List of Swedish monarchs 38556 225900071 2008-07-15T22:46:05Z Dennislarsson93 7469517 {{Politics of Sweden}} This is a list of [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[monarch]]s, that is, the [[King of Sweden|Kings and ruling Queens of Sweden]], with [[Regent]]s and [[Viceroy]]s 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 of Sweden|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 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 ''Old Dynasty'' or the ''House of Uppsala''. In the 16th century, [[Johannes Magnus]] constructed a mythical line of Swedish kings, beginning with [[Gog and Magog|Magog]], the son of [[Japheth]], to demonstrate the antiquity of the Swedish throne. On the basis of his list, [[Eric XIV of Sweden|Eric XIV]] and [[Charles IX of Sweden|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 of Sweden|Sigismund]] continued to claim the throne from [[1599]] to his death in [[1632]]. After his death the claim was continued by his sons [[Wladyslaw IV Vasa|Wladyslaw IV]] (from [[1632]] to [[1648]]) and [[John II Casimir of Poland|John II Casimir]] (from [[1648]] to [[1660]]). ==Monarchs and Regents of Sweden== ''For lists of the prehistoric kings of Sweden see'' *[[Mythological kings of Sweden]] *[[Semi-legendary kings of Sweden]] ===The [[House of Munsö|House of Uppsala]]=== {{Monarchs - table header}} |width=auto| [[Eric the Victorious|Eric VI the Victorious]] (''Erik Segersäll'') <br> c. [[970]]- c. [[995]] || || [[945]]?, son of [[Björn (III) Eriksson|Björn Eriksson]] || [[Sigrid the Haughty]] || Sotdöd (died in sickness) in Old Uppsala c. [[995]], aged about 50 |- |width=auto| [[Olof Skötkonung|Olof the Treasurer]] (''Olof Skötkonung'') <br> c. [[995]]- c. [[1022]] || || c. [[980]], son of [[Eric the Victorious]] and [[Sigrid the Haughty]] || [[Estrid of the Obotrites]] || c. [[1022]], aged about 42 |- |width=auto| [[Anund Jacob of Sweden|Anund Jacob]] (''Anund Jakob'') <br> c. [[1022]]-[[1050]] - and in south and east [[Canute the Great|Canute]] of Denmark || [[Image:Anund Jakob.png|100px]] || [[July 25]] [[1008]] or [[1010]] son of [[Olof Skötkonung|Olof the Treasurer]] and [[Estrid of the Obotrites]] || || c. [[1050]], aged about 40 |- |width=auto| [[Emund of Sweden|Emund the Old]] (''Emund Gammal'') <br> [[1050]]-[[1060]] || || Illegitimate son of [[Olof Skötkonung|Olof the Treasurer]] || [[Astrid Njalsdotter]] || [[1060]] |- |} ===The [[House of Stenkil]]=== {{Monarchs - table header}} <font style='background:lightblue;'>lightblue </font> = [[House of Stenkil]] |bgcolor=lightblue| [[Stenkil]] (''Stenkil Ragnvaldsson'') <br> [[1060]]-[[1066]] || || Probably from [[Västergötland]], son of [[Ragnvald Ulfsson]] (according to [[Hervarar saga]]) || [[Saint Ingamoder Emundsdotter of Sweden| Ingamoder Emundsdotter]] || Sotdöd (died in sickness) in "Svitjod", [[1066]] |- |bgcolor=lightblue | [[Eric VII Stenkilsson]] (''Erik Stenkilsson'') <br> [[1066]]-[[1067]] || || son of [[Stenkil]] || || [[1067]], dies in a war against [[Eric of Sweden|Eric VIII the Pagan]] |- | [[Eric of Sweden|Eric VIII the Pagan]] (''Erik Hedningen'') <br> [[1066]]-[[1067]] || || || || [[1067]], dies in a war against [[Eric VII Stenkilsson]] |- |bgcolor=lightblue | [[Halsten Stenkilsson]] (''Halsten'') <br> [[1067]]-[[1070]] || || c. [[1050]] son of [[Stenkil]] || || [[1084]], aged about 34 |- |[[Anund Gårdske]] <br> [[1070]]-[[1075]] || || Coming from [[Garðaríki]], ([[Kievan Rus']]), although probably with ancestral links to Scandinavia || || |- |bgcolor=lightblue | [[Haakon the