Leet o Swadish monarchs

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This is a leet o Swadish monarchs, that is, the Kings an rulin Queens o Swaden, includin regents an viceroys o the Kalmar Union, up tae the present time.

Monarchs an Regents o Swaden[eedit | eedit soorce]

For leets o the prehistoric kings o Swaden see Leet o legendary kings o Swaden

Hoose o Munsö[eedit | eedit soorce]

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Daith
Eric the Victorious (Erik Segersäll)
c. 970 – c. 995
945?, son o Björn Eriksson Sigrid the Haughty
or
'Świętosława' o Poland
Sotdöd (died in sickness) in Old Uppsala[1] c. 995, aged aboot 50
Olof Skötkonung
c. 995 – c. 1022
c. 980, son o Eric the Victorious Estrid o the Obotrites c. 1022, aged aboot 42
Anund Jacob (Anund Jakob)
c. 1022–1050
25 Julie 1008 or 1010 son o Olof Skötkonung an Estrid o the Obotrites c. 1050, aged aboot 40
Emund the Old (Emund den gamle)
1050–1060
Illegitimate son o Olof Skötkonung Astrid Njalsdotter 1060

Hoose o Stenkil an contemporary[eedit | eedit soorce]

      Hoose o Stenkil

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Daith
Stenkil (Stenkil Ragnvaldsson)
1060–1066
Probably frae Västergötland, son o Ragnvald Ulfsson (accordin tae Hervarar saga) Ingamoder Emundsdotter Sotdöd (died in sickness) in "Svitjod", 1066
Eric and Eric
1066–1067
1067, died in the fichtin atween each ither
Halsten Stenkilsson (Halsten)
1067–1070
c. 1050 son o Stenkil 1084, aged aboot 34
Anund Gårdske
1070–1075
Comin frae Garðaríki, (Kievan Rus'), altho probably wi auncestral airtins tae Scandinavie
Håkan the Red (Håkan Röde)
1075–1079
Levene, Västergötland, c. 1040, son o Stenkil
Inge the Elder (Inge den äldre)
1079–1084, 1087–1105
son o Stenkil an Ingamoder Emundsdotter Helena, sister o Blot-Sweyn Died in sickness, 1105. First buried in Hånger, but then moved tae Varnhem Abbey
Blot-Sweyn (Blot-Sven)
1084–1087
1087, ambushed bi Inge the Elder's troops
1087–1105, Inge the Elder (Inge den äldre) (seicont period)
Philip Halstensson (Filip Halstensson) 1105–1118 son o king Halsten Ingegerd, dauchter o Harald Hardrada Assumed taee be buried in Vreta Abbey wi his brither Inge II
Inge the Younger (Inge den yngre)
1110–1125
son o king Halsten Ulvhild Håkansdotter Östergötland, 1125, Accusations haes it that he wis pushiont bi his wife wi an "evil drink". Assumed tae be buried in Vreta Abbey wi his brither Philip
Ragnvald Knaphövde
1125–1126
Assumed tae be relatit in some wey tae the Hoose o Stenkil 1126, killed afore acceptit in Västergötland bi the supporters o Magnus the Strang
1126-30 Magnus I o Swaden o the Hoose o Estrid wis rulin ower the Wast Geats, an suin-tae-be King Sverker wis already rulin ower the East Geats.

Hooses o Sverker an Eric[eedit | eedit soorce]

