. Also a descendant of Magnus III of Sweden.{{Efn|Eric of Pomerania was the son of Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, a granddaughter of Euphemia of Sweden, who in turn was a granddaughter of Magnus III.}} |Philippa of England |1381/1382 – 3 May 1459{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953x}} Also king of Denmark and Norway as ruler of the Kalmar Union. Deposed in Sweden twice (1434–1435 and 1436); regained power until deposed in all three kingdoms in 1439.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=123}}{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953x}} |
colspan=7 style="background-color: white" |Regency of Charles Knutsson Bonde (later King Charles VIII; October 1438 – Autumn 1440) |
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| style="background-color: #c7d9c1" |Christopher |65px |Autumn 1441 – 6 January 1448 |Nephew of Eric XIII |Dorothea of Brandenburg |26 February 1416 – 6 January 1448 Also king of Denmark and Norway as ruler of the Kalmar Union{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=123}}{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953w}} |
colspan=7 style="background-color: white" |Regency of Bengt Jönsson Oxenstierna and Nils Jönsson Oxenstierna (January – 20 June 1448) |
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|Charles (VIII){{Efn|name=EricAndCharles}} |65px |20 June 1448 – 24 February 1457 |Swedish nobleman, elected king in Sweden after Christopher's death in opposition to the union monarchs |Birgitta Turesdotter |Died 15 May 1470 Also king of Norway (1449–1450).{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953v}} Deposed twice (1457–1464 and 1465–1467), both times due to the influence of Archbishop Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=123}} |
colspan=7 style="background-color: white" |First regency of Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna and Erik Axelsson Tott (March – 23 June 1457) |
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| style="background-color: #ffe3f9" |Christian I |65px |23 June 1457 – 23 June 1464 |Husband of Dorothea of Brandenburg, widow of Christopher. Also a descendant of Magnus III of Sweden. Accepted as king in Sweden after the deposition of Charles VIII. |Dorothea of Brandenburg |February 1426 – 21 May 1481 Also king of Denmark and Norway as ruler of the Kalmar Union. Deposed in Sweden in 1464.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|pp=106, 123}} |
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|Charles (VIII)){{Efn|name=EricAndCharles}} |65px |9 August 1464 – 30 January 1465 |Returned to power after the deposition of Christian I{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=123}} |(see entry for previous reign) |(see entry for previous reign) |
colspan=7 style="background-color: #dce6e8" |Regency of Kettil Karlsson Vasa (26 December 1464 – 11 August 1465) |
colspan=7 style="background-color: white" |Second regency of Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (11 August 1465 – 18 October 1466) |
colspan=7 style="background-color: white" |Second regency of Erik Axelsson Tott (18 October 1466 – 12 November 1467) |
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|Charles (VIII){{Efn|name=EricAndCharles}} |65px |12 November 1467 – 15 May 1470 |Returned to power with the support of regent Erik Axelsson Tott{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=123}} |(see entry for previous reign) |(see entry for previous reign) |
colspan=7 style="background-color: white" |First regency of Sten Sture the Elder (16 May 1470 – 6 October 1497) |
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| style="background-color: #ffe3f9" |John II |65px |6 October 1497 – 1 August 1501 |Son of Christian I. Accepted as king in Sweden after already having reigned in Denmark and Norway for twenty years. |Christina of Saxony |8 July 1455 – 20 February 1513 Also king of Denmark and Norway as ruler of the Kalmar Union. Deposed in Sweden in favor of Sten Sture the Elder's return as regent.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|pp=106, 123}} |
colspan=7 style="background-color: white" |Second regency of Sten Sture the Elder (12 November 1501 – 14 December 1503) |
colspan=7 style="background-color: white" |Regency of Svante Nilsson (21 January 1504 – 31 December 1511/2 January 1512) |
colspan=7 style="background-color: white" |Regency of Eric Trolle (January – 23 July 1512) |
colspan=7 style="background-color: white" |Regency of Sten Sture the Younger (23 July 1512 – 3 February 1520) |