Red]] (''Håkan röde'') <br> [[1075]]-[[1079]] || || [[Levene]], [[Västergötland]], c. [[1040]], son of [[Stenkil]] || The widow of [[Eric of Sweden|Eric VIII the Pagan]] || |- |bgcolor=lightblue | [[Inge I the Elder]] (''Inge den äldre'') <br> [[1079]]-[[1084]], [[1087]]-[[1105]] || || son of [[Stenkil]] and [[Ingamoder Emundsdotter]] || [[Helena, Queen of Sweden|Helena]], sister of [[Blot-Sweyn]] || Died of sickness, [[1105]]. First buried in Hånger, but then moved to [[Varnhem Abbey]] |- | [[Blot-Sweyn]] (''Blot-Sven'') <br> [[1084]]-[[1087]] || || || || [[1087]], ambushed by [[Inge I the Elder]]'s troops |- | [[Eric Årsäll]] <br> [[1087]]-[[1088]] || || Possibly son of [[Blot-Sweyn]] || || [[1088]] |- | align=left colspan=5 bgcolor=lightblue | [[1087]]-[[1105]], [[Inge I the Elder]] (''Inge den äldre'') (second period) |- |bgcolor=lightblue | [[Philip Halstensson]] (''Filip Halstensson'') [[1105]]-[[1118]] || || son of king [[Halsten]] || [[Ingegerd of Norway|Ingegerd]], daughter of [[Harald III of Norway|Harald Hardrada]] || Assumed to be buried in [[Vreta Abbey]] with his brother [[Inge II of Sweden|Inge II]] |- |bgcolor=lightblue | [[Inge II of Sweden|Inge II the Younger]] (''Inge den yngre'') <br> [[1110]]-[[1125]] || || son of king [[Halsten]] || [[Ulvhild|Ulvhild Håkansdotter]] || [[Östergötland]], [[1125]], Accusations has it that he was poisoned by his wife with an "evil drink". Assumed to be buried in [[Vreta Abbey]] with his brother [[Philip Halstensson|Philip]] |- |[[Ragnvald Knaphövde]] <br> [[1125]]-[[1126]] || || Assumed to be related in some way to the [[House of Stenkil]] || || [[1126]], killed before accepted in Västergötland by the supporters of [[Magnus the Strong]] |- | align=left colspan=5 | [[1126]]-[[1130]], Four years without a king. [[Magnus the Strong]] was however ruling over the West Geats and [[Sverker I of Sweden| Sverker]] was ruling over the East Geats. |- |} <!--please note that, if added for local patriotic reasons, Magnus the Strong will be deleted from this list, since he was only elected king of Västergötland, and this election was apparently not even serious since he does not appear in Västgötalagen--> ===The Houses of [[House of Sverker|Sverker]] and [[House of Eric|Eric]]=== <font style='background:pink;'>Pink</font> = [[House of Sverker]], <font style='background:yellow;'> yellow </font> = [[House of Eric]], <font style='background:lightblue ;'> lightblue </font> = [[House of Stenkil]] {{Monarchs - table header}} | bgcolor=pink | [[Sverker I of Sweden|Sverker I the Elder]] (also called Clubfoot, ''Sverker den äldre'' or ''Klumpfot''; king from [[1125]] in Östergötland''), [[1156]] || || of East Geatish ancestry, son of Cornube or Kol || [[Ulvhild|Ulvhild Håkansdotter]],<br>[[Rikissa of Poland]] || [[Dec 25]] [[1156]], murdered, some appoint [[Magnus Henriksen]] to be behind the murder, buried at [[Alvastra Abbey]] |- | bgcolor=yellow |[[Eric IX of Sweden|Eric IX the Saint]] (''Erik den helige''), <br> [[1156]]-[[1160]] || [[Image:Stockholms stads tredje sigill.png|100px|Eric the Saint]] || c. [[1120]], some appoint him to have West Geatish roots || || Killed by [[Magnus Henriksen]] as he came out of the church in Uppsala, [[1160]], aged about 40, enshrined in [[Uppsala Cathedral]] |- | bgcolor=lightblue| [[Magnus Henriksen]], <br> [[1160]]-[[1161]] || || son of Henry and [[Ingrid Ragvaldsdotter]] (the granddaughter of [[Inge I of Sweden|Inge I]]) || Brigida (his stepsister) || Died in the battle of Örebro againtst [[Charles VII of Sweden|Charles