      Hoose o Estrid
      Hoose o Eric
      Hoose o Sverker

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Daith
Sverker I the Elder (cried Clubfoot, Sverker den äldre or Klumpfot an aw; king frae 1125 in Östergötland), 1130–25 December 1156 o East Geatish ancestry, son o Cornube or Kol Ulvhild Håkansdotter,
Richeza o Poland
Murthert bi his ain coach on Christmas Day 1156 while gangin tae kirk. Some appynt Magnus Henriksen tae be behind the murther, buried at Alvastra Abbey
Eric (IX) the Saunt (Erik den helige),
1156–18 Mey 1160
Eric the Saunt c. 1120, some appynt him tae hae Wast Geatish roots Christina o Denmark Killed bi Magnus Henriksen as he came oot o the kirk in Uppsala, 18 Mey 1160, aged aboot 40, enshrined in Uppsala Cathedral
Magnus II,
1160–1161
son o Henry an Ingrid Ragvaldsdotter (the granddochter o Inge the Elder) Mairit tae his stepsister Brigida Haraldsdotter, the dauchter o Harald IV (Gille) o Norawa Died in the battle o Örebro against Charles VII, 1161
Charles I (Karl Sverkersson),
1161–12 Aprile 1167
King Karl Sverkersson's seal 1130, son o Sverker I the Elder an Ulvhild Håkansdotter Christina Hvide, 1163 Killed bi Canute I Ericson on Visingsö, 12 Aprile 1167, aged aboot 37, buried at Alvastra Abbey
Canute I Ericson (Knut Eriksson) (1167–1173 not in Östergötland; frae 1173 an aw in Östergötland), 1167–1195/1196 afore 1150, son o Eric the Saunt an Kristina (probably a granddauchter o Inge the Elder) Cecilia Johansdotter Died peacefully in 1195 or 1196, buried at Varnhem Abbey
Sverker II the Younger (Sverker den yngre), 1196–31 Januar 1208 born afore 1167, probably already c. 1164 son o king Charles VII an queen Christine Stigsdatter o Hvide Benedicta Ebbesdotter o Hvide
Ingegerd Birgersdotter o Bjelbo dauchter o Birger Brosa
Died in the Battle o Gestilren, 17 Julie 1210, aged aboot 45, buried at Alvastra Abbey
Eric (X) (Erik Knutsson),
31 Januar 1208 – 10 Aprile 1216
1180 son o Canute I Ericson Richeza o Denmark (the dauchter o Valdemar I o Denmark) Died suddent in fiver on Näs Castle, Visingsö, 10 Aprile 1216, aged aboot 36, buried at Varnhem Abbey
John I the Child (Johan Sverkersson unge), Spring 1216–10 Mairch 1222 1201 son o Sverker II Died on Visingsö, 10 Mairch 1222, aged aboot 21, buried at Alvastra Abbey
Eric (XI) the Lisp an Lame (Erik läspe och halte),
Simmer 1222–28 or 29 November 1229
1216 son o king Erik X o Swaden an Richeza o Denmark Catherine o Ymseborg 2 Februar 1250, aged aboot 34, buried at Varnhem Abbey
Canute II the Taw (Knut Långe)
28 or 29 November 1229 – 1234
King Canute II's cunyie son o Holmger who wis "nepos" (nephew?) o Canute I Ericson Helena Pedersdatter Strange 1234, buried at Sko kloster
Eric (XI) the Lisp an Lame (Erik läspe och halte),
1234–2 Februar 1250
1216 son o king Erik X o Swaden an Richeza o Denmark Catherine o Ymseborg 2 Februar 1250, aged aboot 34, buried at Varnhem Abbey

Hoose o Bjälbo[eedit | eedit soorce]

The Hoose o Bjälbo is whiles referred tae as the Hoose o Folkung

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Daith
Valdemar (Valdemar Birgersson)
Spring 1250–22 Julie 1275
1239 son o Birger jarl an Ingeborg Eriksdotter (a dauchter o Eric X) Sophia o Denmark, dauchter o Eric IV o Denmark Died while imprisoned bi his brither Magnus at Nyköping Castle, 26 December 1302, aged aboot 63, buried at Vreta Abbey or Riddarholmen Kirk
Magnus III Barnlock (Magnus Ladulås)
22 Julie 1275 – 18 December 1290
1240 son o Birger jarl an Ingeborg Eriksdotter (the dauchter o Eric X) Helwig o Holstein Visingsö, 18 December 1290, aged aboot 50, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Birger (Birger Magnusson)
18 December 1290–Mairch/Aprile 1318
Limestane pentin o Birger Magnusson c. 1300 1280 son o Magnus III Ladislaus an Helwig o Holstein Martha o Denmark, 1298 31 Mey 1321, in exile in Denmark, efter murtherin his brithers at Nyköping Banquet, aged aboot 41, buried at Ringsted, Zealand
Mats Kettilmundsson
Regent 27 Juin 1318–8 Julie 1319
(nae o the Hoose o Bjälbo)
Unkent birthyear None Mey 1326, in Åbo, as hövitsman o Finland
Magnus IV Ericson (Magnus Eriksson)
8 Julie 1319 – 15 Februar 1364
King Magnus Eriksson's seal Norawa, 1316 son o Erik Magnusson (brither o Birger) an Ingeborg Håkonsdotter Blanche o Namur,1335 Drowned in a shipwreck when seekin refuge wi his son in Bømlofjord, Norawa, 1 December 1374, aged aboot 58
Eric (XII) (Erik Magnusson)
17 October 1356 – 20 Juin 1359
(rival king till 1359; jynt-rule wi faither months afore daith)
Seal o king Eric 1339 son o Magnus IV Eriksson an Blanche o Namur Beatrice o Bavarie Generally believed that he an his wife died in the plague, 20 Juin 1359, aged aboot 20
Hacon (Håkan Magnusson)
15 Februar 1362 – 15 Februar 1364
(jynt-rule wi faither)
Seal o king Håkan Magnusson 1340 son o Magnus IV Eriksson an Blanche o Namur Margrete Valdemarsdotter, 9 Aprile 1363 in Copenhagen Oslo, 11 September 1380, aged aboot 40, buried in Oslo