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| style="background-color: #ffe3f9" |Christian II |65px |1 November 1520 – 23 August 1521 |Son of John II. Accepted as king in Sweden after conquering the country from regent Sten Sture the Younger. |Isabella of Austria |2 July 1481 – 25 January 1559 Also king of Denmark and Norway as ruler of the Kalmar Union. Deposed following the Stockholm Bloodbath. Later also deposed in Denmark and Norway.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|pp=106, 124}} |
colspan=7 style="background-color: #dce6e8" |Regency of Gustav Vasa (later King Gustav I; 23 August 1521 – 6 June 1523) |
= House of Vasa (1523–1654) =
{{Main|House of Vasa}}
{{legend|#dce6e8|Vasa dynasty}}
{{legend|#c7d9c1|Wittelsbach dynasty}}
{{legend|#ffe3f9|Oldenburg dynasty}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"
|+ ! width="5%" |Portrait ! width="14%" |Name ! width="5%" |Arms ! width="24%" |Reign{{Efn|Sweden changed from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar (the two calendars differ by 11 days) in 1753.{{sfn|Marklund|Larsson|2012|p=168}} This list consistently uses the dates used at the time.|name=julgreg}} ! width="14%" |Succession ! width="12%" |Marriage(s) ! width="18%" |Life details ! width="3%" |Cypher |
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| style="background-color: #dce6e8" |Gustav I |rowspan=2|65px |6 June 1523 – 29 September 1560 |Previously regent, elected king after the Swedish War of Liberation{{Efn|Though the Swedish monarchy was not hereditary before his reign, Gustav I was also distantly related to medieval Swedish royalty since he was a matrilineal descendant of Birger Jarl, the father of kings Valdemar and Magnus III. Some genealogists claim that he was also a descendant of kings Eric IX and Sverker II.{{sfn|Lindqvist|2016|loc=Chapter 1}}}} |Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg |12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560 {{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=124}} |— |
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| style="background-color: #dce6e8" |Eric XIV |29 September 1560 – 26 January 1569 |Son of Gustav I |Karin Månsdotter |13 December 1533 – 26 February 1577 Deposed and later poisoned, perhaps by his brother John III.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=124}}{{Sfn|Persson|Oldrup|2010|pp=102–103}} |35px |
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| style="background-color: #dce6e8" |John III |rowspan=2|70px |26 January 1569 – 17 November 1592 |Son of Gustav I |Catherine Jagiellon |20 December 1537 – 17 November 1592 {{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=124}} |35px |
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| style="background-color: #dce6e8" |Sigismund |17 November 1592 – 24 July 1599 |Son of John III |Anne of Austria |20 June 1566 – 19 April 1632 Deposed after the war against Sigismund. Also king of Poland 1587–1632.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=124}}{{Sfn|Sarti|2022|loc=Sigismund}} |35px |
colspan=8 style="background-color: #dce6e8" |Regency of Duke Charles (later King Charles IX; 24 July 1599 – 22 March 1604) |
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|rowspan=2 style="background-color: #dce6e8" |Charles IX |rowspan=4|70px |rowspan=2|22 March 1604 – 30 October 1611 |rowspan=2|Son of Gustav I, proclaimed king after serving as regent for five years | style="background-color: #c7d9c1" |Maria of the Palatinate |rowspan=2|4 October 1550 – 30 October 1611 {{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=124}}{{Sfn|Petersson|2021|loc=Kronan, till sist}} |rowspan=2|— |
style="background-color: #ffe3f9" |Christina of Holstein-Gottorp (4 children) |
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| style="background-color: #dce6e8" |Gustav II Adolf |30 October 1611 – 6 November 1632 |Son of Charles IX |Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg |9 December 1594 – 6 November 1632 Killed at the Battle of Lützen in 1632{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=124}} |35px |
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| style="background-color: #dce6e8" |Christina |6 November 1632 – 6 June 1654 |Daughter of Gustav II Adolf |Unmarried and childless |7 December 1626 – 9 April 1689 Abdicated and retired to Rome.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=124}} |35px |
= House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken (1654–1720) =
{{Main|House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken}}
{{legend|#c7d9c1|Wittelsbach dynasty}}
{{legend|#ffe3f9|Oldenburg dynasty}}
