Monarchy in Sweden

This article lists Monarchs of Sweden. While the earliest records of such are found in the works of Tacitus c. 100 AD, as well as in later works with little reliability, the first individuals traditionally counted are Olof Skötkonung, the first king to be baptized, and his father Erik.

House of Munsö

• Erik VI the Victorious (c. 970 – c. 995)
• Olof Skötkonung I (c. 995 – c. 1022)
• Anund Jacob I (c. 1022–1050)
• Emund I the Old (1050–1060)

House of Stenkil and contemporary

• Stenkil (1060–1066)
• Erik VII Stenkilsson (1066–1067)
• Halsten Stenkilsson (1067–1070)
• Erik VIII the Pagan (pretender to the throne) (1067–1070)
• Anund Gårdske (1070–1075)
• Håkan the Red (1075–1079)
• Inge I the Elder (lost his throne, retook it) (1079–1084) (1087–1105)
• Blot-Sven (pretender to the throne, deposed) (1084–1087)
• Filip Halstensson (ruled together with his brother) (1105–1118)
• Inge II the Younger (ruled together with his brother) (1110–1125)
• Ragnvald Knaphövde (1125–1126)

Houses of Sverker and Eric

• Sverker I the Elder (1130–1156)
• Eric IX the Saint (murdered, saint but not formally canonized)(1156–1160)
• Magnus Henriksen (1160–1161)
• Karl VII Sverkersson (1161–1167)
• Knut I Eriksson (1167–1196)
• Sverker II the Younger (1196–1208)
• Erik X Knutsson
• Johan Sverkersson I the Child (1216–1222)
• Erik XI the Lisp and Lame (exiled by his co-regent, retook the throne) (1222–1229) (1234–1250)
• Knut II the Tall (deposed) (1229–1234)

House of Bjälbo

• Valdemar Birgersson (1250–1275)
• Magnus III Ladulås (1275–1290)
• Birger Magnusson (1290–1318)
• Mats Kettilmundsson (1318–1319)
• Magnus IV Eriksson (deposed) (1319–1364)
• Erik XII Magnusson (1356–1359)
• Haakon VI of Norway (deposed) (1362–1364)

House of Mecklenburg

• Albert of Mecklenburg (deposed) (1364–1389)

Monarchs during the Kalmar Union period and Regents

• Margareta I of Denmark (founder of the Kalmar Union) (1389–1412)
• Eric of Pomerania (deposed) (1396–1439)
  • Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (regent) (1435–1436)
  • Karl Knutsson Bonde (regent, later king) (1438–1440)
• Christopher of Bavaria (1441–1448)
• Bengt Jönsson and Nils Jönsson (regents) (1448)
• Karl Knutsson Bonde (was deposed and reinstated multipel times) (1448–1457) (1464–1465) (1467–1470)
  • Jöns Bengtsson and Erik Axelsson (regents) (1457)
• Kristian I of Denmark (1457–14641)
  • Kettil Karlsson (regent) (1465)
  • Jöns Bengtsson (regent) (1465–1466)
  • Erik Axelsson (regent) (1466–1467)
  • Sten Sture the Elder (regent) (1470–1497)
• John II of Denmark (1497–1501)
  • Sten Sture the Elder (regent) (1501–1503)
  • Svante Nilsson (regent) (1504–1511)
  • Erik Arvidsson Trolle (regent) (1512)
  • Sten Sture the Younger (regent) (1512–1520)
  • Kristian II the Tyrant (deposed) (1520–1521)

House of Vasa

• Gustav I Vasa (1523–1560)
• Erik XIV (deposed) (1560–1568)
• Johan III (1568–1592)
• Sigismund (deposed) (1592–1599)
• Karl IX (1604–1611)
• Gustav II Adolf (1611–1632)
• Kristina (abdicated) (1632–1654)

House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken

• Karl X Gustav (1654–1660)
• Karl XI (1660–1697)
• Karl XII (1697–1718)
• Ulrika Eleonora (formally gave her husband the throne) (1718–1720)

House of Hesse

• Fredrik I (1720–1751)

House of Holstein-Gottorp

• Adolf Fredrik (1751–1771)
• Gustav III (1771–1792)
• Gustav IV Adolf (deposed) (1792–1809)
• Karl XIII (1809–1818)

House of Bernadotte

• Karl XIV Johan (1818–1844)
• Oscar I (1844–1859)
• Karl XV (1859–1872)
• Oscar II (1872–1907)
• Gustaf V (1907–1950)
• Gustaf VI Adolf (1950–1973)
• Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–present)