VII]], [[1161]] |- | bgcolor=pink |[[Charles VII of Sweden|Charles VII]] (''Karl Sverkersson''), <br> [[1161]]-[[1167]] || [[Image:Karl_Sverkerssons_sigill.jpg|100px|Charles Sverkersson - seal]] || [[1130]], son of [[Sverker I of Sweden|Sverker I the Elder]] and [[Ulvhild|Ulvhild Håkansdotter]] || Kirsten Stigsdatter, [[1163]] || Killed by [[Canute I of Sweden|Canute I Ericson]] on [[Visingsö]], [[12 april]], [[1167]], aged about 37, buried at [[Alvastra Abbey]] |- | bgcolor=yellow| [[Canute I of Sweden|Canute I Ericson]] (''Knut Eriksson'') (''1167-1173 not in Östergötland; from 1173 also in Östergötland''), [[1167]]-[[1196]] || [[Image:Kung Knut Erikssons sigill.png|100px|Seal of Canute I]] || before [[1150]], son of [[Eric the Saint]] and Kristina (probably a granddaughter of [[Inge I the Elder]]) || || Died peacefully in [[1195]] or [[1196]], buried at [[Varnhem Abbey]] |- | bgcolor=pink | [[Sverker II of Sweden|Sverker II the Younger]] (''Sverker den yngre''), [[1196]]-[[1208]] || || born before [[1167]], probably already c. [[1164]] son of king [[Charles VII of Sweden|Charles VII]] and queen [[Christine Stigsdatter of Hvide]] || Benedicta Ebbesdatter<br>Ingegerd daughter of [[Birger Brosa]] || Died in the [[Battle of Gestilren]], [[July 17]], [[1210]], aged about 45, buried at [[Alvastra Abbey]] |- | bgcolor=yellow| [[Eric X of Sweden|Eric X]] (''Erik Knutsson''), <br> [[1208]]-[[1216]] || [[Image:Eric X of Sweden.jpg|100px|''Portrait of Erik Knutsson from the grave in Varnhem church.'']] || [[1180]] son of [[Canute I of Sweden|Canute I Ericson]] || [[Richeza of Denmark]] (the daughter of [[Valdemar I of Denmark]]) || Died suddenly in fever on Näs Castle, [[Visingsö]], [[1216]], aged about 36, buried at [[Varnhem Abbey]] |- | bgcolor=pink | [[John I of Sweden|John I the Child]] (''Johan Sverkersson unge''), [[1216]]-[[1222]] || || [[1201]] son of [[Sverker II]] || || Died on [[Visingsö]], [[1222]], aged about 21, buried at [[Alvastra Abbey]] |- | bgcolor=yellow| [[Eric XI of Sweden|Eric XI the Lisp and Lame]] (''Erik läspe och halte''), <br> [[1222]]-[[1229]] and [[1234]]-[[1250]] || [[Image:Eric XI of Sweden.png|100px|Eric XI of Sweden]] || [[1216]] son of king [[Erik X of Sweden]] and Richeza of Denmark || [[Catherine of Ymseborg]] || [[February 2]], [[1250]], aged about 34, buried at [[Varnhem Abbey]] |- | [[Canute II of Sweden|Canute II the Tall]] (''Knut långe'') <br> [[1229]]-[[1234]] || || son of Holmger who was "nepos" (nephew?) of [[Canute I of Sweden|Canute I Ericson]] || || [[1234]], buried at Sko kloster |- |align=left colspan=5 bgcolor=yellow| [[1234]]-[[1250]], [[Eric XI of Sweden|Eric XI the Lisp and Lame]] (second period) |- |} ===The [[House of Bjälbo]]=== {{Monarchs - table header}} | [[Valdemar I of Sweden|Valdemar I]] (''Valdemar Birgersson'') <br> [[1250]]-[[1275]] || [[Image:Valdemar Birgerssons vapen (1252).png|100px|Seal of Valdemar Birgersson]] || [[1239]] son of [[Birger jarl]] and [[Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden|Ingeborg Eriksdotter]] (the daugher of [[Eric X of Sweden|Eric X]]) || Married four times, among others [[Sofia of Denmark]], daughter of [[Eric IV of Denmark]] || Died while imprisoned by his brother [[Magnus III of Sweden|Magnus]] at [[Nyköping Castle]], [[1302]], aged about 63, buried at [[Vreta Abbey]] or [[Riddarholmen Church]] |- | [[Magnus III of Sweden|Magnus III Ladislaus]] (also Barnlock, ''Magnus Ladulås'') <br> [[1275]]-[[1290]] || [[Image:Magnus Ladulas sigill.jpg|100px|Seal of king Magnus]] || [[1240]] son of [[Birger jarl]] and [[Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden|Ingeborg Eriksdotter]] (the daugher of [[Eric X of Sweden|Eric X]]) || [[Helwig of Holstein]] || [[Visingsö]],[[1290]], aged about 50, buried at [[Riddarholmen Church]] |- | [[Birger of Sweden|Birger]] (''Birger Magnusson'') <br> [[1290]]-[[1318]] || || [[1280]] son of [[Magnus III of Sweden|Magnus III Ladislaus]] and [[Helwig of Holstein]] || [[Martha of Denmark]], [[1298]] || [[May 31]], [[1321]], in exile in Denmark, after murdering his brothers at [[Nyköping Banquet]], aged about 41, buried at [[Ringsted]], [[Zealand]] |- |align=left colspan=5 | <li>[[1318]]-[[1319]] : Regent [[Mats Kettilmundsson]] |- | [[Magnus IV of Sweden|Magnus IV Ericson]] (''Magnus Eriksson'', technically Magnus IV) <br> [[1319]]-[[1364]] || [[Image:Kung Magnus Erikssons domsigill.jpg|100px|Sigillum ad causas for Magnus II of Sweden]] || [[Norway]], [[1316]] son of [[Eric, Duke of Södermanland|Erik Magnusson]] (brother of [[Birger of Sweden|Birger]]) and [[Ingeborg of Norway|Ingeborg Håkonsdotter]] || [[Blanka of Namur]],[[1335]] || Drowned in a shipwreck when seeking refuge with his son in [[Bømlo|Bømlofjord]], [[Norway]], [[Dec 1]], [[1374]], aged about 58 |- | [[Eric XII of Sweden|Eric XII]] (''Erik Magnusson'') <br> [[1356]]-[[1359]] || || [[1339]] son of [[Magnus IV of Sweden|Magnus IV Eriksson]] || [[Beatrix of Bavaria]] || Generally believed that he and his wife died in the [[Black Death|plague]], [[June 21]] [[1359]], aged about 20 |- | [[Haakon VI of Norway|Haakon]] (''Håkan Magnusson'') <br> [[1362]]-[[1364]] || || [[1340]] son of [[Magnus IV of Sweden|Magnus IV Eriksson]] and [[Blanka of Namur]] || [[Margaret I of Denmark|Margrete Valdemarsdotter]], [[9 April]] [[1363]] in [[Copenhagen]] || [[Oslo]], [[1380]], aged about 40, buried in [[Oslo]] |- | [[Albert of Sweden]] (''Albrekt av Mecklenburg'') <br> [[1363]]-[[1389]] || [[Image:Albert_of_Mecklenburg.jpg|100px|Albert of Sweden]] || [[Mecklenburg]], c. [[1338]], son of [[Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg]] and [[Euphemia of Sweden]]|| || [[Mecklenburg]], [[April 1]] [[1412]], aged about 54, buried in [[Mecklenburg]] |- | [[Olof Haakonson]] (''in opposition to Albert; pretender of the Swedish crown'') [[1385]]-[[1387]] || || [[Akershus Fortress|Akershus Castle]], [[Oslo]], [[1370]], son of [[Haakon VI of Norway]] and [[Margaret I of Denmark]] || None || [[Falsterbo]] castle, [[August 23]], [[1387]], aged about 17, buried in [[Sorø]], [[Zealand]] |- |} ===Monarchs of the [[Kalmar Union]] and Regents (''Riksföreståndare'')=== {{Monarchs - table header}} | [[Margaret I of Denmark|Margaret]] (''Margareta Valdemarsdotter'') <br> [[1389]]-[[1412]] || [[Image:Margrete 1.jpg|100px|Queen Margaret I]] || [[Vordingborg Castle]], [[1353]] daughter of [[Valdemar IV of Denmark|Valdemar IV]] and Helvig of Sønderjylland || [[Haakon VI of Norway]] || [[Flensburg Fjord]], [[28 Oct]] [[1412]], aged about 55, buried in [[Roskilde Cathedral]] |- | [[Eric of Pomerania]] (''Erik av Pommern'') <br> [[1396]]-[[1439]] || [[Image:Eryk I Pomorski Darłowo.jpg|100px|Eric of Pomerania]] || [[Rügenwalde]], [[Pomerania]], [[1382]], son of [[Wartislaw VII, Duke of Pomerania]] and Mary of [[Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] || [[Philippa of England]], daughter of [[Henry IV of England]] || [[Rügenwalde]] Castle, [[May 3]][[1459]], aged about 77, buried in [[Rügenwalde]], [[Pomerania]] |- |align=left colspan=5 | <li>[[1435]]-[[1436]] : Regent [[Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson]] (''rikshövitsman'') <li> [[1438]]-[[1440]] : Regent [[Charles VIII of Sweden|Karl Knutsson Bonde]] |- | [[Christopher of Bavaria]] (''Kristoffer av Bayern'') [[1441]]-[[1448]] || [[Image:Christopher of Bavaria.jpg|100px|Christopher of Bavaria]] || [[Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz]] in [[Bavaria]], [[Feb 26]] [[1418]] son of Duke [[John of Pfalz-Neumarkt]] and Catherine Vratislava || [[Dorothea of Brandenburg]] || [[Helsingborg]], [[5 Jan]] or [[6 Jan]] [[1448]], aged 29, buried at [[Roskilde Cathedral]] |- |align=left colspan=5 | <li> [[1448]] : Regent [[Bengt Jönsson (Oxenstierna)]] and [[Nils Jönsson (Oxenstierna)]] |- | [[Charles VIII of Sweden|Charles VIII]] (Karl Knutsson Bonde) <br> [[1448]]-[[1457]], [[1464]]-[[1465]] and [[1467]]-[[1470]] || [[Image:Karl Knutsson Bonde.jpg|100px]] || [[1408]] or [[1409]] son of [[Knut Tordsson (Bonde)]] and [[Margareta Karlsdotter (Sparre av Tofta)]] || [[Birgitta Turesdotter (Bielke)]] (died before he became king) <br>[[Katarina Karlsdotter]] <br> [[Kristina Abrahamsdotter]] || [[May 15]] [[1470]], aged about 61 - 62, buried at [[Riddarholmen Church]] |- |align=left colspan=5 | <li>[[1457]] : Regents [[Jöns Bengtsson (Oxenstierna)]], archbishop of Upsala, and [[Erik Axelsson (Tott)]] |- | [[Christian I of Denmark|Christian I of Sweden]] (''Kristian I'') <br> [[1457]]-[[1464]] || [[Image:Christian 1 of Denmark.jpg|100px|Christian I]] || [[Oldenburg]], [[Lower Saxony]], February [[1426]], son of [[Dietrich of Oldenburg]] and [[Helvig of Schauenburg]] || [[Dorothea of Brandenburg]] || [[Copenhagen]], [[May 21]] [[1481]], aged 55, buried at [[Roskilde Cathedral]] |- |align=left colspan=5| [[1464]]-[[1465]] [[Charles VIII of Sweden|Charles VIII]] (Karl Knutsson Bonde) (second period) <li> [[1465]] : Regent [[Kettil Karlsson (Vasa)]], bishop of Linköping <li> [[1465]]-[[1466]] : Regent [[Jöns Bengtsson (Oxenstierna)]] <li> [[1466]]-[[1467]] : Regent [[Erik Axelsson (Tott)]] |- |align=left colspan=5| [[1467]]-[[1470]] [[Charles VIII of Sweden|Charles VIII]] (Karl Knutsson Bonde) (third period)<li>[[1470]]-[[1497]] : Regent [[Sten Sture the Elder]] (''Sten Sture den äldre'') |- | align=left | [[John I of Denmark|John (II) / Hans of Sweden]] (''Hans'') <br> [[1497]]-[[1501]] || [[Image:John of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.jpg|100px|Hans]] || [[Aalborg]] Castle, [[2 February]] [[1455]], son of [[Christian I of Denmark|Christian I]] and [[Dorothea of Brandenburg]] || [[Christina of Saxony]] || [[Aalborg]] Castle, [[20 February]] [[1513]], aged 58, buried in [[Odense]] |- |align=left colspan=5 | <li> [[1501]]-[[1503]] : Regent [[Sten Sture the Elder]] <li> [[1504]]-[[1511]] : Regent [[Svante Nilsson]] (''Svante Nilsson, herre till Ekesjö'') <li> [[1512]] : Regent [[Eric Trolle|Erik Arvidsson Trolle]] <li> [[1512]]-[[1520]] : Regent [[Sten Sture the Younger]] (''Sten Sture den yngre'') |- | [[Christian II of Denmark|Christian II of Sweden/Christian the Tyrant]] (''Kristian Tyrann'') <br> [[1520]]-[[1521]] || [[Image:ChristianIIb.jpg|100px|King Christian II]] || [[Nyborg]] Castle, [[July 1]], [[1481]] son of [[Hans of Denmark|Hans]] and [[Christina of Saxony]] || [[Isabella of Habsburg]] || [[Kalundborg]] Castle, [[January 25]], [[1559]], aged 77, buried in [[Odense]] |- |} ===The [[House of Vasa]]=== {{Monarchs - table header}} |width=auto| [[Gustav I of Sweden|Gustav I]] (''Gustav Vasa'') <br> [[1523]]-[[1560]] <br> also as regent [[Gustav I of Sweden|Gustav Eriksson (Vasa)]], [[1521]]-[[1523]]|| [[Image:Gustav Vasa.jpg|100px|Gustav