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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
The early and then medieval Swedish kingdom was an elective monarchy, with kings being elected from particularly prominent families; [9] this practice did however often result in de facto dynastic succession [10] and the formation of royal dynasties, such as those of Eric (intermittently c. 1157–1250) and Bjelbo (1250–1364) as well as ...
King Carl XVI Gustaf is celebrating his 50th year on the throne in 2023.
The Swedish royal family (Swedish: Svenska kungafamiljen) since 1818 has consisted of members of the Swedish Royal House of Bernadotte, closely related to the King of Sweden. Today those who are recognized by the government are entitled to royal titles and styles (manner of address), and perform official engagements and ceremonial duties of state.
Swedish royal family photos from 1940s to now chronicle the lives of King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Princess Victoria, Princess Madeleine, Prince Carl Philip, and more. The Swedish royal ...
As early as the 1st century CE, Tacitus wrote that the Suiones had a king, but the order of Swedish regnal succession up until King Eric the Victorious (died 995), is known almost exclusively through accounts in historically controversial Norse sagas (see Mythical kings of Sweden and Semi-legendary kings of Sweden). Originally, the Swedish king ...
His son Henri Bernadotte (1711–1780) married Jeanne de Saint-Jean (1728–1809) and with her was the father of the future Swedish–Norwegian king. Henri was a local prosecutor , from a family of artisans , [ 8 ] who had once been imprisoned for debt.
This is a list of Swedish noble families, which are divided into two main groups: Introduced nobility , i.e. noble families introduced at the Swedish House of Nobility