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* c. [[970]]- c. [[995]] : [[Eric VI of Sweden|Eric the Victorious]] (''Erik Segersäll'')
* c. [[970]]- c. [[995]] : [[Eric VI of Sweden|Eric the Victorious]] (''Erik Segersäll'')
* c. [[995]]- c. [[1022]] : [[Olof of Sweden|Olof the Treasurer]] (''Olof Skötkonung'')
* c. [[995]]- c. [[1022]] : [[Olof of Sweden|Olof the Treasurer]] (''Olof Skötkonung'')
* c. [[1022]]-[[1050]] : [[Anund Jacob of Sweden|Anund Jacob]] (''Anund Jakob'') - and in South [[Canute the Great|Canute]] of Denmark
* c. [[1022]]-[[1050]] : [[Anund Jacob of Sweden|Anund Jacob]] (''Anund Jakob'') - and in south and east [[Canute the Great|Canute]] of Denmark
*[[1050]]-[[1060]] : [[Emund of Sweden|Emund the Old]] (''Emund den gamle'')
*[[1050]]-[[1060]] : [[Emund of Sweden|Emund the Old]] (''Emund den gamle'')


Revision as of 19:19, 9 May 2006

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.

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Monarchs, Regents and Viceroys of Sweden

For lists of the prehistoric kings of Sweden see

The House of Munsö or Uppsala

The House of Stenkil

The Houses of Sverker and Erik

The House of Bjällbo

Regents of the Kalmar Union and Viceroys (Riksföreståndare)

Charles VIII

The House of Vasa

Gustav I

The House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken

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

The House of Hesse

The House of Holstein-Gottorp

Gustav III

The House of Bernadotte

File:Charles XIV John of Sweden.jpg
Charles XIV John

See also

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