I]] || [[Rydboholm Castle]] or Lindholmen in [[Uppland]], [[12 May]] [[1496]] son of [[Erik Johansson]] and [[Cecilia Månsdotter]] || [[Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg]] (1531–1535)<br>[[Margareta Leijonhufvud]] (1536–1551)<br>[[Katarina Stenbock]] (1552–1560) || [[Stockholm Palace]], [[29 September]] [[1560]], aged 64, buried in [[Uppsala Cathedral]] |- |width=auto| [[Eric XIV of Sweden|Eric XIV]] (''Erik XIV'') <br> [[1560]]-[[1568]] || [[Image:Erik XIV (1533-1577) Domenicus Verwildt.jpg|100px| ]] || [[Stockholm Castle]], [[13 December]] [[1533]] son of [[Gustav I of Sweden|Gustav I]] and [[Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg]] || [[Karin Månsdotter]] || Died in imprisonment in [[Örbyhus]] Castle, [[26 February]] [[1577]], aged 43, buried at [[Västerås Cathedral]] |- |width=auto| [[John III of Sweden|John III]] (''Johan III'') <br> [[1568]]-[[1592]] || [[Image:John III of Sweden.jpg|100px| ]] || Stegeborg Castle, Östergötland, [[20 December]] [[1537]] son of [[Gustav I of Sweden|Gustav I]] and [[Margaret Leijonhufvud]] || [[Catherine Jagellonica of Poland|Catherine Jagellonica]] (1562&nbsp;–&nbsp;1583),<br>[[Gunilla Bielke]] (1585 – 1597) || [[Stockholm Castle]], [[17 November]] [[1592]], aged 54, buried at [[Uppsala Cathedral]] |- |width=auto| [[Sigismund III Vasa]] (''Sigismund'') <br> [[1592]]-[[1599]] || [[Image:SigmIIIVasa.jpg|100px| ]] || [[Gripsholm Castle]], [[20 June]], [[1566]], son of [[John III of Sweden|John III]] and [[Catherine Jagellonica of Poland]]. || [[Anna of Austria (1573-1598)|Anna of Austria]] (1592 – 1598),<br>[[Constance of Austria]] (1605 – 1631) || [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]], [[30 April]], [[1632]], aged 65, buried at [[Wawel Cathedral]], [[Kraków]], [[Poland]] |- |width=auto| [[Charles IX of Sweden|Charles IX]] (''Karl IX'') <br> [[1604]]-[[1611]] <br> also as regent [[Charles IX of Sweden|Duke Charles]], [[1599]]-[[1604]]|| [[Image:Charles IX of Sweden.jpg|100px| ]] || [[Stockholm Castle]], [[4 October]] [[1550]] son of [[Gustav I of Sweden|Gustav I]] and [[Margaret Leijonhufvud]] || [[Maria of Palatinate-Simmern]] (1579 – 1589),<br>[[Christina of Holstein-Gottorp]] (1592 – 1611) || [[Nyköping Castle]], [[30 October]] [[1611]], aged 61, buried at [[Strängnäs Cathedral]] |- |width=auto| [[Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden|Gustav II Adolf]] (Gustav II Adolf / Gustavus Adolphus) <br> [[1611]]-[[1632]] || [[Image:Gustav II of Sweden.jpg|100px| ]] || [[Stockholm Castle]], [[9 December]], [[1594]], son of [[Charles IX of Sweden|Charles IX]] and [[Christina of Holstein-Gottorp]]. || [[Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg]] || [[6 November]] [[1632]], in the [[Battle of Lützen (1632)|Battle of Lützen]], [[Electorate of Saxony]], aged 37, buried at [[Riddarholmen Church]] |- |width=auto| [[Christina of Sweden|Christina]] (''Kristina'') <br> [[1632]]-[[1654]] || [[Image:Swedish queen Drottning Kristina portrait by Sébastien Bourdon stor.jpg|100px]] || [[Stockholm]], [[8 December]]<ref>Note that the birth date is December 8 in the [[Julian calendar]], which was in effect in Sweden at the time, corresponding to December 18 in the [[Gregorian calendar]].