List of Swedish monarchs

This is a list of Swedish monarchs, that is, the Kings and ruling Queens of Sweden with Regents and Viceroys of the Kalmar Union up until the present time.

There are lists of Swedish pagan monarchs with dates far older than these. These records contain the early kings, of the House of Yngling. However these records are in many cases derived from historical romances and therefore of dubious historical authenticity. Because of this, lists of succession traditionally start with the first baptized Christian king of Sweden, Olof Skötkonung, and his father Erik Segersäll. Based on the Danish chronicler Saxo Grammaticus, these have often been classified as belonging to the Swedish house of Ynglings. However, the sagas tell that this line of kings was broken (see Ingjald and Ivar Vidfamne), and trace them back to Sigurd Ring and Ragnar Lodbrok (whom Saxo, on the other hand, considered to belong to the House of Yngling). As there is no evidence that Eric and Olof ever used the Yngling name themselves, modern historians instead refer to their family as the House of Munsö, the House of Ivar and Ragnar Lodbrok, the Old Dynasty or the House of Uppsala.

In the 16th century, Johannes Magnus constructed a mythical line of Swedish kings, beginning with Magog, the son of Japheth, to demonstrate the antiquity of the Swedish throne. On the basis of his list, Eric XIV and Charles IX adopted their high ordinals; previous monarchs with those names are traditionally numbered counting backward from Eric XIV and Charles IX.

Monarchs, Regents and Viceroys of Sweden

For lists of the prehistoric kings of Sweden see

The House of Munsö or Uppsala

c. 970- c. 995 : Eric the Victorious (Erik Segersäll)
c. 995- c. 1022 : Olof the Treasurer (Olof Skötkonung)
c. 1022-1050 : Anund Jacob (Anund Jakob) - and in south and east Canute of Denmark
1050-1060 : Emund the Old (Emund den gamle)

The House of Stenkil

1060-1066 : Stenkil (Stenkil Ragnvaldsson)
1066-1067 : Eric Stenkilson (Erik (VII) Stenkilsson)
1066-1067 : Eric the Pagan (Erik (VIII) Hedningen)
1067-1070 : Halsten Stenkilsson (Halsten)
1070-1075 : Anund the Russian (Anund Gårdske)
1075-1079 : Haakon the Red (Håkan Röde) (from 1066 in some areas of the country, from 1075 in Uppland)
1079-1084 : Inge I of Sweden the Elder (Inge (I) den äldre)
1084-1087 : Blot-Sweyn (Blot-Sven)
1087-1088 : Eric Årsäll
1087-1110 : Inge I of Sweden the Elder (Inge (I) den äldre)
1110-1118 : Philip Halsten (Filip Halstensson)
1110-1125 : Inge II of Sweden the Younger (Inge (II) den yngre)
1125-1126 : Ragnvald Knaphövde (not recognized in Östergötland or Västergötland)
1125-1130 : Magnus the Strong (Magnus den starke, from 1125 in Västergötland)

The Houses of Sverker and Erik

1130-1156 : Sverker the Elder/Sverker Clubfoot (Sverker den äldre/Sverker Klumpfot, from 1125 in Östergötland) - The House of Sverker
1156-1160 : Eric the Saint (Erik den helige) - The House of Eric
1160-1161 : Magnus Henriksen - The House of Stenkil
1161-1168 : Charles Sverkerson (Karl Sverkersson) - The House of Sverker
1168-1173 : Kol and Boleslaw Sverkerson (Kol och Burislev Sverkersson eldest and youngest son of Sverker) - The House of Sverker
1168-1195 : Canute Ericson (Knut Eriksson) - The House of Eric
1196-1208 : Sverker the Younger (Sverker den yngre) - The House of Sverker
1208-1216 : Eric X (Erik Knutsson) - The House of Eric
1216-1222 : John Sverkerson the Child (Johan Sverkersson Unge) - The House of Sverker
1222-1229 : Eric the Lisp and Lame (Erik Läspe och Halte) - The House of Eric
1229-1234 : Canute the Tall (Knut Långe)
1234-1250 : Eric the Lisp and Lame (Erik Läspe och Halte) - The House of Eric

The House of Bjällbo

1248-1266 : Birger Jarl (reigning Jarl)
1250-1275 : Valdemar (Valdemar Birgersson)
1275-1290 : Magnus Ladislaus (Magnus Ladulås, technically Magnus III)
1290-1318 : Birger (Birger Magnusson)
1318-1319 : Viceroy Mats Kettilmundson
1319-1364 : Magnus Ericson (Magnus Eriksson, technically Magnus IV)
- 1356-1359 : Eric XII (Erik Magnusson)
- 1362-1364 : Haakon (Håkan Magnusson)
1363-1389 : Albert of Mecklenburg (Albrekt av Mecklenburg)
1385-1387 : Olof Haakonson (in opposition to Albert)