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The monarchy of Sweden is centred on the monarchical head of state of Sweden, [3] by law a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system. [4] There have been kings in what now is the Kingdom of Sweden for more than a millennium.
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 ...
The Swedish Royal Family (including extended family members) in 1905.. A Swedish royal family, as closely related to a head of state, has been able to be identified as existent from as early as the 10th century A.D., with more precise detail added during the two or three centuries that followed.
Only two queens have reigned over Sweden since the hereditary monarchy was established in the 1500's and both abdicated. The last was Ulrika Eleonora, who succeeded her childless brother, Karl XII ...
King Carl XVI Gustaf is celebrating his 50th year on the throne in 2023.
The House of Bernadotte [a] is the royal family of Sweden, founded there in 1818 by King Charles XIV John of Sweden.It was also the royal family of Norway between 1818 and 1905.
Carl Gustaf, 77, is the first king in the Swedish monarchy’s more than 1,000-year history to reach Sweden's figurehead king celebrates 50 years on the throne Skip to main content
The following is a family tree of all the Kings of Sweden, from Eric the Victorious down to the present day. Family Tree. Eric the Victorious (945–995) r.