Hoose o Mecklenburg[eedit | eedit soorce]

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Daith
Albert o Swaden (Albrekt av Mecklenburg)
15 Februar 1364 – 24 Februar 1389
Albert o Swaden Mecklenburg, c. 1338, son o Albert II, Duke o Mecklenburg an Euphemia o Swaden Richardis o Schwerin Mecklenburg, 1 Aprile 1412, aged aboot 74, buried in Mecklenburg

Monarchs during the Kalmar Union period an Regents (Riksföreståndare)[eedit | eedit soorce]

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Daith
Margaret (Margareta Valdemarsdotter)
24 Februar 1389–28 October 1412
Vordingborg Castle, 1353 dauchter o Valdemar IV an Helvig o Sønderjylland Haakon VI o Norawa Flensburg Fjord, 28 October 1412, aged aboot 55, buried in Roskilde Cathedral
Eric (XIII) (Erik av Pommern)
23 Julie 1396–24 September 1439 (deposed 1434–1435 an 1436)
Eric o Pomeranie Rügenwalde, Pomerania, 1382, son o Wartislaw VII, Duke o Pomeranie an Mary o Mecklenburg-Schwerin Philippa o Ingland Rügenwalde Castle, 3 Mey 1459, aged aboot 77, buried in Rügenwalde, Pomeranie
Christopher (Kristoffer av Bayern)
Autumn 1441–6 Januar 1448
Christopher o Bavarie Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz in Bavarie, Februar 26, 1418 son o Duke John o Pfalz-Neumarkt an Catherine Vratislava Dorothea o Brandenburg Helsingborg, 5 Januar or 6 Januar 1448, aged 29, buried at Roskilde Cathedral
Charles VIII (Karl Knutsson Bonde)
20 Juin 1448–24 Februar 1457, 9 August 1464–30 Januar 1465 an 12 November 1467–15 Mey 1470
Ekholmen Castle, 1408 or 1409 son o Knut Tordsson (Bonde) an Margareta Karlsdotter (Sparre av Tofta) Birgitta Turesdotter (Bielke) (died afore he acame king)
Katarina Karlsdotter
Kristina Abrahamsdotter
15 Mey 1470, aged aboot 61 or 62, buried at Riddarholmen Kirk
Christian I (Kristian I)
23 Juin 1457–23 Juin 1464
Christian I Oldenburg, Lawer Saxony, Februar 1426, son o Dietrich o Oldenburg an Helvig o Schauenburg Dorothea o Brandenburg Copenhagen, 21 Mey 1481, aged 55, buried at Roskilde Cathedral
9 August 1464–30 Januar 1465 Charles VIII (Karl Knutsson Bonde) (seicont period)
12 November 1467 – 15 Mey 1470 Charles VIII (Karl Knutsson Bonde) (third period)
John II ("Hans")
6 October 1497–August 1501
Hans Aalborg Castle, 2 Februar 1455, son o Christian I an Dorothea o Brandenburg Christina o Saxony Aalborg Castle, 20 Februar 1513, aged 58, buried in Odense
Christian II the Tyrant (Kristian Tyrann)
1 November 1520–23 August 1521
King Christian II Nyborg Castle, 1 Julie 1481 son o Hans an Christina o Saxony Isabella o Austrick Kalundborg Castle, 25 Januar 1559, aged 77, buried in Odense