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| style="background-color: #c7d9c1" |Charles X Gustav |rowspan=3|70px |6 June 1654 – 13 February 1660 |Son of Catherine of Sweden, a daughter of Charles IX | style="background-color: #ffe3f9" |Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp |8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660 {{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=124}} |35px | |
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| style="background-color: #c7d9c1" |Charles XI |13 February 1660 – 5 April 1697 |Son of Charles X Gustav | style="background-color: #ffe3f9" |Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark |24 November 1655 – 5 April 1697 {{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=124}} |35px | |
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| style="background-color: #c7d9c1" |Charles XII |5 April 1697 – 30 November 1718 |Son of Charles XI |Unmarried and childless |17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 Killed in battle against Denmark–Norway during the siege of Fredriksten in 1718.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=125}} |35px | |
colspan=8 style="background-color: #c7d9c1" |Regency of Princess Ulrika Eleonora (later Queen Ulrika Eleonora; 30 November 1718 – 23 January 1719) | |
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| style="background-color: #c7d9c1" |Ulrika Eleonora |70px |23 January 1719 – 24 March 1720 |Daughter of Charles XI, elected as successor of her childless brother |Frederick of Hesse-Cassel |23 January 1688 – 24 November 1741 Abdicated in favor of her husband in 1720; thereafter consort until her death.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=125}} |35px |
= House of Hesse (1720–1751) =
{{Main|House of Hesse}}
{{legend|#c7d9c1|Wittelsbach dynasty}}
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|rowspan=2|Frederick I |rowspan=2|70px |rowspan=2|24 March 1720 – 25 March 1751 |rowspan=2|Husband and designated successor of Ulrika Eleonora |Luise Dorothea of Prussia |rowspan=2|18 April 1676 – 25 March 1751 {{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=125}} |rowspan=2|35px | |
style="background-color: #c7d9c1" |Ulrika Eleonora (ruling queen 1719–1720) (childless) |
= House of Holstein-Gottorp (1751–1818) =
{{Main|House of Holstein-Gottorp (Swedish line)}}
{{legend|#ffe3f9|Oldenburg dynasty}}
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|+ ! width="5%" |Portrait ! width="14%" |Name ! width="5%" |Arms ! width="24%" |Reign{{Efn | name=julgreg}}
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| style="background-color: #ffe3f9" |Adolf Frederick |70px |25 March 1751 – 12 February 1771 |Great-great-great-grandson of Charles IX;{{Efn|Adolf Frederick's mother Albertina Frederica was a great-granddaughter of Catherine of Sweden, a daughter of Charles IX.{{sfn|Sundberg|2004|loc=Adolf Fredrik}}}} elected as heir to the throne in 1743 |Louisa Ulrika of Prussia |3 May 1710 – 12 February 1771 Originally Prince-Bishop of Lübeck (1727–1750).{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=125}} |35px | |
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| style="background-color: #ffe3f9" |Gustav III |70px |12 February 1771 – 29 March 1792 |Son of Adolf Frederick | style="background-color: #ffe3f9" |Sophia Magdalena of Denmark |13 January 1746 – 29 March 1792 Assassinated in 1792.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=125}} |35px | |
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| style="background-color: #ffe3f9" |Gustav IV Adolf |70px |29 March 1792 – 10 May 1809 |Son of Gustav III |Frederica of Baden |1 November 1778 – 7 February 1837 Deposed after defeat in the Finnish War; died in exile in Switzerland.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=125}}{{Efn|The so-called Gustavians worked unsuccessfully in the decades that followed Gustav IV Adolf's deposition to restore his line to the throne; his son Gustav, Prince of Vasa (1799–1877), maintained his claim to the Swedish throne and protested the coronations of Oscar I and Charles XV. Gustav's daughter Carola of Vasa (1833–1902), who died childless, was the last member of the Swedish branch of the House of Holstein-Gottorp. The modern Swedish royal family are Gustav IV Adolf's seniormost living descendants through the marriage between his great-granddaughter Victoria of Baden and Gustaf V.{{sfn|Sundberg|2004|loc=Gustav IV Adolf}}}} |35px | |
colspan=8 style="background-color: #ffe3f9" |Regency of Duke Charles (later King Charles XIII; 10 May – 6 June 1809) | |