</ref> [[1626]], daughter of [[Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden|Gustavus Adolphus]] and [[Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg]] || Unmarried || [[Rome]], [[19 April]] [[1689]], aged 62, buried at [[St. Peter's Basilica]], [[Vatican City]] |- |} ===The [[House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken]]=== :''Also known as '''The House of [[Wittelsbach]] Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Kleeburg''' or '''The House of Pfalz''''' {{Monarchs - table header}} | [[Charles X of Sweden|Charles X Gustav]] (''Karl X Gustav'') <br> [[1654]]-[[1660]] || [[Image:Sébastien Bourdons-Karl X Gustav.jpg|100px| ]] || [[Nyköping Castle]], [[8 November]] [[1622]], son of [[John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg|John Casimir]], [[Count Palatine]] of [[Zweibrücken-Kleeburg]] and [[Catharina of Sweden]] (daughter of [[Charles IX of Sweden|Charles IX]]) || [[Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp]] || [[Gothenburg]], [[13 February]] [[1660]], aged 37, buried at [[Riddarholmen Church]] |- | [[Charles XI of Sweden|Charles XI]] (''Karl XI'') <br> [[1660]]-[[1697]] || [[Image:Charles XI of Sweden.jpg|100px|Charles XI]] || [[Stockholm Palace]], [[24 November]] [[1655]] son of [[Charles X of Sweden|Charles X]] and [[Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp]] || [[Ulrike Eleonora of Denmark]], daughter of [[Frederick III of Denmark]] || [[Stockholm Palace]], [[5 April]] [[1697]], aged 41, buried at [[Riddarholmen Church]] |- | [[Charles XII of Sweden|Charles XII]] (''Karl XII'') <br> [[1697]]-[[1718]] || [[Image:Carl XII of Sweden.jpg|100px|Charles XII of Sweden]] || [[Stockholm Palace]], [[17 June]] [[1682]] son of [[Charles XI of Sweden|Charles XI]] and [[Ulrike Eleonora of Denmark|Ulrika Eleonora the Elder]] || Unmarried || [[Halden|Fredrikshald]], [[Norway]], [[30 November]] [[1718]], aged 36, buried at [[Riddarholmen Church]] |- | [[Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden|Ulrika Eleonora]] <br> [[1718]]-[[1720]] || [[Image:Ulrika Eleonora.jpg|100px|Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden]] || [[Stockholm Palace]], [[23 January]] [[1688]] daughter of [[Charles XI of Sweden|Charles XI]] and [[Ulrike Eleonora of Denmark|Ulrika Eleonora the Elder]] || [[Frederick I of Sweden|Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel]] || [[Stockholm]], [[24 November]] [[1741]], aged 53, buried at [[Riddarholmen Church]] |- |} ===[[Hesse-Kassel|The House of Hesse]]=== {{Monarchs - table header}} |width=auto| [[Frederick I of Sweden|Frederick I]] (''Fredrik I'') <br> [[1720]]-[[1751]] || [[Image:Fredrik I, king of Sweden.jpg|100 px]] || [[23 April]] [[1676]] son of [[Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel]] and Princess [[Maria Amalia of Courland]] || [[Princess Louise Dorothea of Prussia|Louise Dorothea of Prussia]]<br> [[Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden]] || [[25 March]] [[1751]], aged 74 |- |} ===[[House of Holstein-Gottorp (Swedish line)|The House of Holstein-Gottorp]]=== {{Monarchs - table header}} |width=auto| [[Adolf Frederick of Sweden|Adolf Frederick]] (''Adolf Fredrik'') <br> [[1751]]-[[1771]] || [[Image:Adolf Fredrik of Sweden.jpg|100px]] || [[14 May]] [[1710]] son of [[Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin]] and [[Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach]] || [[Louisa Ulrika of Prussia]] || [[12 February]] [[1771]], aged 60 |- |width=auto| [[Gustav III of Sweden|Gustav III]] <br> [[1771]]-[[1792]] || [[Image:Alexander Roslin - Gustav III.jpg|100px]] || {{OldStyleDate|24 January|1746|13 January}} son of King [[Adolf Frederick of Sweden]] and [[Louisa Ulrika of Prussia]] || [[Sophia Magdalena of Denmark]] || [[29 March]] [[1792]]{{Fact|date=June 2008}}, aged 46 |- |width=auto| [[Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden|Gustav IV Adolf]] <br> [[1792]]-[[1809]] <br> with [[Charles XIII of Sweden|Charles, Duke of Södermanland]] as regent || [[Image:Per Krafft d.