Hoose o Vasa[eedit | eedit soorce]

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Daith
Gustav I (Gustav Vasa)
6 Juin 1523 – 29 September 1560
as regent Gustav Eriksson (Vasa) an aw, 1521–1523
Rydboholm Castle or Lindholmen in Uppland, 12 Mey 1496 son o Erik Johansson an Cecilia Månsdotter Catherine o Saxe-Lauenburg (1531–1535)
Margareta Leijonhufvud (1536–1551)
Katarina Stenbock (1552–1560)
Tre Kronor (castle), 29 September 1560, aged 64, buried in Uppsala Cathedral
Eric XIV (Erik XIV)
29 September 1560 – 29 September 1568
Tre Kronor (castle), 13 December 1533 son o Gustav I an Catherine o Saxe-Lauenburg Karin Månsdotter Died (Poisoned) while imprisoned in Örbyhus Castle, 26 Februar 1577. Aged 43, buried at Västerås Cathedral
John III (Johan III)
30 September 1568 – 17 November 1592
Stegeborg Castle, Östergötland, 20 December 1537 son o Gustav I an Margaret Leijonhufvud Catherine Jagellonica (1562 – 1583),
Gunilla Bielke (1585–1597)
Tre Kronor (castle), 17 November 1592, aged 54, buried at Uppsala Cathedral
Sigmund (Sigismund)
17 November 1592 – 24 Julie 1599
Gripsholm Castle, 20 Juin 1566, son o John III an Catherine Jagellonica o Poland. Anna o Austrick (1592–1598),
Constance o Austrick (1605–1631)
Warsaw, Poland, 30 Aprile 1632, aged 65, buried at Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland
Charles IX (Karl IX)
22 Mairch 1604 – 30 October 1611
as regent Duke Charles an aw, 1599–1604
Tre Kronor (castle), 4 October 1550 son o Gustav I an Margaret Leijonhufvud Maria o Palatinate-Simmern (1579–1589),
Christina o Holstein-Gottorp (1592–1611)
Nyköping Castle, 30 October 1611, aged 61, buried at Strängnäs Cathedral
Gustavus Adolphus (Gustav II Adolph, Gustav II Adolf)
30 October 1611 – 6 November 1632
Tre Kronor (castle), 9 December 1594, son o Charles IX an Christina o Holstein-Gottorp. Maria Eleonora o Brandenburg 6 November 1632, in the Battle o Lützen, Electorate o Saxony, aged 37, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Christina (Kristina)
6 November 1632 – 6 Juin 1654
Stockholm, 8 December[2] 1626, dauchter o Gustavus Adolphus an Maria Eleonora o Brandenburg Unmarried Roum, 19 Aprile 1689, aged 62, buried at St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican Ceety

Hoose o Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch o the Hoose o Wittelsbach[eedit | eedit soorce]

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Daith
Charles X Gustav (Karl X Gustav)
6 Juin 1654 – 13 Februar 1660
Nyköping Castle, 8 November 1622, son o John Casimir, Count Palatine o Zweibrücken-Kleeburg an Catharina o Swaden (dauchter o Charles IX) Hedwig Eleonora o Holstein-Gottorp Gothenburg, 13 Februar 1660, aged 37, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Charles XI (Karl XI)
13 Februar 1660 – 5 Aprile 1697
Tre Kronor (castle), 24 November 1655 son o Charles X an Hedwig Eleonora o Holstein-Gottorp Ulrike Eleonora o Denmark Tre Kronor (castle), 5 Aprile 1697, aged 41, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Charles XII (Karl XII)
5 Aprile 1697 – 30 November 1718
Tre Kronor (castle), 17 Juin 1682 son o Charles XI an Ulrike Eleonora o Denmark Unmarried Fredrikshald, Norawa, 30 November 1718, aged 36, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Ulrica Eleanor (Ulrika Eleonora)
5 December 1718 – 29 Februar 1720
Tre Kronor (castle), 23 Januar 1688 dochter o Charles XI an Ulrike Eleonora o Denmark Frederick I, Landgrave o Hesse-Kassel Stockholm, 24 November 1741, aged 53, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk