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| style="background-color: #ffe3f9" |Charles XIII |6 June 1809 – 5 February 1818 |Son of Adolf Frederick, elected king by the Riksdag of the Estates after a brief tenure as regent | style="background-color: #ffe3f9" |Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp |26 September 1748 – 5 February 1818 Also became king of Norway in 1814{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=125}} |35px |
= House of Bernadotte (1818–present) =
{{Main|House of Bernadotte}}
{{legend|#eef0d5|Bernadotte dynasty}}
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|+ ! width="5%" |Portrait ! width="14%" |Name ! width="5%" |Arms ! width="24%" |Reign ! width="14%" |Succession ! width="12%" |Marriage(s) ! width="18%" |Life details ! width="3%" |Cypher |
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| style="background-color: #eef0d5" |Charles XIV John |5 February 1818 – 8 March 1844 |Elected in 1810 as heir to the childless Charles XIII by the Riksdag of the Estates and then adopted by Charles XIII{{Efn|Although Charles XIV John was adopted by Charles XIII and the Bernadotte monarchs have since the accession of Gustaf VI Adolf in 1950 also been the senior genealogical descendants of the Holstein-Gottorp kings,{{sfn|Sundberg|2004|loc=Gustav IV Adolf}} the accession of Charles XIV John marked the first new dynastic line since the accession of Gustav I nearly 300 years prior.{{sfn|Lindqvist|2018|p=12}}}} |Désirée Clary |26 January 1763 – 8 March 1844 Originally a French general, then Marshal of the Empire and Prince of Pontecorvo (1806–1810).{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=125}} |35px |
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| style="background-color: #eef0d5" |Oscar I |rowspan=2|71x71px |8 March 1844 – 8 July 1859 |Son of Charles XIV John |Josephine of Leuchtenberg |4 July 1799 – 8 July 1859 {{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=125}} |35px |
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| style="background-color: #eef0d5" |Charles XV |8 July 1859 – 18 September 1872 |Son of Oscar I |Louise of the Netherlands |3 May 1826 – 18 September 1872 First monarch of the House of Bernadotte to be born in Sweden.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=|pp=125–126}} |37px |
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| style="background-color: #eef0d5" |Oscar II |70px |18 September 1872 – 8 December 1907 |Son of Oscar I |Sophia of Nassau |21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907 Last Swedish king to also be king of Norway (until 1905).{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=126}} |35px |
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| style="background-color: #eef0d5" |Gustaf V |rowspan=2|70px |8 December 1907 – 29 October 1950 |Son of Oscar II |Victoria of Baden |16 June 1858 – 29 October 1950 The marriage to Victoria of Baden, a great-granddaughter of Gustaf IV Adolf, genealogically united the House of Bernadotte with the former royal line.{{sfn|Sundberg|2004|loc=Gustav IV Adolf}}{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=126}}{{Sfn|Editors of American Heritage Dictionaries|2005|p=345}} |35px |
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| style="background-color: #eef0d5" |Gustaf VI Adolf |29 October 1950 – 15 September 1973 |Son of Gustaf V{{Efn|In the female line also great-great-grandson of Gustav IV Adolf through Victoria of Baden, granddaughter of Gustav IV Adolf's daughter Sophie Vilhelmina.{{sfn|Sundberg|2004|loc=Gustav IV Adolf}}}} |Margaret of Connaught |11 November 1882 – 15 September 1973 {{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=126}} |35px |
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| style="background-color: #eef0d5" |Carl XVI Gustaf |70px |15 September 1973 – present |Grandson of Gustaf VI Adolf |Silvia Sommerlath |Born 30 April 1946 The longest reigning monarch in Swedish history{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=126}}{{Sfn|Sveriges kungahus |
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See also
{{Commons category|Monarchs of Sweden}}
{{div col}}
- Constitution of Sweden
- Government of Sweden
- Kings of Sweden family tree
- Line of succession to the Swedish Throne
- List of Swedish consorts
- List of Swedish governments
- Politics of Sweden
- Prime Minister of Sweden
- Riksdag, Riksdag of the Estates
- Royal mottos of Swedish monarchs
- Swedish royal family
- List of Danish monarchs
- List of Norwegian monarchs
- List of Finnish rulers
- Lists of incumbents
{{div col end}}
Notes
{{Notelist|40em}}
References
{{Reflist|20em}}
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