ä., Gustav IV Adolf, 1778-1837, konung av Sverige.jpg|100px|Gustav IV]] || [[November 1]], [[1778]] son of [[Gustav III of Sweden]] and [[Sophie Magdalena of Denmark|Sophie Magdalena]] || [[Friederike Dorothea]] || [[February 7]] [[1837]], aged 58 |- |width=auto| [[Charles XIII of Sweden|Charles XIII]] (''Karl XIII'') <br> [[1809]]-[[1818]] || [[Image:Charles XIII of Sweden.jpg|100px|Charles XIII of Sweden]] || [[7 October]] [[1748]] son of [[Adolf Frederick of Sweden]] and [[Louisa Ulrika of Prussia]] || [[Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp|Queen Hedvig Elizabeth Charlotte]] || [[5 February]] [[1818]], aged 69 |- |} ===[[Bernadotte|The House of Bernadotte]]=== {{Monarchs - table header}} |width=auto| [[Charles XIV John of Sweden|Charles XIV John]] (''Karl XIV Johan'' / ''Jean Baptiste Bernadotte'') <br> [[1818]]-[[1844]] || [[Image:Karl XIV Johan, king of Sweden and Norway, painted by Fredric Westin.jpg|100px]] || [[January 26]], [[1763]] son of Jean Henri Bernadotte and Jeanne de Saint-Vincent || [[Désirée Clary]] || [[March 8]], [[1844]], aged 81 |- |width=auto| [[Oscar I of Sweden|Oscar I]] <br> [[1844]]-[[1859]] || [[Image:Crownprince Oscar of Sweden painted by Joseph Karl Stieler.jpg|100px]] || [[July 4]], [[1799]], [[Paris]], son of [[Charles XIV John of Sweden|Charles XIV John]] and [[Désirée Clary]] || [[Josephine of Leuchtenberg]] || [[July 8]], [[1859]], [[Stockholm]], aged 60 |- |width=auto| [[Charles XV of Sweden|Charles XV]] (''Karl XV'') <br> [[1859]]-[[1872]] || [[Image:Karl XV i mitten av 1860-talet.jpg|100px]] || [[May 3]], [[1826]] son of [[Oscar I of Sweden|Oscar I]] and [[Josephine of Leuchtenberg]] || [[Louise of the Netherlands]] || [[September 18]], [[1872]], aged 46 |- |width=auto| [[Oscar II of Sweden|Oscar II]] <br> [[1872]]-[[1907]] || [[Image:King Oscar II of Sweden in uniform.png|100px]] || [[January 21]], [[1829]] son of [[Oscar I of Sweden|Oscar I]] and [[Josephine of Leuchtenberg]] || [[Sofia of Nassau]] || [[December 8]], [[1907]], aged 78 |- |width=auto| [[Gustav V of Sweden|Gustaf V]] <br> [[1907]]-[[1950]] || [[Image:Gustaf V av Sverige.jpg|100px]] || [[16 June]] [[1858]] son of [[Oscar II of Sweden|Oscar II]] and [[Sofia of Nassau]] || [[Victoria of Baden]] || [[29 October]] [[1950]], aged 92 |- |width=auto| [[Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden|Gustaf VI Adolf]] <br> [[1950]]-[[1973]] || [[Image:Gustaf VI Adolf av Sverige som kronprins.jpg|100px|]] || [[11 November]] [[1882]] son of [[Gustav V of Sweden|Gustav V]] and [[Victoria of Baden]] || [[Princess Margaret of Connaught]] <br> [[Louise Mountbatten|Lady Louise Mountbatten]] || [[15 September]], [[1973]], aged 90 |- |width=auto| [[Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden|Carl XVI Gustaf]] <br> Since [[30 April]] [[1973]] || [[Image:Carlos Gustavo da Suécia (meio corpo).jpg|100px|Carl XVI Gustaf]] || [[15 September]] [[1946]] son of [[Prince Gustav Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten]] and [[Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]] || [[Queen Silvia|Silvia]], [[19 June]] [[1976]] at [[Stockholm Cathedral]] <br> 3 children |- |} ==References== *''The Cambridge History of Scandinavia. Vol.I''. Cambridge University Press, 2003 (ISBN 0521472997). *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''. 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