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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. Originally an elective monarchy, it became a hereditary monarchy in the 16th century during the ...
This list records the monarchs of Sweden, from the late Viking Age to the present day. Sweden has continuously been a monarchy since the country's consolidation in the Viking Age and early Middle Ages, for over a thousand years. [1] The incumbent royal dynasty of Sweden is the House of Bernadotte, established on the throne in 1818.
An exceptional case is that of Saint Bridget (1303–1373) who outside of Sweden became known as the Princess of Nericia, [1] a title which appears to have been a noble, rather than a royal one, since she was not the daughter of a king. Historically confirmed monarchs are listed officially by the Swedish Royal Court.
Charles VII. (1130–1167) r. 1161–1167. Boleslaw. r. 1167–1173. Sophia of Minsk. (1140–1198) Valdemar I of Denmark.
Yngvi-Frey is a legendary Swedish king of the Yngling dynasty, according to the sagas the grandson of Odin and the founder of Uppsala. The legendary kings of Sweden (Swedish: sagokonungar, sagokungar, lit. ' saga kings / fairy tale kings') according to legends were rulers of Sweden and the Swedes who preceded Eric the Victorious and Olof ...
Orders of Sweden. Grand Master of the Royal Order of the Seraphim. 1748 – present. Lord and Master of the Royal Order of the Sword. 1748 – present. Grand Master of the Royal Order of the Polar Star. 1748 – present. Lord and Master of the Royal Order of Vasa. 1748 – present.
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland (Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée; born 14 July 1977) is the heir apparent to the Swedish throne, as the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf. If she ascends to the throne as expected, she would be Sweden’s fourth queen regnant (after Margaret, Christina and Ulrika Eleonora) and ...
The Silver Throne, used by Swedish monarchs since 1650. The line of succession to the Swedish throne is determined by the Act of Succession (Swedish: Successionsordningen), originally approved jointly by the Riksdag of the Estates assembled in Örebro and King Charles XIII in 1810. [1][2] In 1979, the Riksdag introduced absolute primogeniture ...