Hoose o Hesse[eedit | eedit soorce]

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Daith
Frederick (Fredrik I av Hessen)
24 Mairch 1720 – 25 Mairch 1751
Kassel, (in the day's Germany), 23 Aprile 1676 son o Charles I, Landgrave o Hesse-Kassel an Princess Maria Amalia o Courland Louise Dorothea o Prussia
Ulrika Eleonora o Swaden
Stockholm, 25 Mairch 1751, aged 74, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk

Hoose o Holstein-Gottorp, a branch o the Hoose o Oldenburg[eedit | eedit soorce]

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Daith
Adolph Frederick (Adolf Fredrik)
25 Makrch 1751 – 12 Februar 1771
Gottorp, Schleswig, (in the day's Germany), 14 Mey 1710 son o Christian August o Holstein-Gottorp, Prince o Eutin an Albertina Frederica o Baden-Durlach Louisa Ulrika o Prussia Stockholm Palace, 12 Februar 1771, aged 60, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Gustav III
12 Februar 1771 – 29 Mairch 1792
Stockholm, 24 Januar [A.S. 13 Januar] 1746 son o King Adolf Frederick o Swaden an Louisa Ulrika o Prussia Sophia Magdalena o Denmark Assassinatit (shot in the back when he wis on a masked baw at the opera, 16 Mairch 1792). Died in Stockholm Palace, 29 Mairch 1792, aged 46, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Gustav IV Adolph
29 Mairch 1792 – 10 Mey 1809
wi Charles, Duke o Södermanland as regent 1792–1796
Gustav IV Stockholm Palace, 1 November 1778 son o Gustav III an Sophia Magdalena Frederica o Baden St. Gallen, Swisserland, 7 Februar 1837, aged 58, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Charles XIII (Karl XIII)
6 Juin 1809 – 5 Februar 1818
Charles XIII o Swaden Stockholm, 7 October 1748 son o Adolf Frederick o Swaden an Louisa Ulrika o Prussia Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte o Holstein-Gottorp Stockholm, 5 Februar 1818, aged 69, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk

Hoose o Bernadotte[eedit | eedit soorce]

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Daith
Charles XIV John (Karl XIV Johan)
5 Februar 1818 – 8 Mairch 1844
Pau, Fraunce, 26 Januar 1763 son o Jean Henri Bernadotte an Jeanne de Saint-Vincent Désirée Clary Stockholm Palace, 8 Mairch 1844, aged 81, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Oscar I
8 Mairch 1844 – 8 Julie 1859
Paris, Fraunce, 4 Julie 1799, son o Charles XIV John an Désirée Clary Josephine o Leuchtenberg Stockholm Palace, 8 Julie 1859, aged 60, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Charles XV (Karl XV)
8 Julie 1859 – 18 September 1872
Stockholm Palace, 3 Mey 1826 son o Oscar I an Josephine o Leuchtenberg Louise o the Netherlands Malmö, 18 September 1872, aged 46, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Oscar II
18 September 1872 – 8 December 1907
Stockholm, 21 Januar 1829 son o Oscar I an Josephine o Leuchtenberg Sofia o Nassau Stockholm, 8 December 1907, aged 78, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Gustaf V
8 December 1907 – 29 October 1950
Drottningholm Palace, 16 Juin 1858 son o Oscar II an Sofia o Nassau Victoria o Baden Drottningholm Palace, 29 October 1950, aged 92, buried in Riddarholmen Kirk
Gustaf VI Adolf
29 October 1950 – 15 September 1973
Stockholm, 11 November 1882 son o Gustav V an Victoria o Baden Princess Margaret o Connaught
Lady Louise Mountbatten
Helsingborg, 15 September 1973, aged 90, buried at Royal Burial Grund
Carl XVI Gustaf
Frae 15 September 1973
Carl Gustav Haga Palace, 30 Aprile 1946 son o Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke o Västerbotten an Princess Sibylla o Saxe-Coburg an Gotha Silvia Sommerlath Living

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. Lagerqvist in Sverige och dess regenter under 1000 år ISBN 91-0-075007-7 p. 23
  2. Note that the birth date is December 8 in the Julian calendar, which wis in effect in Swaden at the time, correspondin tae December 18 in the Gregorian calendar.