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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, [11] and in 1544 he formally abandoned the previous elective monarchy in favor of hereditary succession. [12]
The modern Swedish monarchy considers Eric the Victorious to have been the first King of Sweden. [2] In medieval Swedish lists of kings, the figure generally represented as the first king of Sweden is Olof Skötkonung, [3] the first Christian king of Sweden and the first Swedish king to mint coins.
The fact that Charles was crowned as Charles XII does not mean that he was the twelfth king of Sweden by that name. Swedish kings Erik XIV (r. 1560–1568) and Charles IX (r. 1604–1611) gave themselves numerals after studying a mythological history of Sweden. He was actually the sixth King Charles. [6]
Eric the Victorious (945–995) r. 970–995: Olof Skötkonung (980–1022) r. 995–1022: Estrid of the Obotrites 979–1035: Emund the Old r. 1050–1060
Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden.Having reigned since 1973, he is the longest-reigning monarch in Swedish history. Carl Gustaf was born during the reign of his paternal great-grandfather, King Gustaf V, as the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
King of Sweden r. 1771–1792 1746–1792: Charles XIII King of Sweden r. 1809–1818 King of Norway r. 1814–1818 1748–1818: William Duke of Oldenburg r. 1785–1823 1754–1823: Peter I Grand Duke of Oldenburg r. 1823–1829 1755–1829: Paul I Emperor of Russia r. 1796–1801 1754–1801: Gustav IV Adolf King of Sweden r. 1792–1809 1778 ...
King of Sweden: 14th century – present King of the Swedes * c. 1000: 14th century King of the Goths * 12th century 1973 King of the Wends * 1540 Grand Prince of Finland * 1581 1720 King of Norway * 1814 1905
Republicanism in Sweden; Riddarholmen Church; Riksdagsmarschen; Coronation of the Swedish monarch; Royal Guards (Sweden) Royal mottos of Swedish monarchs; Royal Right of Disposal (Sweden) Royal Stables (Sweden)